RALEIGH – After an impressive regular season campaign, the NC State women’s golf team is set to begin the NCAA Stillwater Regional hosted by Oklahoma State at the Karsten Creek Golf Club on Monday.
Serving as the nine seed in a 12-team field, it will be the 19th time in the last 20 seasons that the Wolfpack have been represented at regionals, including ten-straight showings. All 19 of NC State’s regional appearances have come under the leadership of current head coach Page Marsh.
One of two ACC teams in the region, the Pack have faced off against seven of the 11 teams who will compete in Stillwater, including Auburn, Baylor, Campbell, Clemson, Furman, Michigan State, and Tulane.
A top-four finish in regionals would secure NC State’s fifth NCAA Championship appearance in program history, with the most recent coming in 2015.
The Pack will be bringing six competitors to Stillwater, five starters and one potential substitute. Having participated in all eight tournaments this season, Lauren Olivares Leon, Isabel Amezcua, and Natalie Armbruester will each be traveling to compete. The Stillwater Regional will serve as the first NCAA regional appearance for all three players.
Senior Lea Klimentova will be making her second regional appearance, having last done so as a freshman in 2019. Klimentova comes into regionals riding high, following a 3-0 performance at the Wolfpack Match Play and a top-ten finish at the ACC Championship.
Rounding out the starting lineup will be Inja Fric, who will also be competing in her first-career NCAA regional.
Ryann Sinclair will serve as the substitute for NC State, having competed twice in the regular season for the Wolfpack.
Eighteen holes will be played each day over three days of competition, beginning on Monday, May 9 and ending on Wednesday, May 11. As aforementioned, the top-four finishers in each of the six regionals will qualify for the NCAA Championship. Additional regional sites around the country include Albuquerque, N.M., Ann Arbor, Mich., Franklin, Tenn., Stanford, Calif., and Tallahassee, Fla.
Regional Information
Dates: May 9-11
Course: Karsten Creek Golf Club
Course Par/Yardage: 72/6,303
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