Season Ends For Gopher Women With 11th-Place Finish at NCAA Regional

STILLWATER, Okla. – The University of Minnesota women’s golf team carded a 301 Saturday during the final round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Central Regional to finish 11th at 904, failing to qualify for the NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club.

The Gophers began the day tied for 11th but couldn’t climb the leaderboard on the final day to move within the top eight teams to qualify for the national tournament.

Throughout the tournament the Gophers were led by junior Anna Laorr who finished tied for 22nd at 223 after shooting a 4-over par 76 during the final round.

Minnesota also got help from senior Carmen Laguna who finished her collegiate career tied for 32nd at 226, shooting a 2-over par 74 on the final day.

The University of California-Los Angeles won the tournament Sunday shooting a 287 to finish at 875, 17 strokes better than the University of Alabama at 892.

Kent State’s Wad Phaewchimplee earned medalist honors and qualified for the national tournament as an individual, shooting a 71 on the final day (209). Dana Finklestein, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, also qualified for the national tournament as she finished second at 214.



NCAA DIV. I WOMEN’S CENTRAL REGIONAL
KARSTEN CREEK GOLF CLUB
STILLWATER, OKLA.
6,200 YARDS, PAR 72


FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1. UCLA, 299-289-287—875***
2. Alabama, 295-297-300—892***
3. Mississippi State, 302-294-297—893***
4. California, 295-294-305—894***
T5. Ohio State, 305-288-306—899***
T5. Kansas, 309-290-300—899***
7. Arizona, 306-289-306—901***
T8. Florida, 296-296-310—902***
T8. Oklahoma State, 298-296-310—902
10. Kent State, 296-298-309—903
T11. MINNESOTA, 299-304-301—904
T11. Arkansas, 309-295-300—904
13. Harvard, 308-297-306—911
14. North Carolina, 302-301-313—916
15. UNLV, 307-307-303—917
16. Colorado, 306-302-319—927
T17. Miami, 318-297-315—930
T17. SMU, 315-303-312—930
19. Texas, 309-298-324—931
20. LSU, 309-313-314—936
21. Lamar, 318-307-319—944
22. Wichita State, 303-322-320—945
23. Long Island, 337-329-334—1000
24. Siena College, 334-342-339—1015


FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Wad Phaewchimplee, Kent State, 65-73-71—209***
T2. Dana Finklestein, UNLV, 72-70-72—214***
T2. Emma Talley, Alabama, 68-75-71—214
4. Ally McDonald, Mississippi State, 73-72-70—215
T5. Alison Lee, UCLA, 75-71-71—217
T5. Sarah Schober, Florida, 71-72-74—217
T7. Daniela Darquea, Miami, 75-70-73—218
T7. Isabella Deilert, Oklahoma State, 76-69-73—218
T7. Hanna Suh, California, 72-72-72—218
T10. Anne Cheng, Harvard, 72-73-74—219
T10. Erynne Lee, UCLA, 76-71-72—219
T10. Stephanie Meadow, Alabama, 73-70-76—219

T22. ANNA LAORR, MINNESOTA, 74-73-76—223
T32. CARMEN LAGUNA, MINNESOTA, 78-74-74—226
T35. BANCHALEE THEINTHONG, MINNESOTA, 73-78-76—227
T38. SARINEE THITIRATANAKORN, MINNESOTA, 74-79-75—228
103. EMIE PERONNIN, MINNESOTA, 84-79-80—243

*** -- qualified for the national tournament