Indianapolis, Ind.  – The Missouri Southern women's golf team has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship, as announced by the NCAA on Monday, April 28. The tournament will take place May 5–7 at KickingBird Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Established in the 2018-19 season, Southern is making its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship

The Lions are one of nine MIAA teams to qualify for the regional. Central Missouri secured the conference's automatic bid by winning the MIAA Women's Golf Championship, while Rogers State, Arkansas Tech, Arkansas-Fort Smith, Nebraska-Kearney, Northwest Missouri State, Washburn, Missouri Western, and Central Oklahoma each received at-large selections.
 
The Central Regional field features 18 teams from the MIAA, Great American Conference (GAC), and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), along with six individual qualifiers not attached to a qualifying team. All participants will compete across 54 holes of stroke play.

Central Regional
KickingBird Golf | Edmond, Oklahoma
Host: University of Central Oklahoma

Teams:
1. Central Missouri
2. Henderson State
3. Rogers State
4. Harding
5. Arkansas Tech
6. Southwestern Oklahoma State
7. Arkansas-Fort Smith
8. Nebraska-Kearney
9. Missouri Southern
10. Augustana (South Dakota)
11. Central Oklahoma
12. Northwest Missouri State
13. Washburn
14. Southern Arkansas
15. Wayne State (Nebraska)
16. Oklahoma Baptist
17. Missouri Western
18. Minnesota State Mankato

Individuals: 
1. Romane Lacoste, Northwestern Oklahoma State
2. Shehna Akbary, Arkansas-Monticello 
3. Agathe Lacoste, Northwestern Oklahoma State
4. Ellie Behring, Winona State
5. Haley Whittern, Southern Nazarene
6. Maggie Veenendall, Sioux Falls