RINDGE, N.H. (April 30, 2021) – For the second time in the history of the program, the no. 9 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University women's golf team will take part in the 2021 NCAA Division II Tournament East Regional from Monday, May 3rd to Wednesday, May 5th at the Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.

The Ravens last reached regional competition during the 2017-18 campaign and placed eighth (949, +85) at the regionals while former golfer Camden Morrison (T5th, 222, +6) moved on as an individual to her second straight NCAA Championship appearance.

SCOUTING THE RAVENS

This season, the Crimson and Grey played limited golf in the spring due to COVID-19. They started off the year finishing fifth out of seven teams, all Division I opponents at the Hartford Invite. A few weeks later, the Ravens dropped a head-to-head to Division I Merrimack College by 20 strokes. From there, the Ravens took home the team championship at Assumption and won their second straight and third overall Northeast-10 Conference Championship to earn the conference automatic bid to regionals. Franklin Pierce is the NE10's only representative in the East Region.

HOW THE RAVENS LINEUP

Franklin Pierce will head to Indiana with the following five-golfer lineup to the Prairie View Golf Club, a par 72, 6,198 yard course.

1. Graduate student Zoey Yamamoto (Honolulu, Hawaii) – Tee Times: 5/3: 10th Tee, 9:25 a.m., 5/4: 1st Tee, 9:14 a.m., 5/5: TBD based off first two rounds

Yamamoto, who is the only golfer in the lineup with regional experience will golf from the top slot. The team captain was the NE10 Golfer of the Week this year and has not finished lower than third place in all three invitational for the Ravens. At the Hartford Invitational, in a field of all Division I golfers, Yamamoto was the co-medalist shooting a 72 (E) scorecard. In the Ravens' invitational win on Monday at Assumption, she placed second with an 83 (+11) showing. At the NE10 Championship, Yamamoto paced the field with medalist honors firing a 167 (+25) for her third conference championship and second All-Championship Team honors.

2. Sophomore Alia Godek (Feeding Hills, Mass.) – Tee Times: 5/3: 10th Tee, 9:14 a.m., 5/4: 1st Tee, 9:03 a.m., 5/5: TBD based off first two rounds

Godek will compete from the second spot. At the Hartford invitational, she totaled a 90 (+18) for a share of 30th place. In the head-to-head against DI Merrimack, Godek finished sixth at 78 (+6). In the team victory at the Assumption Invitational, the sophomore tied for fourth with an 84 (+12) scorecard. Godek shined in the conference championship earning an All-Championship Team nod tying for fourth with a 176 (+34). She was the Ravens most improved golfer en route to the conference title knocking off 14 strokes from her round one total while pacing the field in pars (16).

3. Freshman Kayla Schuberth (Wrentham, Mass.) – Tee Times: 5/3: 10th Tee, 9:03 a.m., 5/4: 1st Tee, 8:52 a.m., 5/5: TBD based off first two rounds

The Raven newcomer will take her strokes from the third spot in the five golfer rotation. Schuberth was extremely consistent in her three competitions this year. She placed eighth in both tune-ups for the NE10 Championship going 81 (+9) at the FPU Women's Spring Invite and 86 (+14) at the Assumption Invitational. Schuberth elevated her game in the conference championship earning an All-Championship Team nod finishing third at 171 (+29) with 13 pars, the second-most in the field.

4. Sophomore Micaela Leandro (Harlingen, Texas.) – Tee Times: 5/3: 10th Tee, 8:52 a.m., 5/4: 1st Tee, 8:41 a.m., 5/5: TBD based off first two rounds

Leandro will take her hacks from the fourth slot in the lineup. The sophomore was consistent during the season with two top-12 finishes, a 10th place showing at the FPU Women's Spring Invite (89, +17) and 11th at the Assumption Invitational (88, +16). In the NE10 Championship, she placed 24th firing a 192 (+50) scorecard.

5. Graduate student Taylor Hartley (Las Vegas, Nev.) – Tee Times: 5/3: 10th Tee, 8:41 a.m., 5/4: 1st Tee, 8:30 a.m., 5/5: TBD based off first two rounds

The graduate student makes her first appearance in regional competition. She has performed well in championship tournaments earning an NE10 All-Championship Team nod back in 2018-19. This season, Hartley's best finish came in the head-to-head versus Division I Merrimack placing seventh at 80 (+8). In the Ravens run to the conference title, Hartley tied for 14th at 182 (+40).

HEADING TO THE TOURNAMENT?

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HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG?

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WHAT'S NEXT?

The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each regional will advance to the championships. The championships will be held May 11-15 at TPC Michigan in Dearborn, Mich.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce golf apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store). You can also follow the golf programs on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FPU_GOLF).