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CRIMSON TIDE GOLF WOMEN’S 2012 NCAA Champions » 3 SEC Championships » 1 NCAA Medalist » 22 First Team All-America Selections QUICK FACTS ALABAMA at NCAA UNIVERSITY Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded April 12, 1831 Championships Enrollment 38,563 Conference Southeastern MAY 18-23, 2018 / STILLWATER, OKLA. Colors Crimson and White Nickname Crimson Tide KARSTEN CREEK GOLF CLUB President Dr. Stuart Bell Athletic Director Greg Byrne Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King The No. 1-ranked Alabama women’s golf team will be making its 13th consecutive appearance - and 14th overall - at the 2018 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships. The Crimson Tide is one of 24 teams vying for COACHING STAFF the national championship, May 18-23, at the par-72, 6,328-yard Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Head Coach Mic Potter Okla. Alabama will tee off at 12:15 p.m. CT on Friday, May 18 and will be paired with No. 2 Arkansas and Alma Mater Cortland State, 1977 No. 3 UCLA in the fi rst two rounds. Assistant Coach Susan Rosenstiel Alma Mater Florida, 1996 Alabama Wins Tallahassee Regional: Alabama advanced to this year’s championship by winning the NCAA Tallahassee Regional by eight shots over runner-up Florida State. The Crimson Tide fi nished TEAM INFORMATION 33-under par (282-276-273/831) to set a school record for low score and low score vs. par in regional 2017-18 Stroke Play Record 141-7 (.953) play. Alabama’s 15-under par third round was also a UA regional record. 2017-18 SEC Finish 2nd (stroke play) 2017-18 NCAA Regional Finish 1st 2016-17 NCAA Championships Finish t14th Crimson Tide Boasts Three of the Nation’s Top 20 Golfers: Junior Lauren Stephenson is the nation’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/3 No. 3 golfer in the latest Golfstat player rankings released May 9. Stephenson (69.60) is joined in the Newcomers 1 top 20 by sophomore Kristen Gillman (6th, 70.50) and junior Cheyenne Knight (19th, 71.43). Stephenson Home Course Ol’ Colony (second), Gillman (seventh) and Knight (17th) are also among the leaders in the latest Golfweek player rankings released May 10. PROGRAM HISTORY First Season 1974-75 Alabama at the NCAA Championships: This will be Alabama’s 14th national championships SEC Championships 3 (2010, 13, 16) appearance and the 13th under head coach Mic Potter. The Crimson Tide has played in the NCAA NCAA Regional Championships 4 (2011, 13, 17, 18) championships in all 13 seasons of Potter’s tenure and captured the school’s fi rst national title in 2012 NCAA Appearances 14 in Franklin, Tenn. The Tide has fi nished in the top-15 in the last 10 tournaments, including a fi ve-year run (1987, 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) of top-10 placements from 2010-14. Alabama alum Emma Talley earned the Crimson Tide’s fi rst NCAA NCAA Championships 1 (2012)) individual championship at the 2015 tournament in Bradenton, Fla. This will be Potter’s 28th NCAA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Championship appearance as a head coach. He led Furman to 15 appearances in his 22 seasons at the school. Women’s Golf Contact Todd Bell CRIMSON TIDE LINE-UP Offi ce 205-348-6084 Cell 972-825-6686 Rank* Name Class Events Rounds Avg. Low Round Avg. vs. Par E-mail [email protected] 3 Lauren Stephenson Jr. 10 29 69.48 64 -2.21 Fax 205-348-8841 6 Kristen Gillman So. 10 29 70.38 64 -1.31 Website www.RollTide.com 19 Cheyenne Knight Jr. 10 29 71.31 65 -0.38 Mailing Address 1201 Coliseum Drive Room 170 54 Lakareber Abe Sr. 10 29 73.17 67 +1.48 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 91 Angelica Moresco Fr. 10 29 73.48 70 +1.79 *- Golfstat Player Rankings Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @AlabamaWGolf at AlabamaWGolf Follow ALABAMA WOMEN’S GOLF on the social media sites listed for up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. WOMEN’S GOLF PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / WOMEN’S GOLF 2017-18 Alabama women’s golf notes Gillman Qualifi es for U.S. Open Stephenson and Gillman Named to U.S. Palmer Cup Team Alabama’s Kristen Gillman fi red a 4-under par 140 to win the U.S. Women’s Open Alabama junior Lauren Stephenson and sophomore Kristen Gillman are among 12 qualifi er at the Deerwood Club in Kingwood, Texas on May 14. Gillman’s three-shot women’s collegiate golfers named to the United States Palmer Cup team, the Golf victory over Maria Fassi of Arkansas qualifi es the sophomore for the 2018 U.S. Women’s Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced March 14. The duo will be joined Open that will be played at the Shoal Creek Club, May 28-June 3, in Shoal Creek, Ala. by UA men’s golfer Davis Riley on the combined men’s and women’s team that will This will be the fourth U.S. Women’s Open in the last fi ve years that has included an compete in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup, July 6-8, at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian- Alabama golfer in the fi eld. Emma Talley and Janie Jackson qualifi ed in 2014 and Lauren les-Bains, France. The 24-person (12 men, 12 women) U.S. squad will compete against Stephenson qualifi ed in 2016 and 2017. a team of international college golfers that includes 2018 Alabama women’s golf signee Jiwon Jeon of South Korea. Alabama assistant coach Susan Rosenstiel was also serve Stephenson Named to WGCA Player of the Year Watch List as a member of the United States coaching staff. Alabama junior Lauren Stephenson is among six golfers named to the 2017-18 PING WGCA Division I Player of the Year Award Watch List, the Women’s Golf Coaches Alabama Sweeps SEC Weekly Awards Following Liz Murphey Performance Association announced May 16. Joining Stephenson on the watch list are Maria Cheyenne Knight and Lauren Stephenson were named Co-Southeastern Conference Fassi of Arkansas, Andrea Lee of Stanford, Leona Maguire of Duke and Lilia Vu and Women’s Golfers of the Week and Angelica Moresco was named SEC Women’s Patty Tavatanakit of UCLA. The winner of the PING Player of the Year Award will be Freshman Golfer of the Week the week of April 16. Stephenson and Knight were co- announced following the conclusion of medalist play at the NCAA Championships. The medalists at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic April 13-14. Knight equaled her career- award is presented annually by the WGCA to the best player in Division I women’s golf. low round with an fi rst round 65. Stephenson fi red back-to-back 69s in the second and third rounds to tie Knight for fi rst place. Moresco was the low freshman at the Liz Murphey with a 2-over par 218 (70-75-73) to fi nish in a tie for 14th. The Caldogno, Italy, Gillman and Stephenson Finalists for the ANNIKA Award native’s opening round 70 equaled her career-low round. Alabama junior Lauren Stephenson and sophomore Kristen Gillman have been named to the fi nalist list for the 2018 ANNIKA Award, the ANNIKA Foundation announced on Crimson Tide Post Four Tournament Victories in 2017-18 May 10. Through 10 tournaments entering the NCAA Championships, Stephenson has The Alabama Crimson Tide recorded four victories in 10 outings this season, equaling a team-leading scoring average of 69.48 with 10 top-10 fi nishes, including eight in the the second-best total in program history previously achieved by the 2016-17, 2015-16, top-three and two tournament victories. Gillman is second on the squad with a 70.38 2011-12 and 2010-11 teams. The Crimson Tide picked up its fi rst win of the season at average, eight top-10 fi nishes and one victory. The pair also rank 1-2 on the squad in the Schooner Fall Classic, Sept. 23-25, in Norman, Okla. Alabama (281-281-269/831) rounds at par or lower with 24 and 22, respectively, in 29 rounds played in 2017-18. fi nished at 21-under par as a team after a 15-under par third round to outdistance runner- The winner of the 2018 ANNIKA Award will be announced live on the Golf Channel on up Clemson (285-286-277/848), which fi nished 17 shots back at 4-under par. The Tide’s June 6. fi nal score was the second-lowest in relation to par in the history of the tournament and ranks as the third-lowest 54-hole total and fourth-lowest score in relation to par in Gillman, Knight and Stephenson Earn All-SEC First Team Honors school history. Alabama’s fi nal-round 15-under par 269 was the second-lowest single- round score and tied for the third-lowest single round score in relation to par in UA All six members of the Alabama women’s golf team were honored when the annals. Southeastern Conference announced its 2018 postseason awards on May 3. Sophomore Kristen Gillman and juniors Cheyenne Knight and Lauren Stephenson were named The Tide picked up its second win of the season with an eight-stroke victory at Darius to the All-SEC First Team, while senior Lakareber Abe was a second team selection. Rucker Intercollegiate, March 2-4, at Hilton Head Island, S.C. The win was the third in Freshman Angelica Moresco received SEC All-Freshman Team honors.