This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfer of the week is Illinois State's Cynthia Lang (Fr., Chandler, Ariz.).

Lang placed seventh at the 2026 Samford Intercollegiate, her second top-10 finish of her freshman season … Had rounds of 77, 72, and 77 for a 54-hole score of 226 … The 72 is tied for the 29th-best single-round score by an ISU freshman in program history, and her 226 is her second-lowest tournament score, and the 30th-lowest tournament score by a Redbird freshman … Her season scoring average of 76.6 is the third-best on the team, and has two rounds at or under par on the year.