Murray State University Athletics
MSU Named To Central Regional of NCAA Women's Golf Championship
5/3/2010 5:47:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Murray State Racers have been named to the NCAA Women's Golf Championship Central Regional in Bloomington, Ind., at Otter Creek GC May 6-8.
The NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee announced the teams and individuals selected to participate in the 2010 event Monday afternoon.
The Racers head to NCAA regional play for the second straight year after winning back to back Ohio Valley Conference Championships including the 2010 OVC title April 24 in Dickson, Tenn.
"Our team is excited to be representing Murray State University and the Ohio Valley Conference," MSU head coach Velvet Milkman said. "We're looking forward to the opportunity to compete at Otter Creek and we're going to prepare this week to play our best golf of the season."
The Racers are seeded no. 22 in the field of 24 teams in their regional where Arizona State is the no. 1 seed. Other teams in the central region include: USC (2), Purdue (3), Michigan State (4) and Georgia (5). Other notables include: Louisville (10), Notre Dame (14), Ole Miss (15), Indiana (20), Illinois State (21), Detroit (23) and Jackson State (24).
A total of 369 participants have been selected for three regionals. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each regional.
The championships finals are May 18-21 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C
For the Racers, this is another chance for the team to compete at the NCAA level.
"I am really excited about our team earning the chance to do this for a second straight season," Milkman added. "Something like this doesn't come around often and I want them to soak it up, have fun and play their best."
Here are the regional sites and the selected teams and individuals:
East Regional
1. Duke
2. Auburn
3. Wake Forest
4. Pepperdine
5. Vanderbilt
6. Tennessee
7. Florida
8. TCU
9. North Carolina
10. South Carolina
11. Tulane
12. Chattanooga
13. Washington
14. Texas Tech
15. Georgia State
16. Campbell
17. East Tennessee State
18. Furman
19. Coastal Carolina
20. East Carolina
21. College of Charleston
22. Stetson
23. Charleston Southern
24. Farleigh Dickinson
Individuals:
1. Sofia Hagsund, North Carolina-Wilmington
2. Shana Young, South Florida
3. Nicole Sakamoto, James Madison
Central Regional
1. Arizona State
2. Southern California
3. Purdue
4. Michigan State
5. Georgia
6. Denver
7. New Mexico
8. Florida State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Louisville
11. Oregon
12. Kent State
13. Northwestern
14. Notre Dame
15. Mississippi
16. San Diego State
17. Baylor
18. Tulsa
19. North Carolina State
20. Indiana
21. Illinois State
22. Murray State
23. Detroit
24. Jackson State
Individuals:
1. Ashley Bauer, Michigan
2. Lansing Olivia, Drake
3. Julia Potter, Missouri
West Regional
1. UCLA
2. Alabama
3. Arizona
4. Ohio State
5. Virginia
6. Stanford
7. LSU
8. California
9. Texas A&M
10. Texas
11. UC Davis
12. Arkansas
13. UNLV
14. San Jose State
15. San Francisco
16. Idaho
17. UC Irvine
18. Iowa State
19. Maryland
20. Colorado State
21. Oral Roberts
22. Texas State
23. Pennsylvania
24. Portland State
Individuals:
1. Amy Anderson, North Dakota State
2. Teresa Puga, Minnesota
3. Ellen Mueller, Oklahoma
