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UCLA Advances to NCAA Championships with Second-Place Regional Finish

Women's Golf

The UCLA women's golf team moved up the leaderboard to finish second place at the NCAA Regional.

The UCLA women's golf team earned its 15th consecutive NCAA Championship berth after a second-place finish at the NCAA San Antonio Regional. The Bruins, who were tied for fourth heading into today's play, shot seven-under 281 to move up the leaderboard in the final round and finished with an overall total of 845 (-19).

UCLA sophomore Bronte Law finished second overall with an 11-under 205. Law birdied 15 and eagled 16 to help solidify second place, shooting a three-under 69 in the final round. Freshman Lydia Choi was the Bruins' top performer on the day with a five-under 67. Choi totaled three birdies and eagled hole seven to finish the tournament in fifth place with a six-under 210. Senior Erynne Lee shot a one-under 71 and finished tied for 17th with a total of 215 (-1). Junior Louise Ridderstrom finished tied for 26th with 217 (+1), and freshman Erin Choi tied for 54th with a total of 222 (+6).

Baylor placed first with a three-hole total of 842 (-22) and had the top individual finish with Hayley Davis winning with a 16-under 200, thanks to a tournament-low 65 (-7) today.

Qualifying to the NCAA Championships with UCLA and Baylor are third-place Tennessee (850, -14), fourth-place Texas A&M (854, -10) and fifth-place Washington and Texas Tech (862, -2). The NCAA Championships will take place May 22-27 at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.