May 1, 2007

JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State women's golf team has been selected to compete in the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships Regionals. Jackson State received an automatic qualifier bid by winning their tenth Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship in April. JSU won the 2007 SWAC Title by 48 strokes. The Lady Tigers finished the tournament with a total score of 630 (326-304).

"I am very proud of this group of young ladies," said head coach Eddie Payton. "This group was able to put everything together to accomplish a common goal this season. Anytime you can accomplish the goals you set at the beginning of the season it is a great thing."

The Lady Tigers will participate in the East Regionals May 10-12 at the University Club Golf Course in Baton Rouge, La. The regional will be hosted by Louisiana State University.

This selection marks the third straight NCAA Regional for the Lady Tigers. Jackson State has made it to the regionals eight of the last nine years.

Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championships competition, and all national championships policies will apply. A total of 324 participants have been selected for the regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each regional. The championships finals will be held May 22-25 at the LPGA International Legends Course, Daytona Beach, Florida, hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Sports Commission. The following teams make up the East regional. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution. East Regional Teams: 1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference) 2. UCLA 3. Auburn 4. Purdue 5. Texas A&M (Big 12 Conference) 6. North Carolina 7. Alabama 8. Wake Forest 9. South Carolina 10. Virginia 11. Florida State 12. LSU 13. Louisville 14. South Florida 15. North Carolina State 16. Birmingham-Southern (Big South Conference) 17. Furman 18. College of Charleston 19. Western Carolina (Southern Conference) 20. Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley Conference) 21. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)