ST. LOUIS – Purple Aces golfer Will Knights completed the best season of his career at the University of Evansville.  His stroke average was the lowest in his career while his high GPA helped him to earn a nod as an Honorable Mention Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete.
 
Knights, a native of New Lenox, Ill., stands at a 3.84 GPA as a Marketing major at UE.
 
He recently finished what was his top season on the golf course with the Purple Aces.  In his third season with the program, Knights averaged a 75.96.  He performed even better in the spring of 2015, finishing with a 75.64 average.
 
Knights finished the season with a pair of top ten finishes, including a tie for fifth place at the Bradley Invitational.  His lowest round of the season (a 1-under 71) came in the final round of that event.
 
2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team

FIRST TEAM, School Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Grant Bennett, Wichita State So. 3.44 Sport Management Prosper, Texas
Lyle Burns, Bradley Jr. 3.42 Business Mgmt. / Admin. Mahomet, Ill.
Alec Heinen, Wichita State Jr. 3.81 Accounting Edmond, Okla.
Mark Karlsen, Missouri State Sr. 3.97 Business Alleroed, Denmark
Drew Novara, Southern Illinois Jr. 3.86 Exercise Science Murphysboro, Ill.
Wade Thompson, Southern Illinois Sr. 3.69 Accounting Mt. Carmel, Ill.

Honorable Mention Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Bobby Jacobs, Bradley So. 4.00 Civil Engineering Valparaiso, Ind.
Will Knights, Evansville Jr. 3.84 Marketing New Lenox, Ill.
Devin Leland, Drake Sr. 3.88 Cell/Molecular Biology, Biochemistry Huxley, Iowa
Danny Masrin, Bradley Sr. 3.47 Business Mgmt. / Admin. Palatine, Ill.
Glenn Walls, UNI Sr. 3.22 Management: Business Admin. and Finance International Falls, Minn.
Dane Worley, Drake Sr. 3.62 Finance Cedar Rapids, Iowa