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NCAA East Regional Championship
Women's Golf off to solid start at NCAA East Regional Championship
05.09.2013 | Women's Golf
May 9, 2013
AUBURN, Ala. -- The eighth-seeded Texas Women's Golf team shot a 1-over-par 289 in Thursday's opening round of the NCAA East Regional Championship to finish the day in fifth place in the 24-team field. Senior Desiree Dubreuil led the Longhorns on the leaderboard in a tie for seventh place after firing a 3-under 69, one of just eight individual rounds in the 60s at Auburn University Club.
The top-eight team finishers and top-two individuals not playing on the eight qualifying teams at each of the three regional qualifiers will earn bids to compete at the 2013 NCAA Women's Golf Championship from May 21-24 at UGA Golf Course in Athens, Ga., hosted by Georgia.
Opening with four consecutive pars, Dubreuil gave up a stroke on the fifth hole with her first of three bogeys, but bounced back immediately with back-to-back birdies. She was even at the turn after a bogey at No. 9 before heating up her putter on the back nine with four birdies over a six-hole stretch on Nos. 12-17. Dubreuil dipped to -4 through 17 holes before losing the third stroke of her round with a bogey at 18.
Senior Madison Pressel finished one stroke behind Dubreuil and is among five players tied for ninth place at -2. Pressel played steady and consistent golf with 14 pars, three birdies and a lone bogey.
Seniors Katelyn Sepmoree (74) and Haley Stephens (76) are tied for 44th and 65th places, respectively, while sophomore Bertine Strauss (77) rounds out the Texas squad in a tie for 70th.
Top-seeded Alabama took command of the team standings with an 11-under 277. Arkansas and Tulane are six back at 283, and UCLA is in fourth at even-par 288. Three players share the first-round lead at -5.
The Longhorns will begin Friday's second round in the afternoon wave at 11:50 a.m. off the 10th tee alongside Tulane and Notre Dame. Final-round pairings for Saturday will be determined based on 36-hole team scores.
NCAA East Regional Championship
Auburn University Club (par 72, 6,259 yards)
First-round Team Leaderboard
1. Alabama - 277 (-11)
T2. Arkansas - 283 (-5)
T2. Tulane - 283 (-5)
4. UCLA - 288 (E)
5. TEXAS - 289 (+1)
T6. Oklahoma State - 290 (+2)
T6. North Carolina - 290 (+2)
T8. Northwestern - 292 (+4)
T8. Notre Dame - 292 (+4)
10. Tennessee - 294 (+6)
11. East Tennessee State - 297 (+9)
T12. Mississippi - 299 (+11)
T12. Auburn - 299 (+11)
14. Virginia - 300 (+12)
T15. Kentucky - 301 (+13)
T15. East Carolina - 301 (+13)
T15. Texas State - 301 (+13)
18. Florida International - 304 (+16)
19. Chattanooga - 309 (+21)
20. Penn State - 310 (+22)
21. UCF - 312 (+24)
22. James Madison - 319 (+31)
23. Eastern Kentucky - 321 (+33)
24. Alabama State - 335 (+47)
First-round Player Leaderboard
T1. Emma Lavy, Arkansas - 67 (-5)
T1. Erica Popson, Tennessee - 67 (-5)
T1. Emma Talley, Alabama - 67 (-5)
T4. Jackie Chang, North Carolina - 68 (-4)
T4. Stephanie Meadow, Alabama - 68 (-4)
T4. Emily Penttila, Tulane - 68 (-4)
T7. Desiree Dubreuil, TEXAS - 69 (-3)
T7. Shu-Yin Liu, Tulsa - 69 (-3)
T9. Madison Pressel, TEXAS - 70 (-2)
T9. Four additional players at 2-under 70
Texas Players
T44. Katelyn Sepmoree - 74 (+2)
T65. Haley Stephens - 76 (+4)
T70. Bertine Strauss - 77 (+5)
