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Bradley University Athletics

2018-19 Women's Golf Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Orland Park, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Carl Sandburg
    High School
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Barathwaj Rudraboina
Barathwaj Rudraboina
Barathwaj Rudraboina
Daryl Wilson
Daryl Wilson
Frankie Saban
Frankie Saban
Senior
Class
Orland Park, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
All-MVC: 2018-19 & 2017-18
First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2018-19 & 2017-18
Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2016-17
MVC Golfer of the Week: 02-27-19
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 04-25-18
WGCA All-American Scholar: (2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17 & 2015-16)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2016, 2017, 2018
MVC Honor Roll: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17, Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19

2018-19 (SENIOR)
Earned All-MVC honors for the second consecutive year in addition to being voted a First-Team Scholar-Athlete … Named MVC Golfer of the Week for Feb. 27 after a second-place finish at the Rio Verde Invitational … Ranked fifth in the MVC in 2018-19 with a 76.54 stroke average, which was 14th among Bradley season marks … Finished in the top-10 three times and had two addition top-20 showings in 2018-19 … Owned a 74.14 average in the spring … Fired a season-best 71 in the second round of the Johnie Imes Invitational and matched it in the final round of the Babs Steffens Collegiate … Ranks ninth in Bradley history with 105 career rounds played and her 77.83 career stroke average is sixth all-time at BU … Seventh in program history with 69 career sub-80 rounds … Finished sixth at the MVC Preview … Was seventh at the Babs Steffens Hatter Collegiate in Daytona Beach, Fla. … One of six finalists for the Charles Orsborn Award.

2017-18 (JUNIOR)

Took home All-MVC honors after a second-place finish at the MVC Championship … Her second-place showing at the Valley Championship was the best by a Brave since Danielle Lemek won the Valley individual title in 2014 … First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete selection … Led the team with a 76.10 stroke average to rank third in the MVC … Her season average ranked ninth among Bradley season marks … Only Brave to finish among the top three on the team in all 10 tournaments … Carded a career-low 68 in the second round of the MVC to take the lead heading into the final round and her three-over 219 at the Valley Championship was the best 54-hole score of her career … Had five top-20 finishes in 10 tournaments … Tied for 18th at the Redbird Invitational and tied for 12th at the Cardinal Classic to open the fall season … Her 68 at the MVC Championship tied for the second-lowest round in program history and was the lowest round by a Brave at the Valley Championship.

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)

Honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete … One of four players to play a school season record 34 rounds in 2016-17 ... Third on the team and 15th in the MVC with a 77.94 stroke average, which ranks as the 22nd lowest season average in school history ... Fired 22 sub-80 rounds to rank third on the squad ... Placed in the top-10 in three tournaments and finished in the top-20 five times ... Had an impressive spring, averaging 76.78 per round ... Tied for seventh at the UIC Fall Invitational ... Carded a career-best 70 in the second round at the Rio Verde Invitational ... Finished seventh at the Cardinal Challenge in Beaumont, Texas, to help Bradley to a second-place team finish ... Helped the Braves to the Bradley Spring Invitational title, finishing fourth in the field with a career-best 54-hole score of 221 .... Tied for 28th at the MVC Championship, where Bradley finished third

2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Played in seven events, posting an 82.81 stroke average … Had three rounds in the 70’s, including a season-best 76 to tie for sixth at the UIC Fall Shootout at Cog Hill.  

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time all-conference selection … Three-time team MVP … Owned a 36.4 nine-hole average as a senior … Helped Carl Sandburg to back-to-back state championship appearances in her final two prep seasons … Led the Eagles to a fifth-place state finish in 2014 … Shot a 69 to earn an individual sectional title as a junior … Regional champ as a freshman … Claimed the 2014 PGA Junior Championship at Ruth Lake (16-18 age division) during the 2014 summer. 

PERSONAL
The daughter of Camilla and Michael Saban, Frankie was born in La Grange, Ill. … Has an older sister: Samantha … Majored in hospitality leadership.

Career Stats
Season Rounds Strokes Average Titles Top 10 Top 20 70's Low
2015-16 16 1325 82.81 0 1 0 3 76
2016-17 34 2650 77.94 0 3 2 22 70
2017-18 29 2207 76.10 0 1 4 24 68
2018-19 26 1990 76.54 0 3 2 20 71
Career Totals 105 8172 77.83 0 8 8 69 68