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ULM Women’s Golf Places 10th in NCAA Regional; Mengoni Finishes in Top 20

ULM Women’s Golf Places 10th in NCAA Regional; Mengoni Finishes in Top 20

Women's Golf May 10
2023 NCAA San Antonio Regional [Final Results]

SAN ANTONIO – ULM recorded its lowest round in the 2023 NCAA San Antonio Regional and tied for the fifth-lowest score on Wednesday (May 10), firing a +9 over-par 297 in the third round to finish 10th overall at 48-over 912.
 
The top five teams from six regional sites have advanced to the May 19-24 NCAA Division I Golf Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona. Pepperdine fired a 6-under 282 Wednesday to climb three spots into a first-place tie with SMU at 9-over 873 on the NCAA San Antonio Regional team leaderboard. Sixteen shots separated the top five teams on the par-72, 6,342-yard TPC San Antonio Oaks Course, with Oklahoma State and Texas A&M finishing tied for third at 16-over 880 and New Mexico advancing two positions into fifth at 25-over 889.
 
Alessia Mengoni posted ULM's lowest individual score for the third time this season after carding a 2-over-par 74 in the final round for a 54-hole total of 6-over 222, finishing in a five-way tie for 20th place. It marked Mengoni's fifth Top 20 performance in 2022-23. She posted identical scorers of 1-over 37 on the back and front nines, producing two birdies (14th and first holes) and 12 pars. Her three-round totals featured six birdies and a team-leading 38 pars.
 
"What a week for our team," ULM women's golf coach Rachel Pollock said. "Alessia finishing in the Top 20 at an NCAA Regional is absolutely incredible for our program, and we're so excited that she's coming back next year. The experience this week was so valuable.
 
"You look at today's round and you see how we were able to put some scores together. Obviously, we're down one of our star freshmen (Anna Andrysova), but everyone else in the lineup really stepped up today and put a solid number on the board. When you look at the final scores and who we're trailing (in the standings), we're not that far off from No. 31 UCLA, and we notched our first win against a Power 5 team, in Illinois. Obviously, we competed hard and tried to catch Sam Houston, but I'm so proud of the effort and attitude that these girls had throughout the regional.
 
"I think this is just the beginning for ULM golf, and we're excited to see where the journey takes us next."
 
Chantal Dueringer finished two shots back in a five-way tie for 25th at 8-over 224. Dueringer produced a 5-over 77 in the third round, including a 3-over 39 on the back nine and 2-over 38 on the front nine. She delivered her only birdie in the round at No. 18 and managed 11 pars, including five straight during one stretch on the front nine. Her 54-hole totals included six birdies and 34 pars.
 
ULM's biggest mover Wednesday was Johanna Sjursen, who fired an even-par 72 to ascend seven places on the individual leaderboard into 45th at 15-over 231. Sjursen got off to a quick start on the back nine, converting three birdies (14th, 17th and 18th holes) and six pars for a 3-under 33. She followed with a 3-over 39 on the front nine, including her fourth birdie at No. 2 to go along with five pars. Her three-round total included five birdies and 32 pars.
 
Like Sjursen, Line Petersen made a final-round push in the individual standings, shooting a 2-over 74 to advance six spots into a three-way tie for 48th at 19-over 235. Petersen managed a 1-over 37 on the back nine, including a pair of birdies (12th and 14th holes) and four pars. She also posted a 1-over 37 on the front nine, finishing with eight consecutive pars. Her 54-hole totals included six birdies and 27 pars.
 
Sara Hagglund, who played her second-straight round as a sub, shaved four strokes off her second-round score, posting a 6-over 78 on Wednesday. Hagglund produced identical scores of 39 on the back and front nines, including a birdie at No. 14 to go along with 10 pars. Her 36-hole totals included one birdie and 20 pars.
 
The 2022-23 season was defined by a series of firsts in program history as well as consistent, record-breaking performances on the golf course. In just her second season as head coach, Pollock led ULM to its first Sun Belt Conference Women's Golf Championship in program history as well as its first-ever appearance as a team in the NCAA Women's Golf Regional as an automatic qualifier.
 
2022-23 has been defined by a series of firsts in program history as well as consistent, record-breaking performances on the golf course. Thanks to its Sun Belt Conference Championship, ULM vaulted 15 places in the Golfstat rankings of NCAA Division I women's teams to No. 72 – its highest position in program history. The Warhawks moved inside Golfstat's Top 100 for the first time in early March.
 
Overall, ULM won a program single-season record five tournaments, including three in a row during one late-season stretch. In addition, the 2022-23 Warhawks literally rewrote the record book, breaking more than 20 combined individual and team records, including the lowest team scoring average per round (293.53) as well as the four lowest rounds and four lowest 54-hole scores in program history.
 
ULM Team/Individual Scorecard (Final Results)
10        ULM: 311-304-297 – 912 (+48)
T20     Alessia Mengoni: 76-72-74 – 222 (+6)
T25     Chantal Dueringer: 76-71-77 – 224 (+8)             
45        Johanna Sjursen: 78-81-72 – 231 (+15)
T48     Line Petersen: 81-80-74 – 235 (+19)
DNF    Sara Hagglund: x-82-78
 
ULM's biggest mover Wednesday was Johanna Sjursen, who fired an even-par 72 to ascend seven places on the individual leaderboard into 45th at 15-over 231.

 
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