Monday, May 8
Athens, Ga. (UGA Golf Course)
9:09 a.m.
University of North Florida
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NCAA Athens Regional
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Women's Golf Making Second Straight NCAA Regional Appearance
5/7/2017 4:07:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Short Story: The North Florida women's golf team begins play Monday morning in the NCAA Athens (Ga.) Regional at the UGA Golf Course. The Ospreys are making their second consecutive appearance in NCAA postseason play.
EVENT: NCAA Athens Regional
DATE: Monday-Wednesday, May 8-10
LOCATION: UGA Golf Course (Athens, Ga.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 6,344 yards
REGIONAL WEBSITE
LIVE SCORING: Golfstat.com
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:Â Three-day, 54-hole event (18 holes/Split tee each day beginning at 7:30 a.m.)
TOURNAMENT FIELD (18 teams):Â #3 Alabama, #8 Georgia, # 11 Northwestern, #14 Arizona, #19 Baylor, #22 Wake Forest, #25 UCF, #31 Tennessee, #35 North Carolina, #39 Clemson, #43 Augusta, #45 Auburn, Kansas State, Michigan State, North Florida, Princeton, Quinnipiac, TroyÂ
UNF LINEUP
1. Megan Wilshire (75.50 avg)
2. Sydney Shrader (77.79 avg)
3. Nathalie Nygren (77.74 avg)
4. Teresa Conroy (77.03 avg)
5. Sydney Merchant (81.00 avg)
NOTEWORTHY
- Ospreys are making their second consecutive appearance in an NCAA Regional after winning the ASUN Championship for second straight season
- UNF will be playing an event in the state of Georgia for the third tournament in a row
- Megan Wilshire closed the regular season with Top 10 individual finishes in 4 of final 5 events including a T6th at the ASUN Championship... Wilshire was tabbed a 1st-team All-ASUN selection
- Teresa Conroy garned ASUN All-Freshman honors while fellow freshman Sydney Shrader earned ASUN All-Tournament accolades after finishing 3rd at ASUN Championship
- Tournament field features 11 squads currently ranked in Top 50 of Golfstat listings headlined by 6 teams in the Top 25... The field includes 15 teams listed in the Top 100
- The Top 6 teams and 3 individuals not on the Top 6 teams will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament on May 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms, in Sugar Grove, Ill.
- North Florida is scheduled to play alongside Princeton and Quinnipiac starting on Hole 10Â at 9:09 a.m. in the first round
SAY WHAT...
"We are looking forward to the opportunity of playing in the Athens Regional. The team is very excited about returning to the NCAA Tournament and are focused to compete against some very talented programs. We are also proud to be representing the ASUN Conference. We know some things about the course and as long as we keep it simple and stay with our game plan then positive results will follow. I am very proud of this team and how the worked and grew throughout the season. As a group, they never gave up and were able to be successful in attaining a goal." - Head coach Joanne Berglund
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EVENT: NCAA Athens Regional
DATE: Monday-Wednesday, May 8-10
LOCATION: UGA Golf Course (Athens, Ga.)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 6,344 yards
REGIONAL WEBSITE
LIVE SCORING: Golfstat.com
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:Â Three-day, 54-hole event (18 holes/Split tee each day beginning at 7:30 a.m.)
TOURNAMENT FIELD (18 teams):Â #3 Alabama, #8 Georgia, # 11 Northwestern, #14 Arizona, #19 Baylor, #22 Wake Forest, #25 UCF, #31 Tennessee, #35 North Carolina, #39 Clemson, #43 Augusta, #45 Auburn, Kansas State, Michigan State, North Florida, Princeton, Quinnipiac, TroyÂ
UNF LINEUP
1. Megan Wilshire (75.50 avg)
2. Sydney Shrader (77.79 avg)
3. Nathalie Nygren (77.74 avg)
4. Teresa Conroy (77.03 avg)
5. Sydney Merchant (81.00 avg)
NOTEWORTHY
- Ospreys are making their second consecutive appearance in an NCAA Regional after winning the ASUN Championship for second straight season
- UNF will be playing an event in the state of Georgia for the third tournament in a row
- Megan Wilshire closed the regular season with Top 10 individual finishes in 4 of final 5 events including a T6th at the ASUN Championship... Wilshire was tabbed a 1st-team All-ASUN selection
- Teresa Conroy garned ASUN All-Freshman honors while fellow freshman Sydney Shrader earned ASUN All-Tournament accolades after finishing 3rd at ASUN Championship
- Tournament field features 11 squads currently ranked in Top 50 of Golfstat listings headlined by 6 teams in the Top 25... The field includes 15 teams listed in the Top 100
- The Top 6 teams and 3 individuals not on the Top 6 teams will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament on May 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms, in Sugar Grove, Ill.
- North Florida is scheduled to play alongside Princeton and Quinnipiac starting on Hole 10Â at 9:09 a.m. in the first round
SAY WHAT...
"We are looking forward to the opportunity of playing in the Athens Regional. The team is very excited about returning to the NCAA Tournament and are focused to compete against some very talented programs. We are also proud to be representing the ASUN Conference. We know some things about the course and as long as we keep it simple and stay with our game plan then positive results will follow. I am very proud of this team and how the worked and grew throughout the season. As a group, they never gave up and were able to be successful in attaining a goal." - Head coach Joanne Berglund
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