N.C. State’s women’s golf team participated in the NCAA Regional   earlier this May. The Wolfpack finished the three-day, 54-hole event with a team score of 90 over.

“I think the team played well this year during the postseason,” coach Page Marsh said. “They played well during the ACCs and those last few finishes they saw what they were capable of achieving, and that had been there this whole year.”

The team had an up-and-down regular season with a few outstanding collective performances in the midst of many bottom-half team finishes. The Pack came in fourth out of nine teams at ACCs in mid-April.

“Moving into regionals, it was a demanding golf course and demanding conditions,” Marsh said. “The team played a lot of good stretches of golf and we didn’t quite reach the level we wanted to for the year.”

Junior Emily Street was the top finisher for the Wolfpack at the NCAA championship on May 9 at the Scarlet Golf Course – Columbus, Ohio, tying for 46th overall with a final score of 18 over par. Freshman Meghan Chapman continued her breakout freshman campaign, tying for 57th at 21 over par.

“Megan Chapman, our freshman, has really posted some excellent numbers as a freshman, which is really inspiring,” Marsh said. “It gives everyone the thought, ‘I don’t have to wait until a certain year to do something, I’ll just do it now.'”

Senior Lauren Doughtie finished her heralded collegiate career by tying for 84th with a score of 28 over par. Doughtie led the Pack for several years, becoming the first golfer in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championship during her junior season and set numerous records for scoring averages.

“We’re going to miss her and all the contributions she’s made to N.C. State women’s golf,” Marsh said. “She’s been a pioneer for us and set so many scoring standards, so you have to hope she inspires other players to step up and score in like fashion.”

Marsh said Doughtie’s departure will leave a large scoring hole that other team members will have to step up next season and fill.

“At the end, they were talking so positively, and as a coach that pleases you for the coming you,” Marsh said. “It was good to see that combination of team members contributing on different days.”