Duo tied for 6th in spring opener
 ST LOUIS – The Purple Aces duo of Tyler Gray and Will Knights were named Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Week on Wednesday by the league.
Gray and Knights had strong outings as the University of Evansville men’s golf team finished in second place in the Don Benbow Invitational on Tuesday at the Jacksonville (Fla.) Beach Golf Club. The second place marked the best finish of the season for UE.
Both finished the tournament with final scores of 144, tying for 6th place on the leaderboard. Gray posted identical rounds of 72 while Knights recorded a 71 on Monday before completing the event with a 73.
It is the first weekly award for both golfers.
