April 26, 2010
Fresh off its rousing comeback victory at the Big 12 Championships last weekend, the Texas A&M women's golf team has been invited to the NCAA West Regional where it will compete for a berth in 2010 NCAA Women's Golf Championships, the NCAA announced on Monday.
       Regional play will be contested May 6-8 at three sites – the West Regional at Stanford, the Central Regional at Columbus, Ind., and the East Region at Greenville, N.C. The top eight teams and two individuals advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 18-21 at the Country Club of Landfall and hosted by UNC-Wilmington.
       Aggie coach Trelle McCombs' team earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid by virtue of its victory at the conference tournament last weekend at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course in Norman, Okla. The Aggies made up 11 shots in the final round to nudge Oklahoma State by one stroke.
       The field at the West Regional will consist of: UCLA, Alabama, Arizona, Ohio State, Virginia, Stanford, LSU, California, Texas A&M, Texas, UC Davis, Arkansas, UNLV, San Jose State, San Francisco, Idaho, UC Irvine, Iowa State, Maryland, Colorado State, Oral Roberts, Texas State, Pennsylvania and Portland State. Individuals at the regional include Amy Anderson of North Dakota State, Teresa Puga of Minnesota and Ellen Mueller of Oklahoma.