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'Dogs open season in Albuquerque
9/7/2025 10:21:00 AM | Women's Golf
Fresno State at Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
Sept. 8-9 • UNM Championship Course • Albuquerque, NM
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FRESNO. Calif. - Fresno State women's golf team will open the 2025-2026 season at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational at UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Â
THE SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 8 - 6:30 a.m. PT- shotgun startÂ
Tuesday, Sept. 9 - 6:30 a.m. PT - shotgun start
THE FIELD
The 15-team field includes New Mexico, BYU, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Fresno State, Long Beach State, Mercer, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, South Alabama, Southern Miss, UNLV, UTEP, and Washington State
THE LINEUP
- Amelia Garibaldi
- Vunissa Vu
- Lara Goerlich
- Hyojeong Kang
- Sara Rampoldi
Indv. Katelyn Lehigh
WHO'SÂ 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.Â
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.