Fresno State at SDSU Classic
Feb. 10-11 • The Heights GC • San Diego, Calif.
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FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State women's golf team will open their spring campaign at the SDSU Classic, hosted by San Diego State at the 6,376-yard, Par 72 The Heights Golf Club.
THE SCHEDULE
Monday, Feb. 10 – 8 a.m. PT, shotgun start
Tuesday, Feb. 11 – 8 a.m. PT, shotgun start
THE FIELD
The 12-team field features No. 48 BYU, Colorado, Denver, Fresno State, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon State, San Diego State, No. 1 Stanford, No. 35 UNLV, Western Michigan and Wisconsin.
THE LINEUP
Vunnisa Vu – 72 season scoring average
Katelyn Lehigh – 75.2 season scoring average
Amelia Garibaldi – 73.4 season scoring average
Motoko Shimoji – 77 season scoring average
Berglind Erla Baldursdottir – 83.6 season scoring average
LAST TIME
Fresno State finished third at the Clash at Boulder Creek, carding a new program low 22-under 842 at Boulder Creek Golf Club. Vunnisa Vu claimed her first collegiate tournament win with a score of 15-under 201.
The team shattered the program's previous 3-round low of 12-under 852 scored at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown during the 2015-16 season.
Vu's 15-under 201 tied the program record for lowest 3-round score, set by teammate Katelyn Lehigh last season.
Amelia Garibaldi finished in the top 15 with a total score of 5-under, after posting a 70 in the third round.
Motoko Shimoji had her best finish of the season, placing 25th at 2-under.
Lehigh finished the tournament at 1-over, while Berglind Erla Baldursdottir, competing as an individual, recorded a score of 6-over. Ashley Tarkanian finished at 16-over.
WHO'S BACK
Fresno State returns three players, including its top performer from the 2023-24 season, junior Katelyn Lehigh.
Lehigh competed in all 10 tournaments and won the Timpanogos Collegiate Invitational with a career-low 15-under 201, marking the program's 19th individual tournament win and setting a new 54-hole record. She also posted a career-low round of 7-under 65 at the same event and shot under 70 in five rounds. With four Top 20 finishes, she concluded the season with a scoring average of 73.1.
Amelia Garibaldi competed in all 10 tournaments, posting a 73.3 scoring average and securing three Top 10 finishes. She recorded a season-low 5-under 211 at The Clash at Boulder Creek and finished third at the Causeway Invitational with a 2-over 218. Her lowest round of the season came at the Cowgirl Classic, where she shot a 5-under 67 in the final round.
Vunnisa Vu competed in nine tournaments, achieving her best finish at the Fresno State Invitational, where she placed 11th with a score of 3-over 219. She posted a season-low even-par 216 at The Clash at Boulder Creek and shot a season-low round of 2-under 70 at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, finishing the season with a scoring average of 75.9.
WHO'S NEW
Fresno State bolstered its roster with four newcomers, featuring two junior college transfers and two freshmen.
Motoko Shimoji transferred mid-year from College of the Canyons but was unable to compete for the Bulldogs due to NCAA regulations, though she was able to practice with the team.
Genevieve Akers joins the Bulldogs after spending her freshman season at San Joaquin Delta College.
Berglind Erla Baldursdottir, a native of Mosfellsbær, Iceland, will begin her collegiate career this weekend, along with fellow freshman Ashley Tarkanian, a graduate of Bishop Manogue in Las Vegas, Nev.