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Vakasiuola shares lead at MW Championship
4/21/2026 2:58:00 PM | Women's Golf
Lopes close 1st round in 3rd-place tie in Rancho Mirage
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - With nothing but blue skies, a low 70s tee-off temperature and beautiful conditions at Mission Hills Country Club, Grand Canyon women's golf finished Tuesday's opening round of the Mountain West Championship in fine position heading into moving day Wednesday as Lopes freshman Alexis Vakasiuola shares the individual lead.
LEADERBOARD
The winner of the Mountain West Championship earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament.
GCU is one shot back of the lead, sitting at 4 over par behind only San José State and Colorado State. The Lopes were paired with the Spartans in the first grouping Tuesday at 7 a.m., using that to their advantage of matching shot for shot with the eventual clubhouse leader.
The Lopes' 4-over score is tied with UNLV for the third-place spot and is two strokes ahead of fifth-place Nevada. A gap of five shots separates Nevada and sixth-place Wyoming.
Vakasiuola, who has six sub-70 rounds over her last 12 rounds, added another one to her resume with a blemish-free, 4-under 68. The 68 is tied for the clubhouse lead with Colorado State's Kara Kaneshiro. Vakasiuola is the only player in the field of 50 golfers who did not card a bogey in their first round.
The freshman from San Tan Valley birdied two of her first four holes and added a fifth on the par 5, ninth hole, concluding her front nine with a 3 under score. From there, she registered par on holes 10-17 before a 15-foot birdie putt sunk on the par 5, 18th.
Not far back from her is junior Lena Tremouille, who shot even par after a 2 over front nine. Tremouille rattled in an eagle on the par 5, 11th hole, and followed that up with a birdie to wipe away her over par card. She is currently sixth and one of just two players to record an eagle on the day.
Sophomore Allie Justiz is 20th at 3 over, followed by Jess Haines in 35th (5 over) and Honor Johnson in 38th (6 over).
While GCU is middle of the pack for birdie count, it is second with 62 pars for the tournament. It is also tied at the top spot with San José State in par 3 scoring (3.10).
Round two begins tomorrow morning with tee times to be updated later today.
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LEADERBOARD
The winner of the Mountain West Championship earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament.
GCU is one shot back of the lead, sitting at 4 over par behind only San José State and Colorado State. The Lopes were paired with the Spartans in the first grouping Tuesday at 7 a.m., using that to their advantage of matching shot for shot with the eventual clubhouse leader.
The Lopes' 4-over score is tied with UNLV for the third-place spot and is two strokes ahead of fifth-place Nevada. A gap of five shots separates Nevada and sixth-place Wyoming.
Vakasiuola, who has six sub-70 rounds over her last 12 rounds, added another one to her resume with a blemish-free, 4-under 68. The 68 is tied for the clubhouse lead with Colorado State's Kara Kaneshiro. Vakasiuola is the only player in the field of 50 golfers who did not card a bogey in their first round.
The freshman from San Tan Valley birdied two of her first four holes and added a fifth on the par 5, ninth hole, concluding her front nine with a 3 under score. From there, she registered par on holes 10-17 before a 15-foot birdie putt sunk on the par 5, 18th.
Not far back from her is junior Lena Tremouille, who shot even par after a 2 over front nine. Tremouille rattled in an eagle on the par 5, 11th hole, and followed that up with a birdie to wipe away her over par card. She is currently sixth and one of just two players to record an eagle on the day.
Sophomore Allie Justiz is 20th at 3 over, followed by Jess Haines in 35th (5 over) and Honor Johnson in 38th (6 over).
While GCU is middle of the pack for birdie count, it is second with 62 pars for the tournament. It is also tied at the top spot with San José State in par 3 scoring (3.10).
Round two begins tomorrow morning with tee times to be updated later today.
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