Official WGCA release DAVIS, Calif. - Paige Lee, who helped lead UC Davis to its best-ever finish while being named the Big West Women's Golfer of the Year, has been named 2014-15 All-America honorable mention by the Women's Golf Coaches Association, it was announced by the organization.

Lee, a sophomore from nearby Folsom, California, is the program's third all-time All-American. She joins Demi Runas who was a second-team selection for the 2012-13 season, and Alice Kim who was named honorable mention for 2008-09.

Lee earned the honor after a tremendous season in which she posted five top-six finishes, including a win at the prestigious Peg Barnard Invitational at Stanford in February. She led the team in scoring average (73.2) and posted the team's single-best round when she carded a 66 while winning at Stanford.

"It is very exciting for Paige to have achieved this accomplishment," said head coach Anna Temple. "I know she will be hungry to make the first or second team next year, but this is a nice recognition of her play this season. She has been consistent throughout the year and really made some good improvements. To be named with the other student-athletes is a great honor and I know Paige is extremely proud of this. She is our third Aggie to be named to an All-America team and she is continuing the great tradition here of player development."

Besides winning at Stanford, Lee tied for fourth at Washington's Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational during the fall before stringing together consecutive top-10 finishes at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic (2nd), SMU/DAC Invitational (6th) and Big West Championship (3rd) during the spring.

Lee was part of an Aggie team that once again dominated the conference by winning its sixth straight Big West Championship on its way to its sixth straight NCAA appearance. UC Davis finished third at the NCAA South Bend Regional and then challenged for a spot in match play at the national finish before finishing 11th for its best showing at the event.

The Aggies won two tournaments and placed in the top three nine times.

WGCA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
First team
Celine Boutier, Duke University
Justine Dreher, University of South Carolina
Dana Finkelstein, UNLV
Lauren Kim, Stanford University
Bronte Law, UCLA
Gaby Lopez, University of Arkansas
Leona Maguire, Duke University
Caroline Nistrup, LSU
Madeline Sagstrom, LSU
Emma Talley, University of Alabama
Monica Vaughn, Arizona State University

Second Team
Haley Davis, Baylor University
Dylan Kim, Baylor University
Kyung Kim, University of Southern California
Esther Lee, University of Colorado
Meghan MacLaren, Florida International University
Ally McDonald, Mississippi State University
Marijosse Navarro, Texas A&M University
Annie Park, University of Southern California
Sierra Sims, Wake Forest University
Maddie Szeryk, Texas A&M University
Gabriella Then, University of Southern California
Lindsey Weaver, University of Arizona
 
Honorable Mention
Marissa Chow, Pepperdine University
Lauren Diaz-Yi, University of Virginia
Allison Emrey, Wake Forest University
Noemi Jimenez, Arizona State University
Eimi Koga, University of Washington
Erynne Lee, UCLA
Paige Lee, UC DAVIS
A.J. Newell, University of Tennessee
Anna Newell, University of Tennessee
Chieh Jessica Peng, Mississippi State University
Krystal Quihuis, University of Arizona
Mariah Stackhouse, Stanford University
Bertine Strauss, University of Texas
Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, Northwestern University
Charlotte Thomas, University of Washington
Taylor Totland, Furman University
Jennifer Yang, University of Washington