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
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tuesday, April 7
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes | Maricopa, Ariz.
Grand Canyon
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Wyoming Cowgirl Classic
Photo by: Brayden Stenner/GCU
Strong finish gives momentum for MW Championship
4/8/2026 2:49:00 PM | Women's Golf
GCU ties for 4th in Maricopa; Vakasiuola ties for 4th
MARICOPA, Ariz. – Grand Canyon's final regular-season round commenced Wednesday at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, located 45 minutes south of GCU's campus in Maricopa. A 6-under-par day propelled GCU two spots up the leaderboard into a fourth-place tie at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, showing progression and positivity with the Mountain West Championship two weeks away.
LEADERBOARD
GCU tied for fourth at 2 over with fellow Mountain West team UNLV. Seven Mountain West programs competed in Maricopa, serving as a prelude to the conference's ultimate test in Rancho Mirage, California, on April 21-23.
No. 22 Iowa State won the tournament at 26 under, followed by Sacramento State and BYU in a tie for second at 3 under. The Lopes' 6-under final round was third best in the 20-team field, trailing only the Cyclones and Hornets.
GCU's Alexis Vakasiuola continued her impressive freshman campaign with another top-five finish, her third of the season as she carded a 9-under tournament total. Vakasiuola was blemish free with five birdies, finishing her week with 13 to rank as the eighth most among 116 golfers. She finished with a 71/69/67 scoreline and now has six sub-70 rounds over her last 12 played.
Lopes junior Jess Haines placed 17th, going 1 over for the tournament after a 1-over third round. Haines was as consistent as can be through 54 holes, totaling 43 pars to tie for third most in that category among all players.
"I'm proud of the effort this week and especially in today's final round," GCU head coach Brent Nicoson said. "Alexis and Jess have been strong all spring, and they led us again this week with very solid play. We made a lot of birdies this week and added in a lot of solid pars to help our team score, which is a good sign as we head to the conference championship in a couple of weeks."
Lopes freshman Honor Johnson jumped 21 spots to 63rd after a 2-under final round. Johnson had four birdies for her day with a 3-under back nine. Junior teammate Lena Tremouille finished 44th with a 6-over total, while GCU sophomore Allie Justiz moved up 12 positions to place 68th at 11 over.
Freshman Rosie Maguire finished at 19 over in 90th as an individual entry.
GCU shot 2 over on par-3 holes, tied for second best with a 3.03 average. It also totaled a 4.97 par-5 scoring average to rank in the top five.
The Lopes will prep for the Mountain West Championship on April 21-23 in Rancho Mirage, California, at Mission Hills Country Club. The winner of the tournament earns the automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals. GCU is seeking its first NCAA regional appearance since 2017-18.
LEADERBOARD
GCU tied for fourth at 2 over with fellow Mountain West team UNLV. Seven Mountain West programs competed in Maricopa, serving as a prelude to the conference's ultimate test in Rancho Mirage, California, on April 21-23.
No. 22 Iowa State won the tournament at 26 under, followed by Sacramento State and BYU in a tie for second at 3 under. The Lopes' 6-under final round was third best in the 20-team field, trailing only the Cyclones and Hornets.
GCU's Alexis Vakasiuola continued her impressive freshman campaign with another top-five finish, her third of the season as she carded a 9-under tournament total. Vakasiuola was blemish free with five birdies, finishing her week with 13 to rank as the eighth most among 116 golfers. She finished with a 71/69/67 scoreline and now has six sub-70 rounds over her last 12 played.
Lopes junior Jess Haines placed 17th, going 1 over for the tournament after a 1-over third round. Haines was as consistent as can be through 54 holes, totaling 43 pars to tie for third most in that category among all players.
"I'm proud of the effort this week and especially in today's final round," GCU head coach Brent Nicoson said. "Alexis and Jess have been strong all spring, and they led us again this week with very solid play. We made a lot of birdies this week and added in a lot of solid pars to help our team score, which is a good sign as we head to the conference championship in a couple of weeks."
Lopes freshman Honor Johnson jumped 21 spots to 63rd after a 2-under final round. Johnson had four birdies for her day with a 3-under back nine. Junior teammate Lena Tremouille finished 44th with a 6-over total, while GCU sophomore Allie Justiz moved up 12 positions to place 68th at 11 over.
Freshman Rosie Maguire finished at 19 over in 90th as an individual entry.
GCU shot 2 over on par-3 holes, tied for second best with a 3.03 average. It also totaled a 4.97 par-5 scoring average to rank in the top five.
The Lopes will prep for the Mountain West Championship on April 21-23 in Rancho Mirage, California, at Mission Hills Country Club. The winner of the tournament earns the automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals. GCU is seeking its first NCAA regional appearance since 2017-18.
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