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 eighth consecutive time in which the event was being held.  WSU will compete from Monday, May 4, through Wednesday, May 6, in Findlay, Ohio at the Findlay Country Club  The team will be the 14th seed in the region.

Wayne State was selected for the regional per a release from the NCAA on Sunday, April 26.  In the seven previous trips to the NCAA East Regional from 2018 through 2025 (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), 13th (of 15), and 6th (of 18).

Coach's Corner
"We always look forward to regionals and I couldn't be more proud of this team and how they've competed all spring," said head coach Larry Hamilton.  "We've had to start only four players in each of our tournaments this spring, which means every round, every score counts.  They've embraced that challenge and have shown a lot of mental toughness.  Findlay Country Club is a great course that we are very familiar with and are really looking forward to playing again."

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 top five (central), four (south), four (east) and five (west) teams along with the top two individuals not on an advancing team will advance to the National Championships.  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). 

Starting Lineup
1 - Sonia Bayahya (Casablanca, Morocco / Lycée Français International Louis-Massignon)
2 - Amiyah Gibson (Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview)
3 - Ting-Yu Kuo (Taipei, Taiwan / Taipei Municipal Zhong-zheng Senior)
4 - Clara Laffitte (Montevideo, Uruguay / Colegio Seminario)

Tournament Field (SCOREBOARD National Ranking)
#4 Findlay - G-MAC Champion
#18 Grand Valley State
#19 Indianapolis
#30 Missouri-St. Louis - GLVC Champion
#33 Ferris State - GLIAC Champion
#53 Ashland
#65 Tiffin
#70 Gannon - PSAC Champion
#72 Lewis
#77 McKendree
#79 West Chester
#80 Davenport
#85 Wayne State
#86 Northwood
#87 Maryville
#88 Saginaw Valley State
#94 Charleston - MEC Champion
#128 Adelphi - NE10 Champion

Competing as Individuals
Sydney Hugo, Walsh
Elaine Grant, Illinois-Springfield 
AJ Powell, Parkside
Grace Stafford, Drury
Lily Zicarelli, Parkside
Lily Vardaman, Quincy