Wednesday, April 27, 2016

UIS women's golf team earns regional bid

The University of Illinois Springfield women’s golf has earned a team bid to the NCAA Division II East Super Regional at Panther Creek Country Club May 2-4.

It is the first time the Prairie Stars have qualified for a super regional as a team. UIS shot a school record 54-hole total of 932 and tied for third at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship last weekend.

UIS is seeded 10th out of 12 teams at the East Super Regional. The teams, in seed order, are: Grand Valley State, Indianapolis, Findlay, Southern Indiana, Missouri-St. Louis, Ashland, California (Pennsylvania), Northwood (Michigan), Trevecca Nazarene, UIS, Lewis and William Jewell. Six individuals will also compete in the regional.

The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on April 27, 2016.

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