Furman Women’s Golf Will Travel To NCAA East Regional At The University Of Florida
Greenville, S.C. -- The Furman women’s golf team will take part in the NCAA East Regional at the University of Florida’s Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla., May 7-9, it was announced on Monday by the NCAA Division I Golf Committee.
The Paladins are part of a 21-team East Regional field that will battle for a top eight finish and a berth in the 24-team NCAA Championship which is set to be held May 19-22, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. The East Regional field includes seven of the top 15 teams and 10 of the top 30 teams in the country led by fifth-ranked Virginia, No. 7 Auburn, No. 8 Alabama, No. 11 North Carolina and No. 12 Duke.
Furman, who secured the Southern Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by capturing its 13th SoCon Championship last week at Moss Creek Golf Club in Hilton Head, S.C., will make its 17th straight NCAA Regional appearance. The automatic bid continues Furman’s streak of having never missed the NCAA Division I women’s golf postseason since the regional format began in 1993.
Furman, ranked 42nd in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, claimed an eighth place finish at last year’s NCAA East Regional in Athens, Ga., to advance to the NCAA Championship in Albuquerque, N.M. In 2007, Furman tied for 11th place at the East Regional at the University Club in Baton Rouge, La.
The Paladins’ lineup will include two-time defending SoCon individual medalist Stefanie Kenoyer who finished at seven-over 223 to capture the SoCon title. The 2007 SoCon champion Blair Lamb, All-SoCon pick Jackie Hilea and freshmen Liz Wendt and Brie Heinzler will round out the Paladin lineup.
Teams:
1. Virginia
2. Auburn (Southeastern Conference)
3. Alabama
4. North Carolina
5. Duke
6. Denver (Sun Belt Conference)
7. Tennessee
8. Vanderbilt
9. Georgia
10. Tulane (Conference USA)
11. Florida
12. East Carolina
13. Mississippi
14. South Carolina
15. Furman (Southern Conference)
16. College of Charleston
17. Florida State
18. Central Florida
19. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
20. Stetson (Atlantic Sun Conference)
21. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Susannah Aboff, Princeton
2. Julia Potter, Missouri
3. Jessica Hollandsworth, Maryland
CofC Women’s Golf Earns At-Large Bid to NCAA Tournament
Charleston, S.C. -- The National Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA) announced today via teleconference that the College of Charleston women’s golf team will be heading to the NCAA East Regional at the University of Florida Golf Club in Gainesville, Fla., as an at-large team. The NCAA East Regional is May 7-9th.
“This is the reward for a very successful season,” said Head Coach Jamie Futrell, who is in his 13th year with the Cougars.” “When we defeated #9 Georgia and #20 Ohio State at Bryan Park few weeks ago, I felt like we had secured a bid.”
“I feel like we have the firepower to compete well in the upcoming regional, but we will have to play our best to advance to the finals.”
The women’s team earned an at-large bid and will be making its third trip in four years to an NCAA Regional.
The Cougars made their first NCAA appearance in 2006, competing in the East Regional held at Bryan Park in Browns Summit, N.C. The team finished 15th behind Angie Hill, who shot a tournament low and CofC record 67 in the third round.
In 2007, Charleston competed at the University Club in Baton Rouge, La., coming away with a 16th-place finish. Senior Steffi Kirchmayr (Pocking, Germany) led the Cougars, tying for 26th with a three-round total of 217.
The women’s golf team took home five top six finishes out of eight tournaments this regular season. The Cougars won the Stono Cup and finished tied for fourth at the Palmetto Intercollegiate and Challenge at Wolfdancer. Steffi Kirchmayr and Fiona Puyo tied for individual medalist honors at the Stono Cup, while Kirchmayr tied for third at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic, the largest women’s golf tournament in the Country with 43 teams.
Charleston recently competed at the Southern Conference tournament held in Hilton, Head, S.C. and finished fourth. Fiona Puyo (Pau, France) led the team with a tie for seventh. Her and teammate Kirchmayr earned SoCon All-Conference honors.
Kirchmayr, Puyo and Emily Rapp (Simpsonville, S.C.) competed for the Cougars in CofC’s last NCAA appearance. Rapp tied for 81st, while Puyo tied for 95th in 2007. Kirchmayr was selected as an individual in last season’s NCAA Central Regional where she placed 13th.
The NCAA Finals will be held May 19-22nd at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md.
Lady Mocs in Central Regional at Ohio State
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.---The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf team received an at large bid into the NCAA Women’s Golf Tournament the NCAA announced on Monday. The Lady Mocs, in just their second season of competition, will travel to Columbus, Ohio and the Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University.
Chattanooga is in the Central Regional which will be played May 7-9 and hosted by OSU. The Lady Mocs are one of three Southern Conference teams to earn entry joined by automatic qualifier Furman and College of Charleston who will each travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the East Regional.
Each regional site features 21 teams and three individuals vying to advance to the NCAA Finals which will be held May 19-22 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. The top eight teams from each region move on to Maryland, along with the top two individuals not on advancing teams.
The Central Regional features four top 10 teams headed by No. 2 UCLA. There are three more teams ranked in the top 25 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings Index. The Lady Mocs are No. 46 in the latest rankings.
Central Regional Teams:
1. UCLA
2. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
3. Purdue (Big Ten Conference)
4. Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference)
5. Louisville (Big East Conference)
6. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
7. Michigan State
8. Ohio State
9. Stanford
10. New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
11. Georgia State (Colonial Athletic Association)
12. Notre Dame
13. North Carolina State
14. Washington
15. Kentucky
16. Chattanooga
17. Michigan
18. Murray State (Ohio Valley Conference)
19. Illinois State (Missouri Valley Conference)
20. Harvard (Ivy Group)
21. Fairleigh Dickinson (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Kendall Dye, Oklahoma
2. Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho
3. Sara Wikstrom, Arkansas, Little Rock