WASHINGTON — The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced its monthly honors for October in women’s golf.
Co-Golfer of the Month: Kylee Heidemann (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio), Dayton
Co-Golfer of the Month: Grace Hui (Jr., San Jose, Calif.), Loyola Chicago
Rookie of the Month: Carter Bransford (Fr., Glen Allen, Va.), Richmond
Kylee Heidemann played in three tournaments for Dayton in October, pacing the Flyers in each one. The senior started the month of with a pair of second-place finishes, shooting 72-68-72—212 (+2) at the Butler Fall Invitational and 69-76-75—220 (+4) at the Bronco Fall Classic hosted by Western Michigan for a 72.00 stroke average across the six rounds. Heidemann wrapped up the fall by tying for 17th place at Dayton’s Flyer Invitational
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Grace Hui also played the Butler Fall Invitational and the Flyer Invitational, finishing her six tournament rounds in October with a 71.7 scoring average (+1.7 to par). The junior led the Ramblers to a third-place finish at Butler, the team's best finish in an event with 10 or more teams since 2023. Of note, her 1-under-par 69 in the final round was the team's best individual round. Hui then tied for third place at the Flyer Invitational, her third top-10 performance of the fall. Hui recorded the team's three best individual rounds at the event including another 1-under-par 69 in the final round.
Carter Bransford helped Richmond to a share of the team title at its seven-team Spider Invitational, finishing runner-up in a 43-player field which was the best by a Spider freshman since 2022. The freshman went under par in the first two rounds, finishing both rounds at 1-under-par 71. Earlier in the month, on October 12, she posted UR’s biggest win in a 5-2 match win vs Holy Cross at Doonbeg in Ireland, defeating Sophie Quinonesi 6&5. Overall, Bransford had a 74.4 scoring average across five tournament rounds, finishing +2.4 to par for the month.
2026-27 Under Armour Women’s Golf Award Winners
| DATE |
GOLFER |
GOLFER |
ROOKIE |
September
October
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Maya Beasley, RICH
Kylee Heidemann, DAY
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Grace Hui, LUC
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Stella Moritz, RICH
Carter Bransford, RICH
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