CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Rogers State women's golf's Marelda Ayal and Lydia Sitorus have been named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Central Region team, the organization announced on Monday.
 
Ayal and Sitorus were two of the seven MIAA golfers named to the 12-member team after both were named First Team All-MIAA earlier this season.
 
Hailing from Bitung, Indonesia, Sitorus most recently won the NCAA Division II Central Region Championship with three incredible rounds of 72 (E), 71 (-1) and 71 (-1) for a total card of 214 (-2) and finished five strokes ahead of second place. She is the first Hillcat to win a regional championship since Jessica Green won in 2021. She finished the regular season with a 74.54 scoring average and was the ninth-ranked golfer in the region. Sitorus put together eight top 10 finishes, including four top 3 finishes and won the Hillcat Classic.
 
A product of Jakarta, Indonesia, Ayal finished 10th at the Central Regional Championships and finished the regular season with 74.81 scoring average and ranked 16th in the region. The senior put together eight top 10 finishes, including finishing as the runner-up at the Hillcat Classic.
 
Helping RSU to a third place team finish at the Central Region Championship, both Ayal and Sitorus will continue their postseason journey as the Hillcats begin competition at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Winter Garden, Fla. at the Orange County National Golf Center on Tuesday, May 20. The first tee time is set for 10:30 a.m.