Lu Anne Howerton became the third head coach in the history of the USI women's golf program in September 2015.
A third-straight appearance in the NCAA II Division II East Super Regional highlighted the 2017-18 campaign. Howerton's Eagles also had a fourth place finish in the GLVC Championships and a first place title in the Screaming Eagles Classic.
The 2016-17 season saw the Eagles return to the NCAA II East Super Regional for a second time under Howerton's tutelage. USI also placed fifth at the GLVC Championships.
In her first season, Howerton helped direct the Eagles to a fourth place showing in the NCAA II East Super Regional with Anastasia Carter advancing to the NCAA II National Championships as an individual. Carter was the first USI women's golfer to advance to the championships in the history of the program.
Howerton joined the USI staff after serving Madisonville Golf and Country Club (Madisonville, Kentucky) as a club manager and event coordinator from 2006 to 2012. She also coached Hopkins County Central High School girls golf from 1996 to 2004.
A 1990 graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design, Howerton and her husband, Jeff, who is the head golf professional at Sultans Run Golf Club in Jasper, Indiana, reside in Evansville. The couple has two daughters, Ashleigh, who played golf collegiately at Northern Kentucky University, and Taylor, a current member of the Indiana University women’s golf team.
