Northwestern University Athletics
No. 11 Wildcats Headed To Athens NCAA Regional
4/27/2017 10:25:00 AM | Women's Golf
EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 11 Northwestern will begin its pursuit of a fifth-straight berth in the NCAA Championships on Monday, May 8 at the Athens, Ga. NCAA Regional. The 2017 postseason marks the eighth consecutive NCAA Regionals appearance for the Wildcats under head coach Emily Fletcher.
The third-seeded Wildcats lineup projects to feature four student-athletes who earned All-Big Ten distinction this week. Two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim and sophomore Stephanie Lau took home First Team honors, while junior Sarah Cho and sophomore Janet Mao were named to the Second Team.
Joining Chicago's Big Ten Team in the Athens regional are 17 other schools, including top-six seeds: (1) Alabama, (2) Georgia, (4) Arizona, (5) Baylor and (6) Wake Forest.
Led by Mao at the conclusion of her rookie campaign, Northwestern women's golf raced away from the field last spring to claim the 2016 NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Championship, the first Regional win in program history. The Wildcats turned in the three best rounds by any team (296-294-297=887) in the event to finish 18 strokes ahead of their nearest competition.
The NCAA Regionals, conducted at four sites (Albuquerque, N.M.; Athens, Ga.; Columbus, Ohio; Lubbock, Texas) will feature 54 holes of stroke play (five-count-four), with 18 holes each day. In total, 72 teams and 24 individuals were selected to compete in the four NCAA Women's Regional Championships, May 8-10 (18 teams and six individuals per regional).
The top six teams in each region and the top three individuals not associated with one of those teams will advance to the 2017 NCAA Championships, hosted by Northern Illinois University at Rich Harvest Farms, west of Chicago. Northwestern earned a program-best ninth-place result at the 2016 NCAA Women's Golf Championships, hosted by the University of Oregon at Eugene Country Club.
Golf Channel's Morning Drive and Golf Central will feature scores, highlights and analysis from the women's regional sites (Monday-Wednesday, May 8-10). Golf Channel Digital and will provide up-to-date scoring and news coverage of the regional championships.
Taking place at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., May 19-31, the 2017 NCAA Women's and Men's Golf Championships will be contested in back-to-back weeks, with more than 100 hours of combined news and tournament coverage on Golf Channel, as well as expanded coverage online via Golf Channel Digital and through the network's social media channels.
Competing in an individual stroke-play format over 72 holes Friday-Monday, the top eight teams will advance to the team match-play tournament Tuesday and Wednesday. Two national championships – individual and team – will be decided over each of the three days and the women's and men's championships.
Golf Channel's live tournament coverage of the women's championships will begin on Monday, May 22 to crown the individual national champion, as well as to track the teams attempting to qualify for the eight-team match-play tournament. Golf Channel's coverage also will include all three rounds of the team match-play tournament on Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24.
Golf Channel NCAA Women's Golf Championships Coverage
Monday, May 22 // Individual National Championship // 4-8 p.m. ET (Live)
Tuesday, May 23 // Team Match Play Quarterfinals // 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET (Live)
Tuesday, May 23 // Team Match Play Semifinals // 4-8 p.m. ET (Live)
Wednesday, May 24 // Team National Championship // 4-8 p.m. ET (Live)
The third-seeded Wildcats lineup projects to feature four student-athletes who earned All-Big Ten distinction this week. Two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim and sophomore Stephanie Lau took home First Team honors, while junior Sarah Cho and sophomore Janet Mao were named to the Second Team.
Joining Chicago's Big Ten Team in the Athens regional are 17 other schools, including top-six seeds: (1) Alabama, (2) Georgia, (4) Arizona, (5) Baylor and (6) Wake Forest.
Led by Mao at the conclusion of her rookie campaign, Northwestern women's golf raced away from the field last spring to claim the 2016 NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Championship, the first Regional win in program history. The Wildcats turned in the three best rounds by any team (296-294-297=887) in the event to finish 18 strokes ahead of their nearest competition.
The NCAA Regionals, conducted at four sites (Albuquerque, N.M.; Athens, Ga.; Columbus, Ohio; Lubbock, Texas) will feature 54 holes of stroke play (five-count-four), with 18 holes each day. In total, 72 teams and 24 individuals were selected to compete in the four NCAA Women's Regional Championships, May 8-10 (18 teams and six individuals per regional).
The top six teams in each region and the top three individuals not associated with one of those teams will advance to the 2017 NCAA Championships, hosted by Northern Illinois University at Rich Harvest Farms, west of Chicago. Northwestern earned a program-best ninth-place result at the 2016 NCAA Women's Golf Championships, hosted by the University of Oregon at Eugene Country Club.
Golf Channel's Morning Drive and Golf Central will feature scores, highlights and analysis from the women's regional sites (Monday-Wednesday, May 8-10). Golf Channel Digital and will provide up-to-date scoring and news coverage of the regional championships.
Taking place at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., May 19-31, the 2017 NCAA Women's and Men's Golf Championships will be contested in back-to-back weeks, with more than 100 hours of combined news and tournament coverage on Golf Channel, as well as expanded coverage online via Golf Channel Digital and through the network's social media channels.
Competing in an individual stroke-play format over 72 holes Friday-Monday, the top eight teams will advance to the team match-play tournament Tuesday and Wednesday. Two national championships – individual and team – will be decided over each of the three days and the women's and men's championships.
Golf Channel's live tournament coverage of the women's championships will begin on Monday, May 22 to crown the individual national champion, as well as to track the teams attempting to qualify for the eight-team match-play tournament. Golf Channel's coverage also will include all three rounds of the team match-play tournament on Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24.
Golf Channel NCAA Women's Golf Championships Coverage
Monday, May 22 // Individual National Championship // 4-8 p.m. ET (Live)
Tuesday, May 23 // Team Match Play Quarterfinals // 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET (Live)
Tuesday, May 23 // Team Match Play Semifinals // 4-8 p.m. ET (Live)
Wednesday, May 24 // Team National Championship // 4-8 p.m. ET (Live)
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