BRYAN, Texas (SMU) – SMU women's golf finished in a tie for second at the NCAA Bryan Regional earning a spot in the NCAA Championship.
 
The Mustangs qualified for the NCAA Championships in back-to-back seasons behind three strong days of golf. They came into the final day with a two stroke lead, needing a spot in the top five to advance. The Lauren Mason led Mustangs finished up in second place tied with Clemson and four strokes back of first place LSU.  SMU's four-under final score was the best 54-hole total at an NCAA Regional, topping the previous record set last year by 13 strokes.
 
Mackenzie Lee set the SMU record best 54 hole score at an NCAA event. She shot five-under for the three-days with an even par final day. Lee shot par or better for the third straight round and 24 time in 35 rounds this season. Lee finished in a tie for sixth, her 16^th career top 10.
 
Ellie Szeryk shot two-under on the final day to finish at three-under par for the Regional. Szeryk finished in eighth place, her 13^th top 10 showing since coming to SMU at the start of last season.

Emily Odwin birdied her final hole to shoot 75 for the day. She finished the tournament at three over par after back-to-back even par rounds to start the Regional. Odwin now has six top 20 finishes in eight starts in her SMU career.
 
Tess Davenport moved up five spots on the leaderboard during the final round. She finished at six-over par in a tie for 28^th. Ashley Chow finished in 37^th at eight-over par. Her weekend was highlighted by a 71 in the opening round.
 
The Mustangs begin preparation for the NCAA Championship. The Championship runs May 17-22 at the Omni La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif. The top five teams from six regionals earn one of the 30 bids.

TEAM RESULTS
1 LSU -8
T2 SMU -4
T2 Clemson -4
4 Vanderbilt +1
5 Texas A&M +6
6 Ohio State +11
7 Iowa State +16
8 Sam Houston +26
9 Maryland +28
10 Texas State +31
11 Little Rock +56
12 Sacred Heart +57

SMU RESULTS
t6 Mackenzie Lee -5
8 Ellie Szeryk -3
t17 Emily Odwin +3
t28 Tess Davenport +6
t37 Ashley Chow +8