ATLANTA, Ga. – Rylea Marcum was chosen as the ASUN Conference Golfer of the Week on Thursday.
 
The Georgetown, Kentucky native broke the program single round record with a first round 64 (-8) and helped the team break the program 54-hole mark on its way to winning the Lady Red Wolves Classic hosted by Arkansas State.
 
Marcum's opening round score beat the previous program record of 65.  The sophomore captured individual medalist honors with an 11-under total of 205.  She followed her record-breaking 64 with a second round 2-under 70 and a final round 1-under 71.  Marcum's first round included eight birdies and 10 pars.
 
Marcum's total was the second lowest in program history.
 
For the second time this season, EKU broke the program record for 54-hole tournament score with a total of 858, three shots better than the 861 record set in the season opener at the Redbird Invitational. 
 
Marcum helped the Colonels win the 16-team event by nine strokes over second place South Alabama.  The field also included Southern Mississippi, Lipscomb, Austin Peay, Memphis, Troy, UT Arlington and Southern Illinois among others.
 
EKU will play at the Terrier Intercollegiate on Oct. 25-26.  The event, hosted by Wofford College, will be played at the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C.