AUBURN, Wash. -- The BYU women's golf team finished 12th at the NCAA West Regional Saturday in Auburn, Washington. They just missed a birth to the NCAA Championships by 10 strokes.
"We fought hard again today despite the conditions," said BYU head coach Carrie Roberts. "We had a good season and the girls worked very hard to accomplish what they did."
The Cougars were just 10 strokes out of eighth place, which would have earned them a spot in the NCAA Championships May 18-21.
Finishing tied for 25th, sophomore Kelsey Vines shot a third-round 75 (+3) and finished with a tournament total of 226 (+10).
In her first regional appearance, freshman Annika Afoa finished tied for 35th after a third-round 76 (+4) gave her a 227 tournament total.
After starting the final day tied for 94th, junior Maggie Yuan shot a 2-over 74 to move into a tie for 63rd place overall. Yuan was followed closely by teammate Jade Bollinger, who carded a third-round 79 (+7) to finish tied for 69th.
Emily Copier finished tied for 106th after a third-round 86 (+14) gave her a 243 tournament total.
The Field - 2011 NCAA West Regional
1. USC
2. Tennessee
T3. Virginia
T3. UC Davis
5. Arizona
6. South Carolina
7. Washington
8. Texas A&M
9. Oregon
10. Iowa State
11. Oklahoma
12. BYU
13. Denver
14. Georgia
15. Pepperdine
16. Tulsa
17. UTSA
18. San Diego State
19. New Mexico
20. Portland State
21. San Jose State
T22. New Mexico State
T22. Oral Roberts
24. Texas El Paso
12 Brigham Young University +54 303 311 304 918
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T25 Kelsey Vines +10 74 77 75 226
T35 Annika Afoa +11 75 76 76 227
T63 Maggie Yuan +18 81 79 74 234
T69 Jade Bollinger +19 76 80 79 235
T106 Emily Copier +27 78 79 86 243