McCauley Ties for Big Ten Individual Title; Gophers Are 9th as a Team
April 22, 2024
MUSKOGEE, Okla. -- Southwestern Oklahoma State posted the lowest score in each of the last two rounds earlier this week in the Women's NCAA Division II Central Regional on the way to a first-place finish in the team competition. The Bulldogs shot 297 on the final day, which gave them a three-day total of 893.
Arkansas Tech, which led after two rounds, closed with a 304 and finished four behind at 897, 16 strokes ahead of third-place Northeastern State.
Minnesota State matched the 304 by Arkansas Tech. That was the second-best team total of the day, and it moved the Mavericks up from sixth into a tie for fourth, along with Central Missouri. Four teams advance from each region to the NCAA DII Championships, May 14-18 at PGA National Resort & Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla.
So Minnesota State and Central Missouri played off for the last spot, and Central Missouri won on the third extra hole.
The Mavericks didn't get entirely shut out, however. Alissa Carlson, a sophomore from Chanhassen, shot 72 on the final day and moved up to eighth place individually with a 54-hole total of 227. That was good enough to qualify her for Muskogee. The top four players who are not members of an advancing team all earned tickets to Muskogee.
Peerada Piddon of Arkansas Tech was the medalist. She opened with what turned out to be the low score of the week, a 1-under-par 70, then duplicated it the next day and added a 76 for an aggregate of 216 (3 over). Shi Qing Ong of Missouri Western State tied for second with Southwestern Oklahoma State's Gloria Choi at 218.
Minnesota State earned a place in the regional by winning the NSIC tournament. In doing so, the Mavericks ended the nine-year reign of Augustana.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOLF
NCAA Division II Central Regional
At Muskogee Country Club
Par 71, 5,892 yards
Muskogee, Okla.
Final results (top 4 teams qualify for the NCAA DII Championships, May 14-18 at PGA National Resort & Spa in West Palm Beach, Fla.)
1. SW Oklahoma State 305-291-297--893
2. Arkansas Tech 299-294-304--897
3. Northeastern State 302-304-307--913
T4. Central Missouri 312-311-308--931 (won playoff with Minnesota State on 3rd extra hole)
T4. Minnesota State 317-310-304--931
6. Central Oklahoma 312-314-309--935
7. Henderson State 318-308-311--937
8. Lindenwood 310-317-314--941
9. Southern Nazarene 320-309-313--942
10. Nebraska Kearney 318-312-326--956
11. Missouri Western State 320-319-319--958
12. Oklahoma Baptist 321-321-322--964
Individuals (the top 4 individuals not on an advancing team also qualify for the NCAA DII Championships)
1. Peerada Piddon, Arkansas Tech 70-70-76--216
T2. Shi Qing Ong, Mo. Western State 75-71-72--218
T2. Gloria Choi, SW Oklahoma State 73-72-73--218
8. Alissa Carlson, Minnesota State 79-79-72--227
What it took: 228 (4-way tie for 9th)
T15. Hannah Hankinson, Augustana 80-76-75--231
T19. Maddy Messin, Minn. State 81-75-77--233
T29. Abbe Partington, Minn. State 81-78-77--236
T33. Maddy Schintz, Minn. State 81-78-78--237
Haley Tollette, Minn. State 79 -- injured
April 9, 2024
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