Dalton State College golfer S.M. Lee tied for second place in the Patriot All-America tournament Dec. 29-31 at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Ariz. It includes 84 top college golfers playing in honor of fallen soldiers. Lee shot 69-66-70 for 5 under par, equaling NCAA Division I players from Oklahoma State, Brigham Young, Baylor and Arizona. Mason Overstreet of Arkansas was the medalist at 11-under 199. Lee is an NAIA All-American and Jack Nicklaus Award winner. Current PGA Tour golfers who played the Patriot All-America while in college include Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Rodgers, Daniel Berger and Bryson DeChambeau, according to a DSC release.
Basketball
» Sewanee junior guard Bella Taylor from Sparta, Tenn., was named the Southern Athletic Association women’s basketball player of the week for games of Dec. 26-Jan. 2. She passed 1,000 points for her career in scoring 24 against Wooster and had a career-high 35 points with 13 rebounds against Covenant. She added 10 points and three assists in Tuesday’s rout of Wesleyan (Ga.). Taylor leads the SAA with 20.4 points per game.
» Dalton State will honor food donations with free admission to the men’s basketball game Saturday at 4 p.m. at Mashburn Arena against Faulkner. The nonperishable food items will go to the Birdfeeder pantry that serves DSC students in need. The pantry receives no funds from the school; it is entirely donation-based. According to an athletic department releasel, items most needed are breakfast pastries, microwaveable meals, canned meat, canned vegetables (not green beans), canned or dried beans, rice, pasta and sauce and condiments. Fast Turtle Wax will add $1 for each food item donated, up to $500. The Roadrunners dropped to No. 18 in this week’s NAIA Division I poll.
Soccer