Women's Golf | 4/26/2021 2:20:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS -- Barry University advanced to the NCAA South Regional for the 17th time when they were tabbed for a bid to this year's championship on Monday by the NCAA Division II women's golf committee.
The Buccaneers, who are ranked 11th in the latest Women's Golf Coaches Association national poll, are one of nine teams in the field at the regional tournament hosted by Lee University at the 5957-yard, par-72 Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tenn., May 3-5.
The top three teams and the top three individuals not with a team from each regional will advance to the finals May 11-15 at TPC Michigan in Dearborn, Michigan.
Barry is making its 17th overall appearance in the tournament and their 13th in the last 14 years. The Bucs won regional championships in 2017 and 2018 and captured the 2017 national championship.
The Buccaneers have finished in the top five at four of five events this season. Sophomore Alice Götbring is ranked seventh in the Golfstat rankings for D-II individuals. Eve Marie Sapin is 61st and Sabrina Andolpho is 88th.
South Regional
Cleveland Country Club
Cleveland, Tennessee
Host: Lee University
Teams:
1. Lynn [Sunshine State Conference]
2. Limestone [South Atlantic Conference]
3. University of Tampa
4. Florida Southern
5. Anderson (South Carolina)
6. Barry
7. Flagler [Peach Belt Conference]
8. West Georgia [Gulf South Conference]
9. Belmont Abbey [Conference Carolinas]
Individuals:
1. Megan Sabol, North Georgia
2. Hailey McLaughlin, Wingate
3. Solange Gomez, West Florida
4. Madeline Ananthasane, North Georgia
ABOUT BARRYU WOMEN'S GOLF
Barry has been one of the the top teams in NCAA Division II over the last 20+ years. The Bucs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament 17 times, including making the finals six times. They have had 22 All-Americans WGCA All-Americans and 57 Scholar All-Americans. In addition, Tilda Larsson was named the Collegiate Women's Sports Awards/Honda Women's Golf Athlete of Year and the PING WGCA Division II Player of the Year in 2018.
