Missouri State senior Sally Hinton and junior Missy Linnens are this week's Missouri Valley Conference Golfers of the Week.  The pair led the Bears to a fourth-place finish in an 18-team field at the Rio Verde Invitational last Friday through Sunday (Mar. 9-11) in Rio Verde, Ariz.  They tied for 13th place with 225 totals, Hinton improving each day with 76-75-74 while Linnens posted 75-73-77 on the Quail Run Course at Rio Verde Country Club.

As a team, Missouri State shot 305-299-296--900, defeating the likes of Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan, along with MVC rivals Southern Illinois, Bradley and Illinois State.

The weekly honor is the fifth such award for Hinton in the 2006-07 season and the third for Linnens.