NCAA East Regional Women's Golf Championship Begins Thursday
May 03, 2005 | Women's Golf
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The East Carolina women's golf team will participate in the 2005 NCAA East Regional Championship as the Lady Pirates (85-57-3) were chosen as the No. 15 seed in a tournament field of 21 teams. The regional championship will be held at the par-70, 6,023-yard University of Florida Golf Course on May 5-7 in Gainesville, Fla.
A total of 324 participants have been selected for the regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championship final, held on May 17-20. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region. The NCAA final will be held at the Sunriver Resort on the Meadows Course in Sunriver, Ore., as Oregon State and Sunriver Resort will serve as hosts.
This year, the 2005 NCAA Regional Women's Golf Championship will feature seven of the top-25 teams in the nation in the latest GolfWeek rankings, including No. 1 Duke, No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 8 Washington, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 11 Florida, No. 13 Tulane and No. 19 Furman. Other teams in the NCAA East Regional include Virginia, UNC Wilmington, Mississippi State, N.C. State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Miami, East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Princeton, James Madison, Jackson State, Jacksonville State and Campbell.
East Carolina's berth into the 2005 East Regional marks the third consecutive year that ECU has been represented in the NCAA Regionals. Last year, Adrienne Millican received a bid as an individual and advanced to the NCAA Championships, where she finished tied for 34th out of 126 golfers. In 2003, the Lady Pirates finished tied for 14th out of 21 teams in the Winston-Salem Regional.
The 2005 NCAA East Regional Championship will begin on Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 a.m. with individuals, while the second half of the tournament is slated to tee-off at 11:50 a.m. Results from the tournament will be live and are available at GolfStat.com or by visiting ECUpirates.com.
2005 NCAA East Regional Teams
1. Duke
2. Pepperdine
3. Washington
4. Ohio State
5. Florida
6. Tulane
7. Furman
8. Virginia
9. UNC Wilmington
10. Mississippi State
11. NC State
12. South Carolina
13. Vanderbilt
14. Miami (Fla.)
15. East Carolina
16. Coastal Carolina
17. Princeton
18. James Madison
19. Jackson State
20. Jacksonville State
21. Campbell
