University Southern California Trojans
No. 1 USC Earns Top Seed In NCAA West Regional
April 25, 2011 | Women's Golf
April 25, 2011
The No. 1 USC women's golf team, the NCAA title winner in 2003 and 2008 and the runner-up in 2010, will continue its quest for the program's third national crown as a No. 1 seed in the 2011 NCAA Women's Golf Championships West Regional, the NCAA announced on Monday (April 25).
NCAA East, Central and West Regionals, each made up of 24 teams, will be conducted May 5-7 to determine the championship final field. The top eight teams plus two individuals from each field will advance to the championship round, scheduled for May 17-20 at the Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas, hosted by Texas A&M. A total of 378 participants have been selected for regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each regional.
The Women of Troy have finished in the top 4 five years in a row at the NCAA Championships, have six top 4 finishes in the past eight years and 10 in the top 7 since 1998.
The Trojans won their NCAA Regional events in 2006 (Central), 2007 (Central) and 2008 (West) and 2010 (Central). USC is looking to advance out of the NCAA Regional for the 14th year in a row in its 20th consecutive NCAA appearance (the last 14 under 15th-year Head Coach Andrea Gaston).
Below is information on each regional. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution. The Pac-10, arguably the top conference in the country, received eight bids, including No. 1 seeds USC (West) and UCLA (Central), No. 3 seeds Arizona (West) and California (East) and No. 4 seed ASU (East).
EAST REGIONAL
The East regional will be played May 5-7 at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., Greenville, N.C., hosted by Stetson University and the Central Florida Sports Commission.
Teams
1. Alabama
2. Purdue
3. California
4. Arizona State
5. Auburn (SEC)
6. Michigan State (Big Ten)
7. North Carolina (ACC)
8. Vanderbilt
9. Florida
10. Florida State
11. Colorado
12. TCU (MWC)
13. Louisville
14. Mississippi
15. Texas Tech
16. FIU
17. Coastal Carolina (Big South)
18. Augusta State
19. Yale (Ivy League)
20. Kentucky
21. Stetson (Atlantic Sun)
22. North Carolina Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association)
23. Farleigh Dickinson (Northeast Conference)
24. Alabama State (SWAC)
Individuals
1. Shena Yang (South Florida)
2. Charlotte Lorentzen (Georgia State)
3. Stefanie Kenoyer (Furman)
4. Kelly Shon (Princeton)
5. Maria Ronderos (Miami)
6. Leigh Whittaker (College of Charleston)
Central Regional
The Central Regional will be played May 5-7 at the Warren Golf Course, in South Bend, Ind., hosted by Notre Dame.
Teams
1. UCLA
2. Duke
3. LSU
4. Arkansas
5. Wake Forest
6. Texas (Big 12)
7. Tulane
8. Stanford
9. Notre Dame (Big East)
10. Ohio State
11. Kent State (Mid-American)
12. Chattanooga (Southern)
13. Northwestern
14. Minnesota
15. UNLV
16. Oklahoma State
17. North Texas
18. Wisconsin
19. East Carolina
20. Michigan
21. Illinois
22. Morehead State (Ohio Valley Conference)
23. Illinois State (Missouri Valley)
24. Butler (Horizon League)
Individuals
1. Harin Lee (St. John's)
2. Lindsay Gahm (Indiana)
3. Bonnie Hu (Harvard)
4. Nina Muehl (E. Tennessee State)
5. Brittany Kelly (Ball State)
6. Britney Hamilton (Western Michigan).
West Regional
The West regional will be played May 5-7 at the Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, Wash., hosted by Washington.
Teams
1. USC (Pac-10)
2. Virginia
3. Arizona
4. Georgia
5. Tennessee
6. Pepperdine
7. Iowa State
8. UC Davis (Big West)
9. Texas A&M
10. Oklahoma
11. Oregon
12. South Carolina
13. Washington
14. Tulsa
15. Denver (Sun Belt)
16. San Diego State
17. BYU
18. New Mexico
19. UTSA (Southland)
20. Portland (Big Sky)
21. New Mexico State
22. San Jose State (WAC)
23. Oral Roberts (Summit League)
24. UTEP (C-USA)
Individuals
1. Kayla Moprtellaro (Idaho)
2. Teo Poplawski (Idaho)
3. Amy Anderson (North Dakota State)
4. Brianna Espinoza (Colorado State)
5. Jessica Hollandsworth (Maryland)
6. Chelsey Cothran (Baylor)
