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NBC Sports
22-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Lauryn Nguyen's family beat the odds; now, it was Northwestern's turn with all-time NCAA upset
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Forty-five years ago, Anna Nguyen found herself crammed onto a small raft with about two dozen others, all sharing the hope of escaping the poverty of the Vietnam projects and finding a better life in the U.S. Anna still keeps a grainy photograph, snapped by a coast-guard officer, that shows a 5-year-old Anna clinging to her mother, with only the clothes on their backs and surrounded by the choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean. Upon settling in Seattle, Anna met Daniel Nguyen, who also immigrated from Vietnam in 1980, at the only Vietnamese church in their tight-knit community. They attended Seattle University together, married and had two kids, son Alex and daughter Lauryn, a budding golf talent. The Nguyens were hard-working, blue-collar folks; they couldn't afford private golf lessons or memberships to country clubs. But nearly every dime they earned went toward funding their children's dreams. 'My parents are the strongest people I know,' Lauryn Nguyen said. 'Their childhood was so, so hard, and it's crazy to me, because the life I've had, that I grew up with, was so different. 'They absolutely beat the odds.' On Wednesday evening at Omni La Costa, it was Lauryn Nguyen's turn. The senior and her Northwestern teammates, even as the 10th-ranked squad in the country, were sizable underdogs to top-ranked Stanford before junior Dianna Lee rolled in her 4-foot par putt on the 18th hole to beat Andrea Revuelta, 1 up, and clinch the Wildcats' first NCAA Division I Women's Championship in program history. Northwestern's 3-2 triumph also spoiled the Cardinal's bid for a fourth NCAA title – and what would've been a fitting ending for arguably the greatest team of all-time. Stanford went undefeated in stroke play this season, including its record-breaking performance at La Costa, where the Cardinal shot 27 under, smashing the previous 72-hole low of 19 under achieved by USC in 2013, and finishing 21 shots clear of runner-up Oregon. All five Stanford starters ranked in the top 20 nationally, with four of them winning at least once this season. Junior Kelly Xu, one of three returners from last year's NCAA-winning lineup, was the lone exception, yet she then led the Cardinal at nationals with a solo-third showing. Entering the week, Xu's scoring average of 71.46 ranked fifth on her team – and 12th all-time in school history. Match play wasn't just the best chance of knocking off the Stanford juggernaut. 'It's our only shot,' Texas head coach Laura Ianello said earlier in the week. 'You see what happened at ACCs,' added Ianello, referencing the Cardinal's only regular-season blemish, a semifinal loss to Wake Forest at the ACC Championship. 'It opens the door for them to have doubt, and it opens the door for us to have hope.' Northwestern, the third seed for the knockout stage, didn't boast a single top-20 player. Ashley Yun held its best ranking, at No. 29, followed by No. 30 Nguyen, the team's lone senior and undeniable leader. CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: Lauryn Nguyen of Northwestern University celebrates on the 18th green after winning her match during match play finals of the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 21, 2025 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by) Getty Images Daniel and Anna instilled their fearlessness in both their kids but also a deep appreciation for where they came from. When it was time for Lauryn to attend high school, she had to choose between private education or golf. She picked the latter and began playing an expensive national schedule while also starting a foundation with her brother, the Duc Foundation, a non-profit named after Anna's father that provides college scholarships for minorities in need. 'It was her decision, and we just did everything we could to make it happen for her,' Anna Nguyen said. 'She never knew when it was a struggle growing up. We'd travel to tournaments, and she never understood how much that cost because I never discussed cost to her, and it was never, we're not going, it was, we're going, and we'll deal with it later. To be able to get her here, this is all her. She's where she's at because she wanted to be here.' Added Lauryn: 'I'm able to play for something that's bigger than me, and I think that just brings another level of golf out.' With Alex graduating from Bradley University with his M.B.A. last Saturday, Anna, a familiar face at Northwestern's tournaments, originally planned not to make the trip to Carlsbad. But on Sunday night, Wildcats' assistant Beth Miller texted her, encouraging her to change her mind. 'She didn't want to be a jinx, but we told her, 'You need to be here,'' said Northwestern head coach Emily Fletcher. So, Anna rushed home, picked up the family dog, Mila, and surprised her daughter on Monday morning. The next day was Lauryn's 22nd birthday, and the Wildcats celebrated with wins over Arkansas and Oregon to advance to their first NCAA final since 2017, when Northwestern fell to Arizona State at Rich Harvest Farms, just outside of Chicago. But unlike eight years ago, the Wildcats overcame their slow start. They went down in four matches early, and though Megha Ganne jumped on Yun and quickly put the first point on the board for Stanford with a 5-and-4 drubbing, by the sixth hole Northwestern led in three matches. Earning points were freshman Hsin Tai Lin, with a 3-and-2 victory over fellow first-year Meja Ortengren, and Nguyen, who took sophomore Paula Martin Sampedro to the par-5 finishing hole before rolling in her fifth birdie of the day, her heart racing, to win 1 up. 'When she sank that putt to win her match,' Anna Nguyen said, 'all the emotions came out from her, from me, because it's been a long road.' With Dianna Lee 3 up through 13 holes on Revuelta, who was fresh off conference and regional titles after dislocating her right shoulder in a gym accident back in January, Northwestern was on the precipice of unexpected glory. Director of golf Pat Goss was so pumped up after Nguyen's point that he punched the air with a powerful uppercut. Twenty-four hours earlier, it was Lee who had led Oregon standout Kiara Romero much of the afternoon before three-putting from 35 feet at the par-4 17th to give the powerful Romero life. From an up tee, both players smashed drivers with Romero left with just a 6-iron in. But a pushed approach into a brutal lie in the bunker and two unsuccessful attempts to get the ball out led to Romero picking up and conceding the 2-up victory to Lee, who broke down in tears of joy afterward. Fletcher calls the third-year Lee easily her most sentimental player. Before she broke through for her maiden college win at Arizona State's event earlier this spring, Lee wept as other coaches shared stories about their seniors at the pre-tournament dinner. And then Monday evening at La Costa, her eyes welled at the sight of teams headed home. But on the course? 'She's so poised and stoic,' Fletcher described. Even as Revuelta battled back to 1 down standing on the tee at the par-3 16th hole, which is designed to resemble No. 12 at Augusta National, Lee withstood. Revuelta stuffed her tee ball to 15 feet, but a shocking three-putt ended what would be the Spaniard's last good chance to tie the match, and Lee didn't make a mistake over the final two holes, even as her putter, which has easily been the most frustrating club for her over the years, shook in her hands. The mantra for the Wildcats all week was to believe in yourselves as much as you believe in your teammates. 'Coach told us every day that we're just as deserving as anybody else,' Nguyen said. 'Of course, playing against a team like Stanford, it's really hard to not let that get into your head.' But as Lee struck her winning putt, she reminded herself of Fletcher's message. 'I was so nervous,' Lee said. 'I don't think I have nerves of steel, but all I did out there was take a few deep breaths and really trust myself. I knew it meant something, meant everything.' CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: Dianna Lee of the Northwestern Wildcats celebrates with head coach Emily Fletcher of the Northwestern Wildcats after defeating the Stanford Cardinal to win the Division I Women's Golf Championship held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 21, 2025 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) NCAA Photos via Getty Images Stanford head coach Anne Walker was certainly stinging after Revuelta's birdie try on the last came up a foot short, but it was hard to be disappointed in her talented team, which will return everyone next season. 'Northwestern came out fighting,' Walker said. 'It was clear that they wanted it, and I'm happy for them.' Fletcher and Miller have spent 17 years together as Northwestern's coaching duo, and Fletcher often cringes when Miller doesn't get the credit that she deserves. That kind of continuity is rare in this sport, where the assistant position is usually a revolving door. Fletcher also believes the synergy between both Wildcat golf programs is unmatched. Her team has every opportunity, if not more, than the men, she says, and it's that collaboration that has unlocked much of this success. As Fletcher sat in the media center preparing for the final pairings, her phone buzzed. It was Luke Donald, the European Ryder Cup captain and Northwestern alumnus, and just the thought of reaching out choked up Fletcher. The long text included words of encouragement and ended with this: 'The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.' Grasping the NCAA trophy and already donning her championship hat and shirt, Fletcher was asked about that quote. 'It was spot on,' she said, before amending it: 'But more than doing what people didn't think you could is this group believing what it thought it could do.' The Wildcats may have beaten the odds, but they always had the conviction.
NBC Sports
23-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NCAA women's regionals: Full fields, previews for all six sites
Teams can start to book their flights and hotel rooms. The NCAA announced Wednesday afternoon the 72-team field for the 2025 NCAA Division I women's golf regionals. Each of the six regionals will feature 12 teams and six individuals not on advancing teams. Among those teams are 29 conference champions and 43 at-large programs. The regionals will be contested May 5-7 with the top five teams from each regional advancing along with the highest finishing individual not on an advancing team. Thirty teams will comprise the field for the NCAA Championship, which begins May 16 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. Stanford is the No. 1 overall seed this year. The Cardinal, who have won six of their past eight regionals, are joined by five other top seeds – Arkansas, Florida State, South Carolina, Oregon and Texas. Two of the six regionals do not have hosts as Kentucky was among three teams to finish under .500 (Clemson and Alabama are the others) and Texas Tech ended up as the first team out. Here is a look at the full regional fields, plus a breakdown of each site: Norman Jimmie Austin OU GC, Norman, Oklahoma (Oklahoma) 1. Stanford 2. Northwestern 3. North Carolina 4. Michigan State 5. Duke 6. Oklahoma 7. Baylor 8. Oregon State (West Coast) 9. Tulsa (American) 10. Denver (Summit) 11. Furman (SoCon) 12. Southern Miss (Sun Belt) Stanford being sent to Norman is a shocker, as it's more than double the distance of Gold Canyon from Stanford's campus (1,619 miles to 769 miles). The trade-off for not getting eighth-ranked Arizona State as a host in the No. 2 slot is sixth-seeded host Oklahoma. Not that it should matter, as the top-ranked Cardinal have won each of their last 10 stroke-play competitions, including the ACC Championship, where they were upset by Wake Forest in the semifinals. Stanford is looking to advance to its 15th straight NCAA regional. If there's a top-five seed on upset alert it could be Duke, which has dropped seven spots in the rankings since the end of the fall and was just 10th at ACCs. The Sooners are trying to qualify for nationals for the first time since 2018. Baylor squeaked into regionals with exactly a .500 winning percentage. Tulsa, under first-year head coach Mike Roters, added Romaine Masserey midseason and have climbed 35 ranking spots this spring while winning the American Athletic Conference title. The Golden Hurricane are looking for a third straight trip to nationals. Columbus Ohio State University GC (Scarlet), Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State) 1. Arkansas 2. LSU 3. Ohio State 4. Kansas 5. Houston 6. SMU 7. UNLV (Mountain West) 8. Illinois 9. Kent State (MAC) 10. Illinois State (MVC) 11. Xavier (Big East) 12. Oakland (Horizon) The host Buckeyes should be a lock in this regional as they have won three straight tournaments on the Scarlet course, including an 11-shot victory over Michigan State earlier this spring. Ohio State also finished fourth the last time it played a regional at home, in 2017. Kent State also should feel at home as the Golden Flashes were third this spring at the Buckeyes' home event. Arkansas finished the worst of the No. 1 seeds at conference, placing sixth and losing in the semifinals at SECs. Kansas hasn't played nationals since 2014 while Houston has never advanced through regionals. Illinois is riding momentum after placing third at Big Tens, its third straight top-3 finish of the spring. Lexington Keene Trace GC (Champions), Lexington, Kentucky (Kentucky) 1. Florida State (ACC) 2. USC 3. TCU 4. Vanderbilt 5. Kansas State 6. Georgia Southern 7. Pepperdine 8. Louisville 9. Miami 10. Western Kentucky (CUSA) 11. Morehead State (OVC) 12. Fairleigh Dickinson (Northeast) Fresh off its first ACC title, Florida State is the top seed at the home of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship. USC has struggled this spring, dropping from fourth to ninth in the country, while one of its top players, Bailey Shoemaker, has battled a right-arm injury. TCU beat Kentucky by 12 shots on this course in the fall, and the Horned Frogs are one of the hotter teams in the country, rising eight spots to No. 15 this spring. Kansas State went from the first team out last season to a fifth seed and eyeing its first NCAA Championship berth. Georgia Southern is the highest-ranked mid-major at No. 34. Pepperdine hasn't made three straight nationals since 2007. Louisville will be the de-factor home favorite, and the Cardinals were fourth here in the fall. Western Kentucky is competing in its first regional, though it has a potential medalist in senior Catie Craig. Charlottesville Birdwood GC, Charlottesville, Virginia (Virginia) 1. South Carolina (SEC) 2. Virginia 3. Ole Miss 4. Florida 5. UCLA 6. UCF 7. College of Charleston (Coastal) 8. North Carolina State 9. BYU 10. Princeton (Ivy) 11. Richmond (A-10) 12. Radford (Big South) When Virginia finished second on this course in the fall, it was in rainy conditions caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. The Cavaliers are playing their best golf of the season right now, with three straight seconds, including at ACCs. South Carolina is coming off its first SEC title since 2002 and has been bolstered by the spring arrival of Thai freshman Eila Galitsky. Florida hasn't advanced through a regional since 2019. UCLA got over .500 at Big Tens, though just barely, in what's been a challenging season that has included losing its two best players to the pros. UCF finished ninth at Big 12s and has only finished better than fourth once this season. North Carolina State (fourth) and Richmond (12th) both have experience this season on this layout. BYU was the last team in and is looking for its first NCAA Championship berth since 2016. Gold Canyon Superstition Mountain G&CC, Gold Canyon, Arizona (Arizona State) 1. Oregon (Big Ten) 2. Arizona State 3. Auburn 4. Mississippi State 5. Oklahoma State 6. California 7. Virginia Tech 8. San Jose State 9. Sacramento State (Big Sky) 10. Cal State-Fullerton (Big West) 11. Navy (Patriot) 12. Quinnipiac (MAAC) Perhaps the most wide open of the regional sites off the tee, Oregon gets to stay closer to home with Stanford being sent to Norman. The Ducks are coming off a Big Ten sweep with Kiara Romero winning the individual title. However, the Ducks are banged up and could be without Karen Tsuru (back). Arizona State has used just five players all season and now play close to home at a course where they finished second earlier this spring; San Jose State was fifth at that event. Auburn missed match play at SECs, and if Anna Davis does not contend, the Tigers could be in trouble, though this program always seems to have a flair of the dramatic this time of year. Mississippi State has dropped 10 spots to No. 20 since the departure of Julia Lopez Ramirez to the LPGA. Oklahoma State is trying to punch its fifth straight ticket to nationals. California could be a spoiler after reaching the semifinals of the ACC Championship. Lubbock The Rawls Course, Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech) 1. Texas 2. Wake Forest 3. Arizona (Big 12) 4. Texas A&M 5. Iowa State 6. Tennessee 7. Purdue 8. Campbell 9. UC Davis 10. Florida Gulf Coast (ASUN) 11. Tarleton State (WAC) 12. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland) Expect it to be windy, which will play into the hands of top-seeded Texas, which has finished outside the top five only twice this season, both sixth-place showings at tough events, Darius and Colonial. Wake Forest upset Stanford in the ACC semifinals and have turned back into an NCAA title contender with the addition of Chloe Kovelesky this spring. Arizona had an up-and-down first year under new coach Giovana Maymon, but the Wildcats did win three events, including Big 12s. Texas A&M also lost its best player to the LPGA in Adela Cernousek and is coming off a 10th-place finish at SECs. No. 4 seeds are the most vulnerable historically as just nine of 18 have advanced in the six-regional format. Iowa State hasn't finished better than sixth in three events in Texas or Oklahoma this season. Tennessee was fourth at Texas' event earlier this spring and made match play at SECs. Campbell was seventh on the Rawls course in the fall. UC Davis is the last at-large team in regionals. FGCU is among the regional first-timers, though the ASUN champs have fallen 17 spots in the rankings this spring.
Arab News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan says 979,486 Afghan nationals deported since 2023 as expulsion drive continues
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deported 979,486 Afghan nationals since the government launched an expulsion drive against illegal foreigners in 2023, state-run media reported on Monday, reiterating that authorities are ensuring their return takes place in a 'dignified' manner. Islamabad launched the deportation campaign in November 2023, asking all foreigners without legal documentation to leave the country. Earlier this year, it launched the second phase of deportations, setting a deadline of Mar. 31 for people with Afghan Citizen Cards (ACCs) — which since 2017 have granted temporary legal status to Afghans — to leave the country or face being deported. According to United Nations data, Pakistan has hosted more than 2.8 million Afghan nationals who crossed the border in a desperate attempt to escape decades of war and instability in their home country. Around 1.3 million are formally registered as refugees and hold Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, which grant them legal protection. Another 800,000 Afghans possess ACCs, a separate identity document issued by the Pakistani government that recognizes them as Afghan nationals without conferring refugee status. 'The total number of illegal Afghan nationals leaving Pakistan has reached 979,486,' Radio Pakistan said in a report. 'Three thousand, three hundred and eighty-seven illegal Afghan nationals were sent back to their homeland yesterday [Sunday].' Pakistan established a 24/7 federal control room on Sunday to assist Afghan nationals and respond to harassment complaints during their repatriation. The decision came a day after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Kabul to discuss with the Afghan Taliban the issues linked to the mass return of Afghan nationals. Last week during his visit to Pakistan, Afghan refugees minister proposed the formation of a high-level committee comprising officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan and relevant international organizations to address 'refugee-related issues in a coordinated manner.' Afghanistan has called for the peaceful and coordinated repatriation of its citizens amid reports of arrests and harassment during Pakistan's mass expulsion drive. Islamabad denies the accusations and has urged Kabul to facilitate the reintegration of its citizens. Pakistan's deportation policy in 2023 followed a rise in militant attacks, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan. Islamabad has in the past blamed militant attacks and other crimes on Afghan citizens, who form the largest portion of migrants in the country. The government says militants, especially from the Pakistani Taliban also known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are using safe havens in Afghanistan and links with Afghans residing in Pakistan to launch cross-border attacks. The ruling administration in Kabul has rejected the accusations.
Arab News
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan says 907,391 Afghans deported as Kabul seeks ‘dignified repatriation'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's State Minister for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, said on Friday 907,391 Afghans had been deported since the government launched an expulsion drive against illegal foreigners in 2023, as Kabul called for the 'dignified repatriation' of its citizens. Islamabad launched the deportation campaign in November 2023, asking all foreigners without legal documentation to leave the country. Earlier this year, it launched the second phase of deportations, setting a deadline of Mar. 31 for people with Afghan Citizen Cards (ACCs) — which since 2017 have granted temporary legal status to Afghans — to leave the country or face being deported. According to UN data, Pakistan has hosted more than 2.8 million Afghan nationals who crossed the border in a desperate attempt to escape decades of war and instability in their home country. Around 1.3 million are formally registered as refugees and hold Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, which grant them legal protection. Another 800,000 Afghans possess ACCs, a separate identity document issued by the Pakistani government that recognizes them as Afghan nationals without conferring refugee status. 'Pakistan has sent back 907,351 people in a dignified manner to Afghanistan as of today, this includes both the first and second phases,' Chaudhry told reporters in Islamabad. 'In the second phase, as of today, 84,871 people have been sent back, of which only 25,320 were ACC holders, and the rest were all illegal, who did not have registration of any kind.' He said those awaiting deportation were being accommodated with Hajj pilgrims at the Hajj Complex in Islamabad and were being treated 'fairly.' Separately, an Afghan delegation led by Industry and Commerce Minister AlHajj Nooruddin Azizi and comprising Deputy Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Sheikh Kaleemur Rahman Fani met Chaudhry to discuss the repatriation of Afghan refugees. 'In addition to remarks on trade and transit, H.E. Nooruddin Azizi emphasized that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan seeks a dignified process for the repatriation of Afghan refugees,' the Afghan Embassy in Pakistan said on X. The Afghan delegation led by the H.E. Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met with H.E. Talal Chaudhry, Minister of State for Interior Affairs, and H.E. Mohammad Khurram Agha, Secretary of the Interior Ministry of Islamic… — AFG Embassy Pakistan (@AfghanEmbPak) April 18, 2025 The Afghan refugees minister proposed the formation of a high-level committee comprising officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan and relevant international organizations to address 'refugee-related issues in a coordinated manner.' The Afghan embassy quoted Chaudhry as saying Afghan refugees were 'still considered guests in Pakistan' and efforts were underway to repatriate them in a 'respectful' manner. 'The meeting concluded with an emphasis on conducting in-depth discussions on refugee matters during upcoming high-level engagements between the two countries,' it added. Afghanistan has called for the peaceful and coordinated repatriation of its citizens amid reports of arrests and harassment during Pakistan's mass expulsion drive. Islamabad denies the accusations and has urged Kabul to facilitate the reintegration of its citizens. Pakistan's deportation policy in 2023 followed a rise in militant attacks, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan. Islamabad has in the past blamed militant attacks and other crimes on Afghan citizens, who form the largest portion of migrants in the country. The government says militants, especially from the Pakistani Taliban also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are using safe havens in Afghanistan and links with Afghans residing in Pakistan to launch cross-border attacks. The ruling administration in Kabul has rejected the accusations.
Arab News
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Over 6,000 Afghan nationals repatriated from Punjab in mass deportation campaign
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has repatriated over 6,000 Afghan refugees from the eastern Punjab province as Islamabad intensifies its mass deportation campaign to send illegal foreigners and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders back to their home countries, a senior police official said on Wednesday. Last month, Pakistan set a deadline for approximately 800,000 Afghan nationals holding ACCs, a registration card issued by Islamabad, to leave the country by Mar. 31. Pakistani officials said earlier this week over 13,500 Afghan nationals had been repatriated since April 1. 'A total of 6,132 illegal immigrants have been deported from Lahore and across the province,' Inspector General of Punjab Police, Dr. Usman Anwar, said in a statement. 'During the campaign, over 8,227 illegal immigrants have been sent to holding centers.' He added that 2,095 illegal foreigners were currently being held at 46 holding centers set up across the province, including five in Lahore. Highlighting that Pakistan was merely following an international deportation policy in accordance with international laws, Anwar said the data for around 89,000 illegal foreigners, including ACC holders was available. He said the federal government and sensitive agencies were monitoring the mass deportation campaign, adding that security was on high alert throughout the province. Anwar maintained that human rights were being upheld during the evacuation process, urging his deputies to accelerate the deportation of illegal foreigners. According to United Nations data, Pakistan has hosted over 2.8 million Afghan nationals fleeing decades of war and instability. Of these, around 1.3 million are formally registered as refugees with Proof of Registration cards that grants them legal protection. Pakistan decided in 2023 to deport Afghan nationals following a rise in suicide attacks, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Islamabad accused Afghan nationals of being involved in these attacks and blamed the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan for sheltering anti-Pakistan militants. Kabul denied the allegations, saying Pakistan's security issues are its internal matter. International rights groups accuse Pakistani police and authorities of harassing and intimidating Afghan refugees during the forced expulsion drive. However, Pakistani officials deny these allegations, saying Afghan nationals are being sent back to their homeland with dignity.
