Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Begin NCAA Regional Action Thursday in South Bend
5/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 4, 2011
2011 NCAA Central Regional Championships
Site: Warren Golf Course (Par 72, 6,208 yards) • Notre Dame, Ind..
Dates: Thursday, May 5 through Saturday, May 7
Format: 54 holes (18 holes each day)
Field -- 24 Teams (Regional Seed): Northwestern (13), UCLA (1), Duke (2), LSU (3), Arkansas (4), Wake Forest (5), Texas (6), Tulane (7), Stanford (8), Notre Dame (9), Ohio State (10), Kent State (11), Chattanooga (12), Minnesota (14), UNLV (15), Oklahoma State (16), North Texas (17), Wisconsin (18), East Carolina (19), Michigan (20), Illinois (21), Morehead State (22), Illinois State (23), Butler (24)
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Notre Dame Central Regional Championships Site | NCAA Women's Golf Championships
NU Regional Notes and Statistics 
NCAA Central Regional Tee Times -- Thursday, May 5
Northwestern in the Central Regional Field
Northwestern earned its second-straight trip to the NCAA Regional Championships, and is making its ninth appearance in program history. NU enters as the No. 13 seed in the Central Region, the same given to the 'Cats a year ago.
There is some familiarity in this year's field for Northwestern as the 'Cats have faced 13 of the 24 clubs in the Central Region at least once already this season, including seven teams multiple times (Ohio State, Kent State, Minnesota, UNLV, Oklahoma State, Michigan and Illinois).
Northwestern's Tentative NCAA Regional Lineup
Based upon the Big Ten Championships
• Lauren Weaver finished second with a 2-over 290 in the Big Ten Championships. She has been among the top two Northwestern finishers in all 11 events, leading the Wildcat scorecard six times. She was named a first-team All-Big Ten selection in late April.
• Alex Lederhausen is coming off her best finish of the year at the Big Ten Championships. The junior shot a 4-over 292, which landed her in third place in the tournament. Both Weaver and Lederhausen earned a spot on the Big Ten's All-Championships team.
• Devon Brown had her best finish in the Wolverine Invite, tying for third place. Her low tourney score was a 3-over 219 in the Lady Northern. Brown has finished in the top three on the Wildcat scorecard in five events.
• Rebecca Lederhausen, one of three seniors on the team, shot a 12-over 228 in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, placing her in a tie for 23rd.
• Kelsey Lindenschmidt competed as an individual in the Lady Northern earlier this year, shooting a 14-over 230. Her best finish was at the Central District Invitational where she tied for 19th.
• Anne Ormson has competed in five events for the Wildcats. Her best finish was at the Big Ten Championships where she placed 53rd.
Wildcat Fast Facts
• NU has finished in the top-15 in all eight previous NCAA regional events.
• Senior Lauren Weaver leads NU with a 74.24 average and has posted eight top-10 finishes this year. She is on pace to set NU's single-season stroke mark.
• Weaver broke two program records in the Lady Northern: Lowest round (6-under 66) and lowest tournament score (8-under 208).
• NU has finished in the top six in eight tournaments this year, including a season-best second place finish in the Lady Northern. NU placed third at the Big Ten Championships.
• Alex Lederhausen has finished in the top three for the 'Cats in 10 of 11 events this year.
(For a complete set of notes and statistics, download the PDF above.)
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