Idaho women's golf was selected to the 2018 NCAA Regional, earning the No. 15 seed at the Madison Regional, hosted by Wisconsin. It is the program's second team appearance at regionals in three years and the sixth in school history. The Vandals claimed an automatic bid last weekend with a resounding win at the 2018 Big Sky Championships.

The Madison Regional will be played May 7-9, at University Ridge Golf Course at the University of Wisconsin. As the 15 seed, Idaho will tee off the first round from hole one starting at 9:39 a.m. CT Monday, May 7. Teams will play 18 holes each of the three days of competition. Live results will be available at Golfstat.com.
 

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"Regionals is so fun," said head coach Lisa Johnson. "We're excited to go to Wisconsin, a place we've never been, to compete and have a memorable experience. Going to Wisconsin suits us well. They have similar grass being a fellow northern school. I've been to the course and it will play long, which will benefit some of our players for sure."

Each regional site consists of 18 teams and six individuals. The top six teams and three individuals from non-qualifying teams advance to the national championships. The NCAA Women's Golf Championships will be May 18-23, at Karsten Creek Golf Club, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, hosted by Oklahoma State University. 

Idaho set or tied tournament records for lowest team score (2-over; 866), lowest single-round team score (5-under; 283), lowest individual score (Sophie Hausmann; 10-under, 206)and lowest individual single-round score (Hausmann; 7-under, 65) en route to winning the Big Sky title by 10 strokes. Hausmann, a junior and the 2018 Big Sky Golfer of the Year, won her second individual conference title by four strokes. The Vandals also featured the runner up as Michelle Kim took second place at 6-under for the tournament, shooting under par in each of the three rounds.

"We need to build off the momentum of the conference championship," Johnson said. "The best thing we did there was putt. Our putting significantly improved over the course of the semester. We need to manage our game on the greens, stay relaxed and have fun."

The Vandals are playing at the NCAA Regionals as a team for the sixth time in program history, previously advancing in 2001, 2002, 2007, 2010 and 2016. This is their second trip to a regional site in the Midwest. The team made its regional debut in 2001 in West Lafayette, Ind. Idaho stayed west each of the last four trips.

Hausmann, Kim and senior Kendall Gray were in the Vandal lineup at the 2016 Stanford Regional. Hausmann led the way with a 42nd-place finish. 

"I'm so excited to be back at regionals," Kim said. "It was a really good experience and I think we're even more ready as a team this time. I think we're all really working hard to prepare for this opportunity and I believe our team can go out there and compete well."