Hopefully for NU, it can gain confidence from last year's regional performance. The Cats placed second at regionals in Columbus last season to earn their first ever trip to the NCAAs. NU came into Thursday's regional play off a second-place finish at the Big Ten championship in Minneapolis. Kim shot an opening round 71 at Big Tens and went on to a team best eighth-place finish. But Kim and the Cats wanted more.
Second place is the first loser.
But after Thursday's round, first loser at regionals may not sound so bad.