CLAREMORE, Okla. – Rogers State Women's Golf is set for its sixth straight NCAA Division II Central Region Championship, which will take place at the St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Missouri, on May 4-6. RSU comes into the tournament ranked second in the final Central Region rankings.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The opening round is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday. Representing the Red and Navy are freshman Lou Fourdan (9 a.m. tee time), senior Brianna Maddux (8:50 a.m. tee time), junior Lauren Anderson (8:40 a.m. tee time), sophomore Milena Andres (8:30 a.m. tee time), and Clara Ledun (8:20 a.m. tee time). Freshman Lara Foigel will serve as a substitute. 
 
The next two rounds at the par-72 St. Joseph Country Club (5,966 yards) will be determined based on results. Stay up-to-date on 2025-26 Women's Golf Schedule - Rogers State University Athletics.
 
Joining Rogers State from the MIAA are Washburn, Central Missouri, Arkansas-Fort Smith, Central Oklahoma, Nebraska-Kearney, Northwest Missouri, Missouri Western and Missouri Southern State. Arkansas Tech from the GAC claimed the top spot in the final regional rankings.
 
Eighteen teams from the East, Central, South, and West regions will compete this week, along with six unaffiliated individuals, for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
 
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
This marks the RSU's sixth-straight and seventh overall trip to the NCAA Regional.
 
In 2016-17, as a member of the Heartland Conference, the Hillcats finished fourth at the conference tournament, securing their spot in the NCAA Division II West Super Regional in Wichita Falls, Texas. The following year, Jess Whitting  (2016-18) represented RSU at the NCAA Super Regional in Durango, Colorado, where she earned a 12th-place individual finish.
 
The Hillcats have had a strong presence in the MIAA since joining, making every regional championship appearance except for the 2019-20 season, which was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Their best regional performance came in the 2020-21 season when they finished second at the St. Joseph Country Club. Jessica Green, who played from 2017 to 2022, secured an individual title that helped the team qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
 
In the 2023-24 season, the Hillcats finished third, marking their second-best finish in program history, bolstered by an individual title from Lydia Sitorus (2021-25).
 
Last year, RSU placed fifth at the Central Regional Tournament in Edmond, with Sitorus qualifying for the NCAA Championship as an individual competitor by tying for fourth place.
 
MIAA TOURNAMENT RECAP
The Hillcats secured a third-place finish at the 2026 MIAA Championship held at Mule National Golf Club in Warrensburg, Missouri. Andres led the team with a tie for third place, while Anderson also performed well, tying for ninth.
 
During the MIAA Championship, the conference announced its postseason awards. First-year head coach Lexi Johnson was named the 2025-2026 MIAA Women's Golf Co-Coach of the Year. Johnson joins former RSU head coach Whitney Hocutt as only the second coach in program history to receive MIAA Coach of the Year honors. Hocutt was recognized as the 2021-2022 MIAA Coach of the Year and as Co-Coach of the Year in 2020-2021.
 
Fourdan was honored as the MIAA Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-First Team. A native of Carnac, France, Fourdan is the first RSU athlete to receive the MIAA Freshman of the Year award since Sitorus won it in 2022.
 
Maddux added to her impressive career at Rogers State, earning a second-team All-MIAA selection this year after being named to the third team in 2024-2025. She also made history by becoming the first female student-athlete from RSU to receive the "A Game" Scholar-Athlete honor, achieving a 4.00 GPA.
 
Anderson and Andres, both All-MIAA Third Team selections last season, were recognized as two-time All-MIAA recipients with honorable mention this year.
 
UP NEXT
The Hillcats will aim to secure their fourth appearance in the NCAA Championships, scheduled for May 12-16 at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. RSU earned its spot in the championships in 2021, 2022 and 2025.