Eisenbeiss Advances to NCAA Championship, Ospreys Finish 12th at NCAA Regional

Wednesday, May 12

Louisville, Ky.

8:00 a.m.

University of North Florida

NCAA Louisville Regional

Christin Eisenbeiss holds her ticket to NCAA Championship and the women's golf poses as a group outside the clubhouse of the UofL Golf Club during the NCAA Regional

Eisenbeiss Advances to NCAA Championship, Ospreys Finish 12th at NCAA Regional

5/12/2021 5:35:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — Freshman Christin Eisenbeiss made North Florida Women's Golf history after finishing tied for fourth at the NCAA Louisville Regional and qualifying as an individual for the NCAA Championship. The Ospreys, ranked 41st nationally and seeded 11th in the field, earned a program best 12th-place showing as a team in just UNF's third NCAA regional appearance.

COURSE REPORT
- University of Louisville Golf Course (Simpsonville, Ky.)
- Par 72 | 6,289 yards
- Wednesday, May 12 | 18 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
12 North Florida | 28-over 892 (302-287-303)
T4 Christin Eisenbeiss | 2-under 214 (71-67-76)
T34 Marion Debove | 7-over 223 (78-72-73)
T57 Mindy Herrick | 11-over 227 (75-75-77)
T63 Sara McKevitt | 12-over 228 (78-73-77)
88 Daniela Gonzalez | 19-over 235 (79-79-77)

TEAM STANDINGS: 18 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 50 Rankings / thru 5-5-21)
#8 Florida State (872), #16 Texas (875), #25 UCLA (875), #9 Auburn (878), #32 Michigan State (878), #17 Arkansas (879), #1 South Carolina (879), || #23 Texas Tech (881), #34 UCF (881), #39 Tennessee (882), #48 Louisville (884), #41 North Florida (892), UTSA (896), Mercer (897), College of Charleston (901), James Madison (903), Xavier (907), Fairleigh Dickinson (955)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Freshman Christin Eisenbeiss battled through a challenging final round, posting a 4-over 76 en route to earning a T4 finish at 2-under 214
- Eisenbeiss became the first Osprey and just the 4th ASUN women's golfer to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship
- Her final total marked the lowest in program history at an NCAA Regional and was the first under-par total for UNF | She also became the first Osprey to post a Top 5 individual finish in NCAA postseason play
- Eisenbeiss becomes the first ASUN golfer to compete at the NCAA Championship since ETSU's Gabrielle Wahl in 2014
- Making her third career NCAA Regional appearance, graduate transfer Marion Debove owned the low round of the day for UNF finishing with a 1-over 73 to card her best finish at an NCAA Regional (T34th at 223)
- Seniors Mindy Herrick (T57), Sara McKevitt (T63) and junior Daniela Gonzalez (88th) each posted final round scores of 77
- North Florida's 54-hole total of 892 marked the program's lowest tournament total at an NCAA Regional
- Ospreys concluded the regional with 174 pars led by 37 from Mindy Herrick
- UNF recorded 30 birdies over the three rounds with Eisenbeiss leading the way with 11
- The Top 6 teams and three low scoring individuals not on those teams advanced to the NCAA Championship | Other individual qualifiers included Mikayla Bardwell (Tennessee) and Lauren Hatlage (Louisville)

CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"I am unbelievably proud of Christin. She really stepped up this week and played with determination. What an amazing accomplishment and history making moment for our program. She always comes ready to compete and she played very smart all week. She deserves this opportunity and has the ability to do great things at Nationals."

UP NEXT
North Florida's team competition has concluded but freshman Christin Eisenbeiss qualified to play as an individual in the NCAA Championship, May 21-26 in Scottsdale, Ariz.