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Vakasiuola stays in top 4 entering 3rd round
2/15/2026 6:45:00 PM | Women's Golf
GCU freshman stays below par for tournament, 3 off lead
PALM DESERT, Calif. – Grand Canyon freshman Alexis Vakasiuola remained in the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic medalist mix Sunday and will enter Monday's final round tied for third place.
Vakasiuola, a native of San Tan Valley, Arizona, shot a 2-over round of 73 at Monterrey Country Club in Palm Desert, California, where the tournament concludes Monday with the Lopes tied for 11th in the 16-team field.
A two-birdie round Sunday helped keep Vakasiuola within three strokes of tournament leader Catherine Park of USC, who has posted 3-under and 2-under rounds this weekend.
GCU followed a 10-over first round with a 27-over second round. USC leads the tournament with a 15-under first round and even-par second round.
The Lopes' next best Sunday round came from freshman Honor Johnson, who is an individual entry.. She carded a 4-over 75 that included 12 pars and was an eight-stroke improvement over her Saturday round.
GCU sophomore Allie Justiz is the second-ranked tournament player for the Lopes with a 10-over tournament score. Lopes junior Jess Haiines improved Sunday with a 6-over second round to be at 15 over for the tournament.
GCU shot 10 over par as a team to tie with No. 33 Eastern Michigan and No. 10 Vanderbilt for fifth place. No. 2 South Carolina leads the 16-team field at 15 under, the only school with an under-par scorecard.
The tournament is being played at Monterey Country Club, a par-71, 6,108-yard course.
Vakasiuola started her day at 1 under through eight holes. After her lone bogey on her ninth hole (hole No. 1), she tallied three birdies over her final nine to finish 4 under on the day.
GCU sophomore Allie Justiz, playing in her first tournament of the spring campaign, had a team-high six birdies with three coming over a four-hole stretch (Nos. 3-6). Justiz finished with a 1-under 70 and is the second of two Lopes in the top 10 tied for seventh.
Lopes junior Lena Tremouille (6 over, tied for 61st), junior Jess Haines (9 over, tied for 78th) and freshman Rosie Maguire (12 over, tied for 92nd) close out the starting five for the Lopes. GCU freshman Honor Johnson shot 12 over as an individual entry, while sophomore teammate Matilda Samervong went 4 over to tie for 38th as an individual entry.
GCU's 15 birdies was second best Saturday to only USC's 17. Justiz and Vakasiuola rank second and third, respectively, in birdies. Vakasiuola is also second among 96 golfers in par-4 scoring (3.73).
Round 2 action begins Sunday at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time).
Vakasiuola, a native of San Tan Valley, Arizona, shot a 2-over round of 73 at Monterrey Country Club in Palm Desert, California, where the tournament concludes Monday with the Lopes tied for 11th in the 16-team field.
A two-birdie round Sunday helped keep Vakasiuola within three strokes of tournament leader Catherine Park of USC, who has posted 3-under and 2-under rounds this weekend.
GCU followed a 10-over first round with a 27-over second round. USC leads the tournament with a 15-under first round and even-par second round.
The Lopes' next best Sunday round came from freshman Honor Johnson, who is an individual entry.. She carded a 4-over 75 that included 12 pars and was an eight-stroke improvement over her Saturday round.
GCU sophomore Allie Justiz is the second-ranked tournament player for the Lopes with a 10-over tournament score. Lopes junior Jess Haiines improved Sunday with a 6-over second round to be at 15 over for the tournament.
Vakasiuola shoots 4-under 1st round
Grand Canyon freshman Alexis Vakasiuola posted an outstanding first round, totaling five birdies, 12 pars and just one bogey Saturday as she led the Lopes to a top-five placement after Day 1 of the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf Classic.GCU shot 10 over par as a team to tie with No. 33 Eastern Michigan and No. 10 Vanderbilt for fifth place. No. 2 South Carolina leads the 16-team field at 15 under, the only school with an under-par scorecard.
The tournament is being played at Monterey Country Club, a par-71, 6,108-yard course.
Vakasiuola started her day at 1 under through eight holes. After her lone bogey on her ninth hole (hole No. 1), she tallied three birdies over her final nine to finish 4 under on the day.
GCU sophomore Allie Justiz, playing in her first tournament of the spring campaign, had a team-high six birdies with three coming over a four-hole stretch (Nos. 3-6). Justiz finished with a 1-under 70 and is the second of two Lopes in the top 10 tied for seventh.
Lopes junior Lena Tremouille (6 over, tied for 61st), junior Jess Haines (9 over, tied for 78th) and freshman Rosie Maguire (12 over, tied for 92nd) close out the starting five for the Lopes. GCU freshman Honor Johnson shot 12 over as an individual entry, while sophomore teammate Matilda Samervong went 4 over to tie for 38th as an individual entry.
GCU's 15 birdies was second best Saturday to only USC's 17. Justiz and Vakasiuola rank second and third, respectively, in birdies. Vakasiuola is also second among 96 golfers in par-4 scoring (3.73).
Round 2 action begins Sunday at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time).
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