Womens Golf Misses Bid To NCAA Championships

NORMAN, Okla. The Oklahoma women's golf team ended its season at the NCAA Central Regional in Normal, Ill., where they placed 14th with a tournament total of 946 (+94). The fifth-seeded Sooners recorded a final-round 314 (+30), seven strokes better than the previous round, but did not finish among the top eight teams which would have given them a bid to the NCAA Championships.

Vanderbilt, the No. 1 seed, won the NCAA Central Regional with 893 (+41) total strokes. The 21-team field played at the 6,500-yard, par-71 University Golf Course.

Competing in her final collegiate tournament, senior Lisa Meldrum led all Sooners and finished tied for 31st with a 232 (+19) after carding a final-round 77 (+6). Meldrum had an impressive year after being named Big 12 Golfer of the Month twice, a first-team All-Big 12 selection and a second-team Academic All-Big 12 team member.

Senior Hope Edge, also playing in her final collegiate tournament, fired her best round of the regional with a six-over-par 77. Edge tied for 40th with 234 (+21) total strokes. Edge was named to the first-team Academic All-Big 12 for the fourth consecutive year.

Sophomore Amparo Gala recorded a third-round 81 (+10) and finished tied for 49th with a 236 (+23) while junior Emily Milberger tied for 93rd after carding an 83 (+12) in final-round action. Freshman Jaclyn Stelzer improved eight strokes from the second-round and carded a 79 (+8) to finish tied for 100th with a 251 (+38).

The NCAA Central Regional ended OU's season for the second consecutive year. The Sooners finished the season with three tournament championships and four other top-five finishes and also ranked 19th (Golfweek).

The top eight teams from each regional will go on to compete at the NCAA Championships May 18-21 in Opelika, Ala.

Team Standings
1. Vanderbilt	298-307-288=893
2. Arizona	299-313-290=902
3. Michigan State	302-303-301=906
4. Southern California	300-311-299=910
5. Baylor	312-297-306=915
6. Purdue	305-309-303=917
7. New Mexico	298-320-300=918
8. Texas A&M	305-317-304=926
T9. Southern Methodist	316-302-311=929
T9. Illinois State	313-308-308=929
11. Northwestern	313-305-316=934
12. TCU	308-319-308=935
13. Missouri	303-323-310=936
14. Oklahoma	311-321-314=946
15. Kansas State	326-311-312=949
16. Arkansas	308-325-317=950
17. Notre Dame	319-312-321=952
18. Indiana	311-320-324=955
19. Princeton	320-317-324=961
20. Kent State	325-319-321=965
21. Tulsa	319-321-326=966

Individual Standings
1. Erica Blasberg, Arizona	68-73-71=212
2. May Wood, Vanderbilt	73-72-70=215
3. Josefin Svenningson, Baylor	75-72-71=218
T4. Myrte Eikenaar, Purdue	73-73-75=221
T4. Allison Fouch, Michigan State	73-74-74=221

OU Individual Standings
T31. Lisa Meldrum	76-79-77=232
T40. Hope Edge	78-79-77=234
T49. Amparo Gala	76-79-81=236
T93. Emily Milberger	81-84-83=248
T100. Jaclyn Stelzer	85-87-79=251

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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