Fresno State at Leadership and Golf Invitational
Sept. 15-16 • Chambers Bay Golf Course • University Place, Wash.
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FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's golf team will travel to University Place this week for the Leadership & Golf Invitational, co-hosted by Washington and Seattle University at Chambers Bay Golf Course.
THE SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 15 - 8:00 a.m. PT- shotgun start
Tuesday, Sept. 16 - 8:00 a.m. PT- shotgun start
THE FIELD
The 16-team field includes Cal Poly, Colorado, Eastern Michigan University, Fresno State, GCU, Hawaii, Long Beach State, Oregon State, San Jose State, San Diego State, Seattle University, UC Davis, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas Monroe, University of San Francisco, and Washington.
THE LINEUP
Vunnisa Vu
Amelia Garibaldi
Lara Goerlich
Hyojeong Kang
Sara Rampoldi
LAST TIME
The Fresno State women's golf team finished 15th at the Leadership and Golf Invitational after carding a 49-over 913 at Chambers Bay Golf Course.
Amelia Garibaldi led the Bulldog in the tournament, finishing 34th after posting a score of 8-over 224. Vunnisa Vu and Katelyn Lehigh tied for 53rd after both finished with a score of 13-over.
WHO'S BACK
Fresno State will be returning three players, including top performers Amelia Garibaldi and Katelyn Lehigh
Amelia Garibaldi competed in all 11 tournaments last season while recording three top 20 finishes. She went on to post a season-best 14th-place finish at The Clash at Boulder Creek with a tournament score of 5-under. Garibaldi shot a season-low round of 3-under 69 at The Clash at Boulder Creek and would finish the season with a 75.3 scoring average.
Katelyn Lehigh competed in all 11 tournaments for the Bulldogs and finished the season with a 73.9 scoring average, all while earning All-Mountain West honors. Lehigh recorded five top 10 finishes, including a 4th place showing at the Fresno State Classic. She would also record a 3-under total at the Alice and John Wallace Women's Golf and finish fifth at the Mountain West Women's Golf Championship.
Vunissa Vu competed in all 11 tournaments and posted a 74.5 scoring average. She would secure her first career win at The Clash at Boulder Creek with a 15-under total. By season's end, Vu would record four top 10 finishes which included an eighth place finish at the Mountain West Women's Golf Championship.
WHO'S NEW
Fresno State welcomed three newcomers to the roster this season. All three additions joining the Bulldogs are freshmen
Lara Goerlich, a native of Hanover, Germany, has joined the Bulldogs alongside freshmen Hyojeong Kang and Sara Rampoldi who come from Seoul, South Korea and Mar Del Plata, Argentina respectively, to begin their collegiate careers with Fresno State.