May 7, 2008
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt women’s golf team has received a number nine seed at the NCAA East Regional and is scheduled to compete at the three-day 54-hole event at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens on May 8-10, the NCAA announced on Monday.
The Commodores are one of 21 teams competing at the regional. Sixty-three teams make up the tournament’s overall field with Sacramento State hosting the West Regional in Lincoln, Calif., Texas hosting the Central Regional in Austin, Texas, and the University of Georgia hosting the East Regional in Athens, Ga.
The top eight teams from each site, as well as the top two individual performers not from advancing squads, move on to compete at the NCAA Championship in Albuquerque, N.M., May 20-23.
Duke is the top seed at the East regional, followed by Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Virginia, and New Mexico.
“It’s a brand new season and it comes down to one tournament,” said head coach Greg Allen, who, in his first season with the team, has directed Vanderbilt to his first NCAA regional as Commodore coach. Vanderbilt has made the NCAA regional field for nine consecutive years. “We’re excited and ready to get started. We’re ready to play some good golf.”
“We played this golf course this spring, so we’ll be familiar with our surroundings,” Allen said. “This certainly is what it’s all about. People remember you for what you do at the NCAA regional and the NCAA Championship.”
“It’s exciting we made it, and we’ve played the course very recently, so we know what to expect from the golf course,” said senior Liebelei Lawrence, who will be making her fourth appearance at an NCAA regional. “We’re going to try and forget the spring season as quickly as possible because we all know the most important part of our season is ahead of us.”
The Commodores finished sixth as a team at the 2007 NCAA Central Regional, and then-sophomore Jacqui Concolino became the first Vanderbilt women’s golfer to capture medalist honors at a regional. Vanderbilt then went on to finish sixth overall at the 2007 NCAA Championships.
The five Commodores competing at the event will be senior Liebelei Lawrence, juniors Jacqui Concolino and Amber Lundskog, sophomore Brooke Goodwin, and freshman Megan Grehan.
The East regional will be played May 8-10 at the UGA Golf Course, Athens, Georgia, hosted by the University of Georgia. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:
1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. Florida ( Southeastern Conference)
3. Georgia
4. Auburn
5. Wake Forest
6. Tennessee
7. Virginia
8. New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
9. Vanderbilt
10. Louisville
11. South Carolina
12. Furman (Southern Conference)
13. East Carolina
14. Georgia State
15. UCF
16. Missouri
17. Indiana
18. North Carolina-Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association)
19. Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference)
20. Charleston Southern (Big South Conference)
21. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Dori Carter, Mississippi
2. Emma Degroot, Chattanooga
3. Paula Hurtado, Florida International
Central Regional
The Central regional will be played May 8-10 at the University of Texas Golf Course, Austin, Texas, hosted by the University of Texas. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:
1. UCLA
2. Purdue (Big Ten Conference)
3. Alabama
4. Denver (Sun Belt Conference)
5. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
6. Pepperdine
7. LSU
8. Texas A&M
9. Notre Dame (Big East Conference)
10. Texas
11. TCU
12. Florida State
13. North Carolina State
14. East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun Conference)
15. Texas Tech
16. Washington
17. Nebraska
18. Harvard (Ivy Group)
19. Texas State (Southland Conference)
20. Illinois State (Missouri Valley Conference)
21. Fairleigh Dickinson (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston
2. Sara Wikstrom, Arkansas-Little Rock
3. Araceli Felgueroso, Coastal Carolina
West Regional
The West regional will be played May 8-10 at the Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Lincoln, California, hosted by Sacramento State University. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.
Teams:
1. Southern California (Pacific-10 Conference)
2. Arizona State
3. Arkansas
4. Arizona
5. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
6. California
7. Michigan State
8. Stanford
9. BYU
10. Tulsa (Conference USA)
11. North Carolina
12. Ohio State
13. San Jose State
14. Oklahoma
15. Oregon
16. UNLV
17. UC Davis
18. UC Irvine (Big West Conference)
19. Fresno State (Western Athletic Conference)
20. Oral Roberts (The Summit League)
21. Portland State (Big Sky Conference)
Individuals:
1. Mallory Blackwelder, Kentucky
2. Danielle Cvitanov, San Francisco
3. Emily Powers, Kansas
