ALPHARETTA, Ga. (May 19, 2007) -- All it took was a little senior leadership for the Panthers to qualify for the NCAA National Championships.

On the final day of the NCAA Regionals at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, senior Ben Taylor led the charge with a three-under par 69 to spark the team to a final day one under par 287 to punch the ticket for an NCAA Championship spot by finishing 9th and being one of the 10 teams in the East Regional to move on.

"We played a great round of golf today," said head coach Matt Clark. "We played the18th hole at 5-under par, and the 1st hole at 5-under par today. Today was the day of the big bird with all the eagles flying everywhere. You can't win the national championship without a tee time, and we have a tee time."

Taylor's final day 69 came just 24 hours after a rough 80 round the day before. The senior from England carded not one, but two eagles Saturday to go with three birdies, including one on his final hole of the day.  Junior Joel Sjoholm added a two-under 70 with six birdies, including one on the final hole, with sophomore Mark Haastrup posting a one-under 71 with two eagles of his own. Senior Derek Oakey added a five-over final day round with three more birdies.

Georgia State, competing in its eighth NCAA Regional in the past nine years, will now move on to its fourth NCAA Championships where only 30 teams play.

The Panthers final day 287 was the fourth lowest score on the final day of the 54-hole event in Atlanta's northern suburb.

For the tournament, Sjoholm led the team with a 219, +3, with Haastrup next at 221.

The Panthers will compete in the NCAA Championships May 27-June 2 in Williamsburg, Va.

NCAA East Regional
Golf Club of Georgia
7,017 yards, Par 72

1	1 Georgia	-9	F	-7	286	288	281	855
T2	9 Florida	+3	F	+4	290	285	292	867
T2	30 Auburn	+3	F	+2	293	284	290	867
T2	13 Georgia Tech	+3	F	+1	284	294	289	867
5	20 Florida State Univ.	+9	F	-7	300	292	281	873
6	26 Duke University	+10	F	+5	288	293	293	874
7	22 Charlotte	+11	F	E	296	291	288	875
8	24 North Carolina	+13	F	-2	305	286	286	877
9	16 Georgia State Univ.	+16	F	-1	289	304	287	880
T10	11 Coastal Carolina	+20	F	+6	300	290	294	884
T10	8 Clemson	+20	F	+4	293	299	292	884
The top 10 teams advance to the Championship (Ties will be resolved with a playoff)
12	46 Virginia Tech	+24	F	+4	304	292	292	888
13	44 UCF	+26	F	+9	299	294	297	890
14	43 UAB	+34	F	+8	303	299	296	898
15	Eastern Michigan U.	+35	F	+2	300	309	290	899
16	Penn State U.	+37	F	+12	297	304	300	901
17	35 Mississippi, U. of	+39	F	+9	309	297	297	903
18	Jacksonville St.	+44	F	+16	303	301	304	908
19	34 Tennessee-Chattanooga	+46	F	+17	299	306	305	910
20	Maryland, U. of	+48	F	+19	295	310	307	912
21	St. John's Univ.	+59	F	+17	316	302	305	923
22	Old Dominion Univ.	+62	F	+23	314	301	311	926
23	Louisiana-LaFayette	+73	F	+21	309	319	309	937
T24	Rhode Island, U. of	+76	F	+22	321	309	310	940
T24	Hartford, U. of	+76	F	+16	321	315	304	940
26	Boston College	+83	F	+28	315	316	316	947
27	Longwood University	+87	F	+27	309	327	315	951

Individual Scores:
T19. Joel Sjoholm -- 74-75-70--219
T27. Mark Haastrup -- 73-77-71--221
T50. Derek Oakey -- 71-76-77--224
T56. Tom Sherreard -- 71-76-78--225
T72. Ben Taylor -- 78-80-69--227