Ferris State Women's Golf Tied For 11th After Round One At NCAA East Regional Championships

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's golf team shot a first-round 330 team score and currently sits tied for 11th overall after the first day of action at the 2022 NCAA East Regional Championships in Kansas City, Mo.

The Bulldogs finished the opening round of the 54-hole event at +46 overall on Monday in their first NCAA Tourney appearance as a team in eight years.

Golfers competed on Monday with temperatures in the mid-50's and in rain and 12 mile per hour winds at the Shoal Creek Golf Club. The par 71 course measured in at 5,865 total yards.

FSU's Alayna Eldred currently ranks among the top 10 individuals overall as she sits tied for eighth following round one after shooting a three-over par 74 on Monday.

The Bulldogs' Lauren Kempf and Abby Grevel both notched scores of 85 and are tied for 57th in the field with Hope Thebo tied for 64th following her first-round 86 score. Finally, Dani Staskowski shot an 88 and is tied for 71st overall.

The low team score on Monday was posted by the University of Findlay, which shot an eight-over par 292 figure to lead the 15-team field.

Round two play starts on Tuesday in the three-day event at 8:30 a.m. (CT).

The regional championships are being hosted by William Jewell College and the Kansas City Sports Commission.

This year's berth marks the Bulldogs' first team trip to the postseason since 2014 when FSU finished fourth overall in the regional championships. The Bulldogs previously made 13 consecutive NCAA appearances from 2002 to 2014.

A total of 15 teams were selected from the East Region from a total of six different conferences in addition to six individual competitors from non-advancing schools.

All participants will compete through the 54 holes of competition with the top five teams from the East Region along with the top two individuals non on an advancing team moving on to the national championships set for May 10-14 at Chattahoochee Golf Club in Gainesville, Ga.

Overall, the Bulldogs have twice captured a regional championship in 2003-04 and 2006-07 while attaining runner-up honors four times (2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09).

Last year, in 2021, FSU's Alayna Eldred competed as an individual in the NCAA East Regional held in Carmel, Ind., and placed 14th overall, narrowly missing advancing to the NCAA-II National Championships with the performance.