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The Missouri State women's golf team learned Wednesday (Apr. 25) it will compete May 7-9 at the Austin (Texas) Regional of the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship. The Bears will be one of 18 teams teeing it up for three days at the University of Texas Golf Club. Six teams and three individuals at the regional will advance to play in the NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., May 18-23.
MSU earned its second consecutive NCAA berth by repeating as Missouri Valley Conference champions with a decisive 14-stroke victory last week at the league championship in Newton, Kan. Seventy-two teams spread among four regionals were selected for the field with 18 teams each in three other regionals beside Austin -- Madison, Wis.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Tallahassee, Fla.
Other teams joining the Bears in Austin include: Arkansas, Texas, Michigan State, Florida, Auburn, Oklahoma, Houston, Miami, Baylor, Texas A&M, BYU, East Carolina, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, UTSA, Georgetown and Houston Baptist.