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Cowgirl Golf secures sixth-straight NCAA Championship berth; Marta Silchenko wins Chapel Hill Regional
May 13, 2026 | Cowgirl Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Oklahoma State women's golf team concluded play at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional on Wednesday, finishing in third place to punch its ticket to the NCAA Championship for the sixth year in a row.
The Cowgirls closed with a 3-over 283 to bring their weekly total to 848 (+8). OSU finished 13 shots behind first-place Texas and just two behind runner-up North Carolina.
Marta Silchenko continued her dominant junior campaign with a 4-under 66, securing her second individual win of the season. Silchenko went 6-under on the week to earn co-champion honors alongside Princeton individual Thanana Kotchasanmanee.
This is the highest finish by a Cowgirl at an NCAA Regional since Maddison Hinson-Tolchard won the Stillwater Regional in May 2022. Silchenko is also the first Cowgirl to win multiple individual titles in a single season since Hinson-Tolchard did so in 2021-22.
Silchenko has now finished top-10 in six consecutive events, tying for the second-longest streak in recorded Oklahoma State women's golf history. Only Caroline Hedwall, who recorded eight straight top-10 finishes en route to an individual national championship in 2009-10, has more.
Silchenko's first of five birdies on Wednesday marked her 100th of the year, making her just the fourth Cowgirl ever to record multiple 100+ birdie seasons (Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Kelsey Vines, Pernilla Lindberg). Silchenko recorded 102 as a freshman in 2022-23 and now has 104 this season.
True freshman Yu-Chu Chen turned in an even-par 70 to earn a share of fifth place. Chen played all three rounds in Chapel Hill at par-or-better to earn the third top-10 finish of her freshman season.
Now with 10 rounds at par-or-better this year (including seven in her last nine rounds), Chen is the first Cowgirl freshman to reach the double-digit mark since her teammates Ellie Bushnell (11) and Marta Silchenko (13) each did it in 2022-23.
Tarapath Panya's third-round 75 (+5) secured her a 28th-place finish at 8-over. Panya's 8 birdies this week brought her season total to 70, a new career-high.
Ellie Bushnell saved her best round for last, going 2-over to close her week with a 72. Summer Lee ended her week with a 77.
The Cowgirls return to action on May 22 for the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, where they'll look to capture the first national championship in program history.
25 conference titles. 31 NCAA Championship appearances. 44 All-Americans. For the latest news and updates on Oklahoma State Women's Golf, visit okstate.com or follow @CowgirlGolf on Instagram/Facebook and @OSUCowgirlGolf on X.
Cowgirls on the Leaderboard
T1. Marta Silchenko (-6) – 70-68-66—204
T5. Yu-Chu Chen (-2) – 69-69-70—208
T28. Tarapath Panya (+8) – 71-72-75—218
T40. Ellie Bushnell (+12) – 76-74-72—222
T50. Summer Lee (+15) – 72-76-77—225
Final Team Standings
1. Texas* (-5) – 279-271-285—835
2. UNC* (+6) – 274-280-292—846
3. Oklahoma State* (+8) – 282-283-283—848
T5. Michigan State* (+18) – 286-290-282—858
T5. Virginia* (+18) – 281-293-284—858
6. NC State (+18) – 283-284-291—858
7. Mississippi State (+21) – 282-289-292—861
8. Kent State (+22) – 289-287-286—862
9. High Point (+39) – 300-290-289—879
10. Furman (+49) – 298-295-296—889
11. Richmond (+62) – 307-297-298—902
12. Howard (+67) – 308-303-297—907
* - qualified for NCAA Championship
The Cowgirls closed with a 3-over 283 to bring their weekly total to 848 (+8). OSU finished 13 shots behind first-place Texas and just two behind runner-up North Carolina.
Marta Silchenko continued her dominant junior campaign with a 4-under 66, securing her second individual win of the season. Silchenko went 6-under on the week to earn co-champion honors alongside Princeton individual Thanana Kotchasanmanee.
This is the highest finish by a Cowgirl at an NCAA Regional since Maddison Hinson-Tolchard won the Stillwater Regional in May 2022. Silchenko is also the first Cowgirl to win multiple individual titles in a single season since Hinson-Tolchard did so in 2021-22.
Silchenko has now finished top-10 in six consecutive events, tying for the second-longest streak in recorded Oklahoma State women's golf history. Only Caroline Hedwall, who recorded eight straight top-10 finishes en route to an individual national championship in 2009-10, has more.
Silchenko's first of five birdies on Wednesday marked her 100th of the year, making her just the fourth Cowgirl ever to record multiple 100+ birdie seasons (Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Kelsey Vines, Pernilla Lindberg). Silchenko recorded 102 as a freshman in 2022-23 and now has 104 this season.
True freshman Yu-Chu Chen turned in an even-par 70 to earn a share of fifth place. Chen played all three rounds in Chapel Hill at par-or-better to earn the third top-10 finish of her freshman season.
Now with 10 rounds at par-or-better this year (including seven in her last nine rounds), Chen is the first Cowgirl freshman to reach the double-digit mark since her teammates Ellie Bushnell (11) and Marta Silchenko (13) each did it in 2022-23.
Tarapath Panya's third-round 75 (+5) secured her a 28th-place finish at 8-over. Panya's 8 birdies this week brought her season total to 70, a new career-high.
Ellie Bushnell saved her best round for last, going 2-over to close her week with a 72. Summer Lee ended her week with a 77.
The Cowgirls return to action on May 22 for the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, where they'll look to capture the first national championship in program history.
25 conference titles. 31 NCAA Championship appearances. 44 All-Americans. For the latest news and updates on Oklahoma State Women's Golf, visit okstate.com or follow @CowgirlGolf on Instagram/Facebook and @OSUCowgirlGolf on X.
Cowgirls on the Leaderboard
T1. Marta Silchenko (-6) – 70-68-66—204
T5. Yu-Chu Chen (-2) – 69-69-70—208
T28. Tarapath Panya (+8) – 71-72-75—218
T40. Ellie Bushnell (+12) – 76-74-72—222
T50. Summer Lee (+15) – 72-76-77—225
Final Team Standings
1. Texas* (-5) – 279-271-285—835
2. UNC* (+6) – 274-280-292—846
3. Oklahoma State* (+8) – 282-283-283—848
T5. Michigan State* (+18) – 286-290-282—858
T5. Virginia* (+18) – 281-293-284—858
6. NC State (+18) – 283-284-291—858
7. Mississippi State (+21) – 282-289-292—861
8. Kent State (+22) – 289-287-286—862
9. High Point (+39) – 300-290-289—879
10. Furman (+49) – 298-295-296—889
11. Richmond (+62) – 307-297-298—902
12. Howard (+67) – 308-303-297—907
* - qualified for NCAA Championship
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