Tide earn third straight berth to NCAA Regional
Mic Potter has been at the helm of 15 straight regional squads.
April 28, 2008
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama women's golf team earned its third-straight bid to postseason play by being selected to compete at the Central Regional as announced by the NCAA today. The Tide will head to Austin, Texas to play at the University of Texas Golf Course and will start play on May 8.
Since head coach Mic Potter has taken the reigns the Crimson Tide has reached the postseason in each of his three years. The selection is the 10th in school history and the sixth since 2001 for the Tide women. For Potter, the regional berth marks the 15th consecutive appearance by a team under his direction. The Hall of Fame coach has now led a team to a regional bid in each season since the format came into inception in 1993.
Alabama earned a third seed in the regional and will be joined in Austin by No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 2 seed Purdue. The only other SEC squad in the Central Regional is LSU, who checks in at the No. 7 seed.
Last season the Tide finished seventh in the East Regional with a final score of 868 (+4). The finish earned the Tide its third trip to the NCAA Championship in school history and the second consecutive trip under the watch of coach Potter.
The year before, the Tide also competed at the East regional, earning its first NCAA Championship berth since 1987 by finishing in eighth place following a dramatic one-hole playoff victory over Virginia.
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