Story Links FRESNO, Calif. – The CSUN Women’s Golf team carded a season-best 285 team total to overtake a pair of teams and capture its third tournament title of the 2024-25 season, winning the Fresno State Classic on Tuesday at Copper River Country Club. The Matadors’ final round 285 is one shot better than their second […]
FRESNO, Calif. – The CSUN Women’s Golf team carded a season-best 285 team total to overtake a pair of teams and capture its third tournament title of the 2024-25 season, winning the Fresno State Classic on Tuesday at Copper River Country Club. The Matadors’ final round 285 is one shot better than their second round 286 at the Eagle Invitational in September.Tournament: Fresno State Classic
Dates: Monday, Mar. 31, 2025
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Course: Copper River C.C. (par-72)
CSUN Place: 1st out of 8 teams (882, +18)
Team Champion: CSUN (882, +18)
Individual Champion: Louise Depadt (Tarleton State) – (211, -5)HEAD COACH MICHELLE WINKLER SAID
“This has been such a rewarding experience this year coaching this team. They fought like heck today to come back and win. I especially want to highlight Nicole and how far she’s come this year. She hit a few speed bumps along the way, but she’s really starting to hit her stride. I couldn’t be more proud of the leader she’s becoming.”Sophomore Nicole Tanoue fired a season-low 4-under 68 for the second consecutive round to finish second in the 45-player field at 4-under 212. After posting five birdies in the second round on Monday, Tanoue, who finished one shot back of the individual medalist (Louise Depadt of Tarleton State), had seven birdies in the final round. She had four birdies on the front nine to make the turn at 3-under before adding three birdies and a pair of bogeys on the back nine to finish the day at 4-under 68.
- Following Tanoue’s second place finish, freshman Ariya Soldwisch moved into the top 10 tying for ninth after an even-par 72 on Tuesday. Soldwisch’s finish is her fifth top-10 placing of the season as she wound up at 6-over 222 following rounds of 74-76-72.
- Juniors Kim Turgut and Gracie Piar made it four Matadors in the top 15, each tying for 14th at 8-over 224. Turgut had four birdies in the final round, two on her final two holes of the day to get back to even-par 72. Piar had four birdies over her final 11 holes to finish the final round at 1-over 73.
- Freshman Meghan Paracuelles rounded out the CSUN scoring, carding one birdie in a final round 8-over 80 to finish the tournament at 28-over 244.
- Ellie Shirley, competing as an individual, posted her best round of the tournament on Tuesday finishing with one birdie in a round of 7-over 79 to place 43rd at 35-over 251.
TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. CSUN 302-295-285–882 (+18); 2. UC Riverside 303-288-292–883 (+19); 3. Fresno State 305-296-294–895 (+31); 4. Weber State 303-304-289–896 (+32); 4. Tarleton State 308-299-289–896 (+32); 6. Hawai’i 300-290-309–899 (+35); 7. Portland State 311-312-310–933 (+69); 8. Cal State Bakersfield 314-319-307–940 (+76). CSUN SCORES
#GoMatadorsUP NEXT
With the regular season now complete, the Matadors will next compete at the 2025 Big West Women’s Golf Championship which is scheduled for Apr. 13-15 at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas, Nev.
