INDIANAPOLIS - Cal State LA's women's golf team can celebrate a historic Monday that saw the Golden Eagles reach the NCAA West Regional as a team for the first time and ensure that Morgan Sjoerdsma won't be going at it alone this year.

The Golden Eagles earned the No. 8 seed and are among the 12 teams competing in the West Regional. While it will be the third NCAA appearance for Sjoerdsma, who qualified as an individual in 2022 and 2023, this will be the first time Cal State LA will competing as a team.

The three-day, 54-hole regional will be held at the Brookside Golf and Country Club in Stockton from May 6-8. The top five teams will advance to the national championships in Florida beginning on May 20.

The California Collegiate Athletic Association will be well-represented at the regional with four teams qualifying for the postseason. Cal State San Marcos, the five-time conference champion, earned the No. 4 seed, Cal State Monterey Bay earning the No. 7 seed, Cal State LA earning the No. 8 seed and Cal State East Bay earning the No. 9 seed. 

Defending national champion Dallas Baptist is the No. 1 seed and followed by No. 2 West Texas A&M, No. 3 St. Mary's, No. 4 Cal State San Marcos, No. 5 Oklahoma Christian, No. 6 Midwestern State, No. 7 Cal State Monterey Bay, No. 8 Cal State LA, No. 9 Cal State East Bay, No. 10 Colorado State-Pueblo, No. 11 Simon Fraser and No. 12 Biola.

Arnie Taguines of Texas Permian Basin, Yuliana Yapur of Texas A&M Interational, Martha Laremark of University of Texas at Tyler, Sidney Stramel of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Ali Escamilla of Lubbock Christian and Brooklynn Maes of Western New Mexico are the individual qualifiers.

The top five teams and the top two individuals on non-advancing teams will qualify for the nationals.

Sjoerdsma will be competing in the regionals for a third time. She first reached the tournament in 2022 after capturing the CCAA individual championship. She finished in a tie for 12th overall at the same course next week's regional will be held at in Stockton, narrowly missing nationals.

Last year, in Dallas, she finished in a tie for 24th, finishing well by shooting her lowest round of the year, 70, in the final round.

The qualification capped a memorable day for the Golden Eagles on Monday. Earlier, Daniela Andrade was named the CCAA Freshman of the Year and joined Sjoerdsma on the All-CCAA team. Now, Andrade, Sjoerdsma, Joshlyn Ayala, Harley Richardson and Sarah Amaya will embark on a historic journey next week in Stockton.