Women's Golf Headed To NCAA Regional
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April 25, 2005
Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami women’s golf team received an at-large bid to the 2005 NCAA East Regional Women’s Golf Championship, and will be the 14th-seed, May 5-7, at the University of Florida Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla.
The NCAA berth is the second in as many seasons for the Hurricanes, and the 17th in 22 seasons under Hall of Fame head coach Lela Cannon.
“I am very excited for our team,” said head coach Lela Cannon after the announcement. “We have had a fantastic season thus far and we look forward to doing well at regionals.”
Miami, ranked 41st in the nation by Golfweek, has posted three victories and recorded two runner-up finishes in nine tournaments this season.
Miami has been led by senior Tina Miller (Miami Archbishop Curley Notre Dame). Miller has recorded seven top-10s this season including three victories. She won the Ryder Florida Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship in April marking her seventh career win. Miller currently leads the team with a 74.07 stroke average.
Sophomore Josie Shinn (Pinehurst, N.C.) has also been impressive. Shinn transferred to UM this season from the University of North Carolina and ranks second on the team with a 75.81 stroke average. She has recorded four top-10 finishes this season including a win at the Papa John’s Collegiate in February.
A total of three regional tournaments will be conducted May 5-7 to determine the field for the NCAA Championship finals, May 17-20, at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. The other two regional sites include the Central Regional in Lubbock, Texas and the West Regional Las Cruces, New Mexico. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region.
East RegionalThe East regional will be played May 5-7 at the University of Florida Golf Course, Gainesville, Florida, hosted by the University of Florida. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.Teams:1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)2. Pepperdine3. Washington4. Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)5. Florida6. Tulane (Conference USA)7. Furman (Southern Conference)8. Virginia9. North Carolina-Wilmington10. Mississippi State11. North Carolina State12. South Carolina13. Vanderbilt14. Miami (Florida)15. East Carolina16. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)17. Princeton (Ivy Group)18. James Madison (Colonial Athletic Association)19. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)20. Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference)21. CampbellIndividuals:1. Adrienne White, Louisville2. Meghan Little, Louisville3. Brooke Mangan, Alabama-Birmingham
Central RegionalThe Central regional will be played May 5-7 at Jerry S. Rawls Course, Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.Teams:1. Auburn (Southeastern Conference)2. Arizona State3. New Mexico4. LSU5. Wake Forest6. Texas7. Missouri8. Arkansas9. Michigan10. Tulsa (Western Athletic Conference)11. TCU12. Southern Methodist13. Purdue14. Michigan State15. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)16. Baylor17. Texas A& M18. South Florida19. Texas Tech20. Notre Dame21. Long Island (Northeast Conference)Individuals:1. Louise Kenney, Iowa State2. Emily Milberger, Oklahoma3. Merynn Ito, Nebraska
West RegionalThe West regional will be played May 5-7 at New Mexico State University Golf Course, Las Cruces, New Mexico, hosted by New Mexico State University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.Teams:1. UCLA (Pacific-10 Conference)2. Georgia3. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)4. Tennessee5. Southern California6. Arizona7. California8. Washington State9. Stanford10. UNLV (Mountain West Conference)11. Oregon12. San Francisco13. UC Irvine (Big West Conference)14. Brigham Young15. Colorado State16. Portland State (Big Sky Conference)17. Northwestern18. Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent Conference)19. Illinois State (Missouri Valley Conference)20. Georgia State (Atlantic Sun Conference)21. Denver (Sun Belt Conference)Individuals:1. Kay Hoey, Long Beach State2. Laura Luethke, Fresno State3. Renee Skidmore, Idaho
