Women’s golf: Gamecocks win NCAA East Regional title

RALEIGH, N.C. Top-seeded South Carolina fired a final-round 296 (+8) to clinch its third NCAA East Regional title since 2010 on Saturday at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

The Gamecocks finished the tournament with a 54-hole score of 877 (+13) and captured the win by eight strokes to advance to their sixth-straight NCAA Championship. Senior Justine Dreher earned her sixth top-five result of the season, finishing the weekend at even-par.

Sophomore Katelyn Dambaugh turned in her best round of the weekend with a 2-under 70 on Saturday.

Up Next

South Carolina advances to the NCAA Championships in Bradenton, Fla. Twenty four teams and 12 individuals will compete in 54-holes of stroke play at The Concession Golf Club May 22-25. The top eight teams advance to match play to determine the team champion May 26-27.

South Carolina Results

T5. Justine Dreher 71-73-72=216 (E)

11. Sarah Schmelzel 74-69-77=220 (+4)

T12. Katelyn Dambaugh 78-73-70=221 (+5)

T22. Mary Fran Hillow 76-71-77=224 (+8)

T48. Jia Xin Yang 74-78-77=229 (+13)

Team Standings

1. South Carolina 295-286-296=877 (+13)

2. Northwestern 302-292-291=885 (+21)

3. NC State 290-306-291=877 (+23)

T4. Alabama 294-295-299=888 (+24)

T4. LSU 288-304-296=888 (+24)

6. Campbell 293-305-294=892 (+28)

7. Ohio State 292-304-300=896 (+32)

8. Florida 299-307-296=902 (+38)

9. Coastal Carolina 303-290-310=903 (+39)

T10. Furman 298-308-298=904 (+40)

T10. Iowa State 303-303-298=904 (+40)

12. Mississippi State 300-306-299=905 (+30)

13. UCF 296-303-309=908 (+44)

14. College of Charleston 304-305-301=910 (+46)

15. GRU Augusta 303-309-300=912 (+48)

16. Wichita State 312-312-306=930 (+66)

17. Seton Hall 309-318-311=938 (+74)

18. Fairleigh Dickinson 328-331-327=986 (+122)

This story was originally published May 9, 2015 at 11:18 PM with the headline "Women’s golf: Gamecocks win NCAA East Regional title."