Women's Golf

PacWest Women Golfers Finish Strong

As a wrap to the fall season, Hilo, Hawaii Pacific, Point Loma and Vanguard all won tournaments.

It was a busy final week of the Fall season, with many PacWest teams playing in two tournaments each. When the dust settled, Point Loma was the narrow team winner after winning the East Bay Fall Invitational, while individually Hawaii Pacific’s Isabella Iorio was the most consistent over the week to earn Player of the Week.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hawaii Pacific’s Isabella Iorio, Soph., 5-1, San Diego, Calif.                                               
Hawaii Pacific’s Isabella Iorio shot even par over four rounds and two tournaments to earn the last Player of the Week award for the Fall. The sophomore finished third at HPU’s own Sharks Shootout with a -4 score, one shot away from medalist honors. After a rough first day (76), she turned in a sizzling 66 scorecard on day two. At Hilo’s tournament, the San Diego native finished at +4, tied for fourth but just two shots off the lead. Overall, combining two tournaments, Ioria finished at even par, three shots better than the rest of the PacWest field.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Point Loma Sea Lions         
Point Loma won the highly competitive East Bay Invitational at Stonebrae and landed sixth at the even tougher Las Vegas Classic. At East Bay, the Sea Lions were at +47 for three rounds, four shots better than Texas-Tyler (+51) and followed by top west coast programs in CSU San Marcos (+52) and CSU Monterey Bay (+55). Point Loma was led by Allie Nguyen who finished second at +5, two shots behind the winner Ellaclair Leedom of CSUSM. Avery Sky was right behind in fourth at +8. In Vegas, in a tournament won by No. 1 nationally ranked and defending NCAA champion Dallas Baptist (-19), PLNU finished at +11 in the three-rounds at Boulder Creek. Nguyen was again PLNU’s best, this time at -2, followed by Estibaly Garcia (-1) and Annika Yturralde (+1).
 
NEWS AND NOTES: Westmont, Dominican and Jessup also competed at East Bay, with Westmont claiming seventh (+75), Dominican eighth (+78) and Jessup 12th (+113). Faith Guevara (DUC) tied for 11th at +13, Westmont was led by Hannah Camara at +15 and Jessup’s top player was Julianne Canda at +17…At the Punahele Jerky Co. Invitational at Waikoloa on the Big Island, island rivals Hawaii Hilo and Hawaii Pacific tied for first place at +35 in the two-round tournament. Both finished three shots ahead of third-place Seattle Pacific (+38). Vanguard tied for fourth (+43) with Simon Fraser. Hilo’s Kailee McKee shared medalist honors with SPU’s Zoe Garcia at +2. McKee turned in rounds of 70-76. Isabella Iorio was HPU’s best (+4), while Sophia Forrest led Vanguard at +6…At the Yo Maui HPU Sharks Shootout at the Mani Lani on the Big Island, Vanguard was the winner at +8, two shots ahead of Hawaii Pacific (+10). VU’s Theresa Shaw tied with SPU’s Emma Worgum at -5 for medalist honors. Shaw (+3) shot 68-71. Ioria topped HPU’s scores (-4), one shot back of the leaders. Vanguard’s Karis Haltom tied for fifth (+1). Hilo, who finished sixth (+28) was led by McKee (+3).
 
WHAT’S NEXT: Golfers will take a break now through the end of the year, next hitting the course on February 8-9 in Glendora at CSU Los Angeles’ tournament.