Arkansas’ third round at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional was its best.
It was just not quite enough.
The Razorbacks were eliminated from national title contention Wednesday despite shooting a tourney-best 2-over-par. For the tournament, Arkansas was 16-over and just one stroke behind fifth-place LSU. The top five finishers at each regional across the country advance the NCAA Championships.
Tenth-ranked Texas and Northwestern tied for third, each finishing with at 14-over. No. 28 Duke was second at 11-over. And No. 34 Michigan State led wire to wire, ultimately scoring an 8-over to win the regional.
Kajal Mastry was Arkansas’ best individual finisher. She finished in fifth with a 216 over three rounds to score even. Reagan Zibiliski shot a team-best 69, with Mastry, in the final round to finish second on the team.
The regional appearance was Arkansas’ 20th straight.