4/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - No. 18 UNLV women's golf will be the No. 5 seed at the NCAA's Stanford Regional, which will be played at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. beginning Thursday, May 5, the NCAA announced Monday. Stanford will serves as the host institution.
"I'm really happy about this seeding for our team," said head coach Amy Bush-Herzer. "I was really hoping we'd get to stay on the west coast because traveling across coast is hard on any team."
The invitation marks the Rebels' 14th straight appearance in a NCAA Regional.
"I'm excited since I've had experience coaching on Stanford's golf course," said Bush-Herzer. "Three years ago we were shipped to Stanford for regional play and just missed the cut for the NCAA Championships. We know the golf course and what to expect. I know what holes I need to prep the girls on the right way. Having a great assistant in coach Ryan Potter, these girls are going to be prepped and ready to face any competition. We are playing against the top teams, and you have to face them to prove you belong there."
Four 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 5-7. 18 teams and six individuals not on those teams will compete at each of the four regionals. The low six teams and low three individuals not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals to make up the 24 qualifying teams and 12 individuals not on those teams that will compete for the NCAA title.
The other three regional sites are located in Bryan, Texas, Baton Rouge, La. and Shoal Creek, Ala.
The 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship finals will be conducted May 20-25 at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon and the University of Oregon will serve as the host. The 2016 finals format for the championships will consist of three days (54 holes) of stroke play for all, Friday through Sunday. The top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will then compete in the final round on Monday and an individual champion will be determined.
After Monday, the top eight teams will advance to the match-play team championship. The team national champions will be determined by a match-play format consisting of quarterfinals and semifinals played on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday.
In its last outing, UNLV won the Mountain West Championship for the fifth time in program history and the second time under Bush-Herzer's sixth year as the UNLV head coach. UNLV defeated No. 22 San Diego State (296-304-286) by nine strokes, the second biggest margin of victory for UNLV in the MW Championship. Junior Alexandra Kaui shot a 3-under 69 in the final round to finish at 4-under 212 (72-71-69), taking home the individual Mountain West Championship. Bush-Herzer was named MW Coach of the Year following the tournament, earning the award for the second time.
Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the Stanford Regional. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parenthesis.
NCAA STANFORD REGIONAL -- May 5-7
Stanford Golf Course - Stanford, Calif.
Hosted by Stanford
1. USC (Pac 12)
2. Arkansas
3. Stanford
4. Virginia (ACC)
5. UNLV (MW)
6. San Diego State
7. Texas Tech
8. Ohio State
9. Colorado
10. Wake Forest
11. Michigan State
12. North Carolina
13. Pepperdine
14. San Jose State
15. UC Riverside (Big West)
16. Idaho (Big Sky)
17. Richmond (Patriot)
18. Seton Hall (Big East)
Individuals:
1. Kassidy Teare; Long Beach State
2. Martina Edberg; Cal State Fullerton
3. Andrea Wong; UC Davis
4. Katrina Prendergast; Colorado State
5. Paige Lee; UC Davis
6. Kristin Simonsen; Fresno State
