The Point Loma women’s golf team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Division II Super Regional for the first time in program history. The regional will be held May 2-4 at Brookside Country Club in Stockton.
The Sea Lions earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Super West Regional after winning four tournaments and placing third at the PacWest Women’s Golf Championships during the 2015-16 season.
“The women have never made the regional before and they are all very excited about it,” said Point Loma head coach Noel Allen. “We created a 12-goal checklist at the beginning of the year, and just by going through that checklist it seemed to happen that we accomplished far more than we even expected, including making playoffs. We are just tickled.
“We are playing very well right now,” continued the Sea Lions’ first-year head coach. “I was expecting a little more exhaustion with the grind of school and golf at this point in the year, but the women seem to be holding up very well and, after a tough finish at conference. They are chomping at the bit to get back out there. That enthusiasm must be countered with some patience, but they just need to play the same game they always have. They are looking very good going into regionals.”
Point Loma will be joined at the regional by teams throughout the West and from as far away as Texas and Oklahoma. Tarleton State earned the No. 1 seed in the Super Regional, while Dallas Baptist, St. Mary’s (Texas) and California Baptist rounded out the top 4. Each super regional will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently with twelve teams and six individuals from non-qualifying teams at each site. All participants will compete throughout the 54 holes of competition. The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each super regional will advance to the championships.
The 2016 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships will be held May 18-21, at Common Ground Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado. The championships will be part of the 2016 NCAA Division II Championships Festival. Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Denver Sports Commission will serve as the hosts.
