Kent State University
NCAA Championship
Flashes Start NCAA Championship in Arkansas on Friday
5/16/2019 9:03:00 PM | Women's Golf
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The No. 5 Kent State women's golf team has arrived Fayetteville, Ark. with one goal in mind, bring home the 2019 NCAA National Championship. Kent State begins its quest on Friday with the first of four rounds of stroke play at Blessings Golf Club.
This year marks the fifth year under the new format, which features four rounds of stroke play and three rounds of match play to determine the national champion. The 24-team field will face 18 holes of stroke play on both Friday (May 17), Saturday (May 18) and Sunday (May 19) before the field is trimmed to 15. Then on Monday, May 20, the top eight teams from those 15 will advance to the match play portion.
Play on Tuesday, May 21 will feature the match play quarterfinals in the morning and the semifinals in the afternoon, with the last two teams standing squaring off for the NCAA Championship on Wednesday afternoon (May 22).
THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FIELD
Joining the 5th-ranked Flashes in the 24-team field are No. 1 USC, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Arizona, Â No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Vanderbilt, No. 9 Florida State, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 11 Florida, No. 13 Auburn, No. 14 Arizona State, No. 15 UCLA, No. 16 Northwestern, No. 17 Virginia, No. 18 Washington, No. 20 Illinois, No. 22 Purdue, No. 23 San Jose State, No. 30 Ole Miss, No. 36 Tennessee, No. 43 UCF and No. 52 Indiana.
THE KENT STATE LINEUP
Kent State will feature a lineup of senior Michaela Finn, junior Pimnipa Panthong and Karoline Stormo, sophomore Chloe Salort, and freshman Thitapa Pakdeesettakul.
SEASON TEAM SUMMARY
The lineup is stacked with talent and features three of the top-120 golfers in the country. Stormo stands out as the team's ace, ranking 34th in the nation followed by Panthong (No. 44) and Finn (No. 79).
This will be the seventh appearance at the NCAA National Championship for the women's golf team. The Flashes have advanced to the quarterfinals in three-straight seasons.
COVERAGE/SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 17 (ROUND 1 OF STROKE PLAY)
11:55 a.m. CT/12:55 p.m. ET – 1st Tee - Paired With Arizona and Wake Forest
SATURDAY, MAY 18 (ROUND 2 OF STROKE PLAY)
7:15 a.m. CT/8:15 a.m. ET - 10th Tee - Paired With Arizona and Wake Forest
SUNDAY, MAY 19 (ROUND 3 OF STROKE PLAY - TOP 15 TEAMS ADVANCE FOLLOWING 54 HOLES)
Based on 36-Hole Results - Split Tee Times Starting at 7:15 a.m. CT/8:15 a.m. ET
MONDAY, MAY 20 (FINAL ROUND OF STROKE PLAY - TOP 8 TEAMS ADVANCE TO MATCH PLAY)
Based on 54-Hole Results - Split Tee Times Starting at 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET
Live Golf Channel Television Coverage Starts at 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET
TUESDAY, MAY 21 (MATCH PLAY QUARTERFINALS - SEEDS BASED ON 72-HOLE TEAM SCORES)
7 a.m. CT/58a.m. ET - No. 2 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed - 1st Tee; No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed - 10th Tee
7:50 a.m. CT/8:50 a.m. ET - No. 1 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed - 1st Tee; No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed - 10th Tee
Live Golf Channel Television Coverage Starts at 10 a.m. CT/11 a.m. ET
TUESDAY, MAY 21 (MATCH PLAY SEMIFINALS)
1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 a.m. ET - No. 2/7 Seed Winner vs. No. 3/6 Seed Winner
2:20 p.m. CT/3:20 p.m. ET - No. 1/8 Seed Winner vs. No. 4/5 Seed Winner
Live Golf Channel Television Coverage Starts at 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP)
2:25 p.m. CT/3:25 p.m. ET - Match Play Semifinal Winners
Live Golf Channel Television Coverage Starts at 3 p.m. CT/4p.m. ET
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament at golfstat.com, while live coverage of the final round of stroke play and all rounds of match play will be televised live on Golf Channel. Be sure to follow @KentStWGolf for tournament action.
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