DETROIT -- The postseason continues for the Wayne State University women's golf squad, as the Warriors were selected to participate in the NCAA East Regional for a seventh consecutive time in which the event was being held. WSU will compete from Monday, May 5, through Wednesday, May 7, in Allendale, Mich. at Grand Valley State's The Meadows Golf Course. The team will be the ninth seed in the region.
Wayne State was selected for the regional per a release from the NCAA on Monday, April 28. In the six previous trips to the NCAA East Regional from 2018 through 2024 (2020 not held due to COVID-19), the Green and Gold have placed 12th (of 12), 9th (of 12), 6th (of 9), 8th (of 15), 4th (of 15), and 13th (of 15).
Tournament Format
The NCAA East Regional is one of four, 54-hole regional tournaments that will be conducted to determine participants in the championship finals. A total of 18 teams in the East, Central, South, and West regions, along with six individuals not on those teams, will compete in the regional round.
The low five squads in the East and West regionals and the low four teams in the Central and South regionals, along with the low two individuals not on those teams, will advance to the national finals. Tiebreakers and playoffs will be used to determine team and individual champions, plus advancements to the finals. Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championship competition and all national championship policies will apply.
At the finals, all 18 teams and 8 individuals will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following those 54 holes, an individual champion will be declared along with finishers 2 through 10 based on cumulative total score and any applicable tiebreakers. The top eight teams after 54 holes of play will be placed into a bracket and seeded based on those scores. The pairings for the quarterfinals will be Seed No. 1 versus Seed No. 8, Seed No. 2 versus Seed No. 7, Seed No. 3 versus Seed No. 6 and Seed No. 4 versus Seed No. 5, competing in medal match play (stroke play over 18 holes and low score wins).
Wayne State Lineup
1.
Claudia Portillo (Madrid, Spain / IES Ortega y Gassett)
2.
Ting-Yu Kuo (Taipei, Taiwan / Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior)
3.
Sabel Imesch (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. / Grosse Pointe South)
4.
Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich. / Livonia Franklin [Eastern Michigan])
5.
Orianna Bylsma (Montague, Mich.)
Portillo, Kuo, and Wygonik will all be making their debuts as the NCAA East Regional. Meanwhile, Imesch and Bylsma will be playing in their third regional events in as many seasons.
Tournament Field (National Ranking)
#5 Findlay
#10 Grand Valley State
#19 Missouri-St. Louis
#37 Indianapolis
#38 Tiffin
#42 Ferris State
#52 Ashland
#68 Wayne State
#69 Gannon
#72 Davenport
#73 Drury
#82 McKendree
#85 Franklin Pierce
#91 Maryville (Mo.)
#93 Saginaw Valley State
#102 Glenville State
#103 Ohio Dominican
#109 Illinois Springfield
