University of North Carolina Athletics
Women Golfers Receive NCAA Central Regional Bid
April 29, 2014 | Women's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The University of North Carolina women's golf team was one of 72 teams to receive a bid to participate in the NCAA Regionals. The Tar Heels will be playing in the NCAA Central Regional May 8-10. The 54-hole event will be played at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. In addition to the 72 teams, 18 individuals received a bid to play in the three regionals (East, Central and West). The top eight teams and top two individuals not on those eight teams will advance on to the NCAA Championships to be played May 20-23 at Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
"We are excited to be participating in the NCAA Regionals and competing at Oklahoma State on the Karsten Creek Golf Course," says Tar Heel head coach Jan Mann. "It is a challenging course that will demand a great deal of patience. The team will be working hard this week between exams in preparation for the event."
Nine Atlantic Coast Conference teams received bids to extend their seasons. Carolina (8 seed) is one of two ACC teams at the Central Regional in Oklahoma. Miami is the #10 seed. Four conference teams will participate in the East Regional at SouthWood Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla. - Duke is the top seed while Virginia (#7 seed), NC State (#8 seed) and host Florida State (#10 seed) will also be in the East. Three additional teams will play in the West Regional to be played at Tumble Creek Club at Suncadia Resort in Ole Elum, Wash. - Clemson (#5 seed), Wake Forest (#6 seed) and Notre Dame (#18 seed).
Carolina is ranked 21st in Golfstat's Rankings and the Golf World/WGCA Coaches' Poll, and 20th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings. The Tar Heels have carded two top-5 finishes. Carolina finished in third place at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational as sophomore Elizabeth Mallett captured the individual title. The Tar Heels followed that performance with a fourth-place finish at the ACC Championships.
This marks Carolina's 21st appearance in the NCAA Regionals. Since the regional format was instituted in women's golf in 1993, the Tar Heels have received a bid in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. All of these appearances were in the East Regional except 2008 (West), 2012 (West) and this year (Central).
The complete list of teams participating in the NCAA Eest Regional are as follows (by seed): UCLA, Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, LSU, Oklahoma State, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, California, Kent State, Kansas, Texas, UNLV, Colorado, SMU, Minnesota, Harvard, Lamar, Wichita State, LIU-Brooklyn and Siena. The individual participants in the Central are Aurora Kan of Purdue, Sanna Nuutinen of TCU, Jenna Hague of Ball State, Ember Schulat of Illinois, Kimmie Hill of Texas Tech and Stephanie Miller of Illinois.
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