Tar Heels Seek NCAA Regional Title in Oklahoma

•CAROLINA IN THE NCAA REGIONALS: The Tar Heels' participation in the 2014 NCAA Central Regional marks their 21st

appearance in the NCAA Regionals. Carolina has played in the NCAA East Regional 18 times since the regional format was instituted in

women's golf in 1993 – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Carolina participated in the NCAA West Regional in 2008 and 2012 and will play in the NCAA Central Regional for the first time this

year. In the Tar Heels' 20 previous Regional appearances, Carolina's top performance

came in 2011 when it was the runner-up at the NCAA East Regional played at LPGA

International in Daytona Beach, Fla. Carolina finished in fourth place in 1993 as Tar

Heel Kimberly Byham won the individual title by two strokes with a 213 total. Tar Heel

Meaghan Francella was the individual medalist at the 2004 NCAA East Regional with a

seven-under-par 209 total.

The Tar Heels advanced on to the NCAA Championships from the East Regional 10

times – in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Carolina has

been to the NCAA Championship 14 times – 1982, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,

1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.

•THIS YEAR'S CENTRAL REGIONAL: This year's NCAA Central Regional

will be played at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., with the Oklahoma

State serving as host. Twenty-four teams and six individuals will compete in the

three-day, 54-hole East Regional, May 8-10, for the chance to move on to the NCAA

Championships to be played May 20-23 at Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. The top

eight teams and top two individuals not on those eight teams will advance to the NCAA

Championships from each of the three regionals -- the East Regional in Tallahassee, Fla.,

the Central Regional in Stillwater, Okla., and the West Regional in Ole Elum, Wash.

The teams competing in this year's NCAA Central Regional are as follows (listed

in order of 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.

•CAROLINA IN THE POLLS: Carolina is ranked 21st in the latest Golfstat's

Rankings and Golf World/WGCA Coaches' Poll and 20th in the Golfweek/Sagarin

Rankings.

•CAROLINA'S SPRING CAMPAIGN: Carolina has carded four top-10 finishes

this spring. The Tar Heels finished in third place at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club

Invitational and sophomore Elizabeth Mallett captured the individual title in the weathershortened

36-hole event. Carolina finished fourth at the ACC Championships, tied

for seventh place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and placed 10th at the Northrop

Gruman Regional Challenge. In its other event, Carolina finished 12th at the Bryan

National Collegiate. Mallett carded two additional top-10 finishes as she finished seventh

at Darius Rucker and eighth at the Bryan National Collegiate.

•CAROLINA'S FALL CAMPAIGN: Carolina's top finish in the fall was a sixthplace

finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship. The Tar Heels placed 11th at the Dale

McNamara NCAA Fall Preview, tied for 11th at The Landfall Tradition and finished 16th

at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational. Elizabeth Mallett posted the top individual finish

as she tied for 17th at the Dale McNamara NCAA Fall Preview.

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