Flashes Heading to Bryan, Texas for NCAA Regional
4/25/2016 8:15:00 PM | Women's Golf
No. 13 Kent State women's golf will continue its season at Texas A&M as the four seed in the 2016 NCAA Regional, as announced by the NCAA live on the Golf Channel Monday night.
The Golden Flashes are one of 18 teams teeing off at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas, May 5-7. The low six teams and low three individuals from each of the four regionals will advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, May 20-25.
Kent State received an automatic bid to regionals after capturing its 18th-straight Mid-American Conference Championship this past weekend, setting a new MAC record for consecutive titles for any sport. This marks the 16th-straight regional bid for the Golden Flashes. The team has advanced to nationals four times.
Last season, Kent State finished in 9th place at the Notre Dame Regional after shooting 32-over, 896 total score. The team is currently on pace to shatter the program average score, as they currently have a 290.64 round average and 3.93 versus par in 28 rounds in 2015-16. The record has been broke the past two seasons, with a 296.91 average score, 10.73 versus par in 2014-15. The Golden Flashes have already set new single season program records in wins, par or better rounds and birdies.
Taylor Kim and Wad Phaewchimplee are also en route to claiming the best two individual scoring averages in single season program history. Phaewchimplee set a new mark last season at 73.58. She is currently at 73.11 while Kim is averaging 72.61. Phaewchimplee remains the Kent State career scoring average leader while Kim has moved up to second all-time.
Bryan Regional Teams:
1. UCLA
2. Georgia
3. Arizona
4. Kent State*
5. Furman*
6. Texas A&M
7. TCU
8. Texas
9. SMU
10. Louisville
11. Miami
12. Tulane
13. Campbell*
14. Indiana
15. Texas State*
16. Delaware*
17. Lamar*
18. Quinnipiac*
*indicates automatic qualifier
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