Top-Seeded Duke Claims 10th NCAA Regional Title

Wednesday, May 9

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Day Three at NCAA Regional Championship

Top-Seeded Duke Claims 10th NCAA Regional Title

5/9/2018 4:55:00 PM | Women's Golf

WG Maguire Post Round Interview 5-9-18 WG Brooks Post Round Interview 5-9-18 WG Madison Regional Highlights Live Scoring

By: Duke Sports Information

MADISON, Wisc. – The Duke women's golf team claimed its 10th NCAA Regional title in school history Wednesday as the top-seeded Blue Devils won the Madison Regional with an impressive 14-under-par, 850, at the 6,313-yard, par 72 University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisc.

The Blue Devils carded the second-lowest regional 54-hole ledger in school history with an 850 and won by nine strokes over Virginia (859). Other advancing teams to the NCAA Championship include Southern California (862), Arizona State (863), Ohio State (863) and Northwestern (864).

“We didn't play real well at the start,” commented Duke head coach Dan Brooks on how the weather impacted play. “It impacted everybody in the tournament. We kind of got off to a slow start and then I saw Virginia get a great birdie on nine and it seemed like that was the turning point where we started to go back down again. It was a slow bleed going on. I think we were only up by three or four at one point in the whole tournament and then we started going back the other way.”

The six advancing teams will head to Stillwater, Okla., for the NCAA Championship May 18-23 at Karsten Creek Golf Club. Duke will compete in its 30th NCAA Championship and has won six NCAA titles in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2014.

Duke posted rounds of 283, 279 and 288 over the three days, while dealing with heavy rain and high winds in the final round. The 54-hole score of 850 is ranks just behind the 2007 squad that carded a 20-under, 844, on its way to winning the East Region title. The Blue Devils joined the 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2014 Duke teams winning region championships.

'We try to win every tournament,” said Brooks. “You hope that you get in, but you are here for another reason. This team would have been unhappy if we hadn't won it.”

Senior Leona Maguire carded her second straight round in the 60s on her way to posting a three-day score of eight-under, 208, to finish two shots behind individual medalist Nicole Schroeder of Oregon State (-10, 206). Maguire tied Ohio State's Jaclyn Lee for second.

“I am really proud of the entire team,” said Maguire. “I think everybody stepped up this week. Regionals is always a very important event and we knew that this field top to bottom was pretty strong and that we would have to play some really good golf to come out on top. The team battled really well in the rain this morning. It is nice to get that win at regionals to set us up nicely going into nationals.”

Over the final two days, Maguire carded rounds of 65 and 69 to shoot 10-under-par. It marked her 32nd career round in the 60s and fourth consecutive top 10 finish in NCAA Regional play.

“Obviously, I would have liked to start a little bit better the first day,” commented Maguire. “But to put two good numbers together coming in to help the team; I couldn't really have asked for more than that. It gives me a lot of confidence going into nationals. Same for the entire team. I think everybody handled the conditions really well and everybody's games are right where they need to be.”

A product of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire opened her day on No. 1 in very challenging conditions. She had pars on the first two holes and then hit her approach into the 174-yard, par three third and came up short due to the high winds. Maguire finished with a bogey and then turned in pars over the next six holes. The weather started to clear up on the back and she hit her approach shots tight on No. 10 and No. 11 to make birdie. Maguire added birdies on No. 16 and No. 18 to play her final nine holes at four-under-par. She hit 14 greens, 11 fairways and rolled 27 putts. Her 15 birdies over the three days was tied for first.

“It definitely wasn't easy,” said Maguire on the challenging conditions to start. “We had to deal with rain and wind. Those first few holes played a lot different than they played the last few days. They are probably some of the trickiest to have to start on. I think we did a really good job and stayed patient on those few holes and sort of took our chances coming in a little bit more.”

Sophomore Ana Belac posted her second straight top 15 finish in a NCAA Regional as she carded a one-under, 215, after posting rounds of 70, 70 and 75. Her lone birdie of the day came on the 378-yard, par four 10th as she hit her seven-iron from 145 yards to a foot. For the round, she hit 11 greens, 10 fairways and had 31 putts. Belac placed tied second over the three days with 40 pars.

With rounds of 68, 76 and 72 for a 54-hole ledger of 216, junior Virginia Elena Carta tied for 17th at even par. Carta, who is from Udine, Italy, suffered bogeys on No. 3 and No. 8, but had a two-putt birdie on the ninth to move to one-over-par. She had a bogey on the 12th, but closed with a seven-foot birdie on No. 14 and a three-footer for birdie on No. 2. Carta played her final eight holes at two-under to finish even par. She hit a team-best 16 greens, 12 fairways and had 34 putts for her round.

Freshman Jaravee Boonchant opened her day on the par five second and was even par through three holes, before suffering her first of three bogeys. She came back to total short birdies on the seventh and ninth to get to one-under-par through eight holes. Boonchant, who hails from Bangkok, Thailand, added eight pars and two bogeys over her final 10 holes to shoot 73. She ended the week tied 23rd overall with a one-over, 217. It snapped a streak of four consecutive top 10 finishes for the Blue Devil rookie.

For the first time in her Duke career, senior Lisa Maguire counted all three rounds as she signed for a 74 Wednesday. She placed tied 37th with a season-best 54-hole score of 219 with rounds of 73, 72 and 74. Maguire, a native of Cavan, Ireland, had a double-bogey on her opening fourth hole, but went on to play her next 16 holes at one-under-par with birdies on No. 11 and No. 16. She closed the day with a bogey on the third hole. Maguire hit 13 greens, nine fairways and had 32 putts to finish out her third NCAA regional.

Duke led the field with a 25-under score on par fives and was tied first on par fours with a six-over ledger. The Blue Devils connected on 50 birdies in Wisconsin.

“What is really great is that we've got five players that are playing well,” commented Brooks. “That is what is great. On top of that you have the low rounds going on. I just like all five of them playing even or right around there.”

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Duke Results
T3 T2 Leona Maguire Duke 74 65 69      208 -8
T5 T11 Ana Belac Duke 70 70 75      215 -1
T24 T17 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 68 76 72      216 E
T24 T23 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 72 72 73      217 +1
T30 T37 Lisa Maguire Duke 73 72 74      219 +3

1 2 3 Team Scores
2 1 1 Duke 283 279 288      850 -14
1 2 2 Virginia 279 291 289      859 -5
3 3 3 Southern California 285 288 289      862 -2
4 T4 T4 Arizona State 288 286 289      863 -1
8 T6 T4 Ohio State 293 284 286      863 -1
9 T6 6 Northwestern 294 283 287      864 E
7 T6 7 Illinois 292 285 289      866 +2
5 T4 8 Oregon State 289 285 294      868 +4
6 10 9 Wisconsin 290 293 291      874 +10
T10 9 10 Iowa State 295 286 297      878 +14
T12 11 11 Purdue 298 286 296      880 +16
14 14 12 Notre Dame 299 297 290      886 +22
T12 12 13 Campbell 298 290 299      887 +23
T10 13 T14 Old Dominion 295 295 315      905 +41
15 15 T14 Idaho 306 297 302      905 +41
16 16 16 Murray State 307 302 303      912 +48
18 17 17 North Dakota State 315 298 313      926 +62
17 18 18 IUPUI 313 307 308      928 +64

Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Nicole Schroeder Oregon State 68 66 72      206 -10
T3 T2 Leona Maguire Duke 74 65 69      208 -8
T3 T2 Jaclyn Lee Ohio State 71 68 69      208 -8
T7 T4 Gabby Curtis Wisconsin 67 74 68      209 -7
T16 T4 Brooke Riley Northwestern 71 72 66      209 -7
T16 6 Jennifer Chang Southern California 73 70 68      211 -5
T5 T7 Beth Lillie Virginia 67 73 73      213 -3
T9 T7 Roberta Liti Arizona State 72 70 71      213 -3
T9 T7 Katharine Patrick Virginia 69 73 71      213 -3
2 T7 Erin Harper * Indiana 70 68 75      213 -3
T52 T11 Emma Albrecht Notre Dame 73 75 67      215 -1
T37 T11 Grace Park Illinois 73 73 69      215 -1
T16 T11 Sophie Hausmann Idaho 72 71 72      215 -1
T7 T11 Allisen Corpuz Southern California 69 72 74      215 -1
T9 T11 Stacey White Campbell 71 71 73      215 -1
T5 T11 Ana Belac Duke 70 70 75      215 -1
T24 T17 Pinyada Kuvanun * Toledo 73 71 72      216 E
T24 T17 Raquel Olmos Arizona State 73 71 72      216 E
T9 T17 Sarah Cho Northwestern 72 70 74      216 E
T24 T17 Niki Schroeder Ohio State 75 69 72      216 E
T24 T17 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 68 76 72      216 E
T30 T17 Anna Redding Virginia 70 75 71      216 E
T37 T23 Celia Barquin Arozamena Iowa State 73 73 71      217 +1
T16 T23 Sophia Zeeb Arizona State 70 73 74      217 +1
T30 T23 Olivia Mehaffey Arizona State 73 72 72      217 +1
T52 T23 Abby Heck Notre Dame 75 73 69      217 +1
T9 T23 Lexi Harkins Wisconsin 73 69 75      217 +1
T24 T23 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 72 72 73      217 +1
T44 T23 Melati Putri Purdue 77 70 70      217 +1
T9 T30 Amelia Garvey Southern California 70 72 76      218 +2
T44 T30 Ellie Slama Oregon State 75 72 71      218 +2
T30 T30 Tristyn Nowlin Illinois 72 73 73      218 +2
T16 T30 Chayanid Prapassarangkul Illinois 74 69 75      218 +2
T9 T30 Marta Martin Purdue 72 70 76      218 +2
T24 T30 Morgan Gonzales Virginia 73 71 74      218 +2
T30 T30 Aneta Abrahamova IUPUI 70 75 73      218 +2
T30 T37 Lisa Maguire Duke 73 72 74      219 +3
T37 T37 Dana Gattone Illinois 75 71 73      219 +3
T37 T37 Rio Watanabe Ohio State 75 71 73      219 +3
T37 T37 Stephanie Lau Northwestern 76 70 73      219 +3
T30 T37 Bing Singhsumalee Illinois 73 72 74      219 +3
T44 T42 Cova SanJuan Purdue 71 76 73      220 +4
T44 T42 Cara Basso * Penn State 74 73 73      220 +4
T30 T42 Alanna Campbell Iowa State 73 72 75      220 +4
T37 T42 Hannah Kim Northwestern 75 71 74      220 +4
T16 T42 Chayanit Wangmahaporn Iowa State 74 69 77      220 +4
T16 T47 Katerina Vlasinova Old Dominion 74 69 78      221 +5
T52 T47 Anna Moore Murray State 73 75 73      221 +5
T16 T47 Charlotte De Corte Old Dominion 71 72 78      221 +5
T44 T50 Madison Kerley Arizona State 74 73 75      222 +6
T62 T50 Adeena Shears Ohio State 74 76 72      222 +6
T37 T50 Annelie Sjoholm Campbell 76 70 76      222 +6
T44 T50 Alyaa Abdulghany Southern California 73 74 75      222 +6
T59 T54 Becky Klongland Wisconsin 73 76 74      223 +7
T59 T54 Alex Wright Ohio State 73 76 74      223 +7
T52 T54 Susie Cavanagh Oregon State 75 73 75      223 +7
T62 T57 Desiree Andersson Campbell 79 71 74      224 +8
T44 T57 Connie Jaffrey * Kansas State 72 75 77      224 +8
T52 T57 Olivia Benzin Oregon State 72 76 76      224 +8
T52 T57 Mari Nishiura Oregon State 74 74 76      224 +8
T65 T61 Jessica Reinecke Wisconsin 77 74 74      225 +9
T44 T61 Amelia Mehmet Grohn Iowa State 75 72 78      225 +9
T77 T63 Gabriela Ruffels Southern California 77 77 72      226 +10
T59 T63 Valeria Patino Idaho 75 74 77      226 +10
T65 T63 Taylor McCorkle North Dakota State 79 72 75      226 +10
T62 66 Maddie Rose Hamilton Notre Dame 74 76 77      227 +11
T77 T67 Nattapan Siritrai Iowa State 78 76 74      228 +12
T65 T67 Mia Ayer Notre Dame 77 74 77      228 +12
T71 T67 Suthavee (Pun) Chanachai * New Mexico State 77 76 75      228 +12
T65 T67 Inez Wanamarta Purdue 78 73 77      228 +12
T71 T71 Marion DeBove IUPUI 79 74 76      229 +13
T71 T71 Michelle Kim Idaho 79 74 76      229 +13
T65 T73 Janet Mao Northwestern 77 74 79      230 +14
T71 T73 Micaela Farah Purdue 80 73 77      230 +14
T52 T73 Natalie Roth North Dakota State 76 72 82      230 +14
T77 T73 Isabell Ekstrom Campbell 75 79 76      230 +14
T77 T77 Moa Folke Murray State 77 77 77      231 +15
70 T77 Julia Ford Virginia 78 74 79      231 +15
85 T77 Elsa Moberly * Eastern Kentucky 82 74 75      231 +15
T86 T80 Lucila Puente Rodriguez Murray State 82 75 75      232 +16
T71 T80 Abigail Portyrata Old Dominion 77 76 79      232 +16
T82 T82 Emma Groom North Dakota State 78 77 78      233 +17
T77 T82 Ayelen Irizar Campbell 76 78 79      233 +17
T71 T82 Maggie Simmermacher Old Dominion 73 80 80      233 +17
T88 85 Aya Johnson Wisconsin 78 80 76      234 +18
T82 T86 Sana Tufail Old Dominion 77 78 80      235 +19
T86 T86 Linette Holmslykke Murray State 77 80 78      235 +19
T82 T86 Raeysha Surendran Murray State 80 75 80      235 +19
T90 89 Kendall Gray Idaho 81 78 77      236 +20
T88 90 Laura Gerner Idaho 80 78 79      237 +21
T90 91 Nicole Howard IUPUI 81 78 80      239 +23
T90 92 Alexis Thomas North Dakota State 82 77 82      241 +25
T94 93 Sierra Bennion North Dakota State 82 83 78      243 +27
T94 T94 Amelie Svejda IUPUI 83 82 79      244 +28
93 T94 Isabella DiLisio Notre Dame 88 75 81      244 +28
96 96 Elizabeth Orr IUPUI 89 80 82      251 +35