Completed Event: Women's Golf at Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational on September 29, 2025 , , T-8th of 15
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at Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational
T-8th of 15
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Vakasiuola ties program record for single low round
2/24/2026 7:33:00 PM | Women's Golf
Lopes 1st at 5 under after 2 rounds of GCU Invitational
Coming off sweeping the Mountain West weekly honors for the conference's Golfer and Freshman of the Week, Alexis Vakasiuola one upped her success with nearly one of the best single rounds in Grand Canyon women's golf history.
The freshman carded a 7 under 65 in round two of the GCU Invitational at the GCU Golf Course Tuesday, tying a program single low round record.
Her efforts, led by a flurry of second round come backs compared to the Lopes' first rounds, have put GCU in first place after 36 holes at 5 under. Idaho is second at 16 over, followed by Northern Illinois at 20 over.
Vakasiuola leads the tournament with a 5 under total, bouncing back from a 2 over first round that saw her quadruple bogey the par 4, 5th hole. The Combs High School alum had two birdies through the first four holes of the second round and caught fire from the fifth hole on, tallying birdies on five and six before an eagle on the par 5, 7th hole.
Junior Jess Haines mounted a comeback in her first round, going 4 under over her final five holes to shoot even par. Haines was 4 over through 12 holes prior to her birdie spree. Haines's second round began with a bogey and a double bogey, but like the first, ended her afternoon with four birdies over her final seven holes played.
Haines is third at 2 under in total, two shots back of her teammate Vakasiuola.
Sophomore Allie Justiz is the third Lope in the top five, totaling back-to-back even par 72's. Justiz tallied six birdies and had a slew of 11 straight birdies to end her first round.
Freshman Honor Johnson and junior Lena Tremouille finished at 5 over and are tied for eighth. Individuals' sophomore Matilda Samervong (7th/3 over), freshman Rosie Maguire (T-16th/10 over) freshman Clara Duerr (T-20th/14 over) also competed for the Lopes.
The third and final round begins tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m.
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The freshman carded a 7 under 65 in round two of the GCU Invitational at the GCU Golf Course Tuesday, tying a program single low round record.
Her efforts, led by a flurry of second round come backs compared to the Lopes' first rounds, have put GCU in first place after 36 holes at 5 under. Idaho is second at 16 over, followed by Northern Illinois at 20 over.
Vakasiuola leads the tournament with a 5 under total, bouncing back from a 2 over first round that saw her quadruple bogey the par 4, 5th hole. The Combs High School alum had two birdies through the first four holes of the second round and caught fire from the fifth hole on, tallying birdies on five and six before an eagle on the par 5, 7th hole.
Junior Jess Haines mounted a comeback in her first round, going 4 under over her final five holes to shoot even par. Haines was 4 over through 12 holes prior to her birdie spree. Haines's second round began with a bogey and a double bogey, but like the first, ended her afternoon with four birdies over her final seven holes played.
Haines is third at 2 under in total, two shots back of her teammate Vakasiuola.
Sophomore Allie Justiz is the third Lope in the top five, totaling back-to-back even par 72's. Justiz tallied six birdies and had a slew of 11 straight birdies to end her first round.
Freshman Honor Johnson and junior Lena Tremouille finished at 5 over and are tied for eighth. Individuals' sophomore Matilda Samervong (7th/3 over), freshman Rosie Maguire (T-16th/10 over) freshman Clara Duerr (T-20th/14 over) also competed for the Lopes.
The third and final round begins tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m.
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