The Texas Longhorns women's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championship on Saturday after a sixth place finish at the NCAA Bryan Regional. It's the 25th time in program history the Longhorns have advanced to the NCAA Championship, and it's the first time the program has done so since 2013.

Texas shot a 15-over-par, 302 in the third round, its worst one-day total of the event, but it held on for a Top 6 spot, clearing seventh place Tulane by a single stroke.

Junior Julia Beck led the Longhorns with a 1-under finish for the tournament, good for 12th. Fellow junior Haley Mills finished 18th overall with a 1-over performance for the tournament, while senior Natalie Karcher (7-over) finished in a tie for 35th. Additionally, sophomore Sophia Schubert (8-over) finished 42nd, while senior Tezira Abe (24-over) ended the tournament in a tie for 81st.

Karcher made a birdie on the final hole of the event for Texas to send the team to the NCAA Championships.

"I honestly had no clue where we were standing and was just trying to make the putt like any other one," Karcher said. "It was only when I heard the screams from the crowd that I realized how big it was! Ending my four years at Texas by going to nationals with my team is absolutely incredible! I'm so excited to be able to live this experience."

This is the first appearance in the NCAA Championships for second-year head coach Ryan Murphy at Texas.

"It was really a perfect storm for us today," Murphy said. "We just needed to hang in there, but the conditions were tough and the wind was strong. But we did hang in there and I'm very proud of the team. They have worked really hard and we are really excited to keep playing."

The NCAA Championships will start Friday, May 20 at Eugene Country Club in Oregon.