Solid Opening Round has CSUN Fourth After Day One of Big West Championship

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Freshman Ariya Soldwisch, who fired a 1-under 71, is tied for second while the CSUN Women's Golf team is fourth after the opening round of the Big West Women's Golf Championship Sunday at Spanish Trail Country Club. As a team, the Matadors opened with a team round of 12-over 300 which is fourth in the nine-team championship field. CSUN opens the second round trailing team-leading Cal State Fullerton by nine shots.

Tournament: Big West Women's Golf Championship
Dates: Apr. 13-15, 2025
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Course: Spanish Trail Country Club (par-72)
CSUN Place: 4th out of 9 teams (300, +12)
Team Leader: Cal State Fullerton (291, +3)
Individual Leader: Davina Xanh, Cal State Fullerton (70, -2)

CSUN SCORES

In her Big West Championship debut round, Soldwisch posted five birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey. She had three of her five birdies on the front nine, making the turn at 1-under. Soldwisch would birdie No. 10 to get to 2-under before a double bogey five at No. 12 dropped her to even-par. She then finished 1-under over her final seven holes to close out a 1-under round of 71. Soldwisch heads into Monday's second round just one shot off the lead after Cal State Fullerton's Davina Xanh carded a 2-under 70 on Sunday.
Nicole Tanoue and Kim Turgut are also firmly in the top 15 as both are tied for 13th at 3-over 75. Tanoue had one birdie and four bogeys in round one, while Turgut had a pair of birdies and five bogeys. The CSUN pair heads into the second round just a single shot out of the top 10.
Junior Gracie Piar is tied for 35th at 7-over 79 after posting 11 pars and seven bogeys in round one.
Sophomore Meghan Paracuelles rounded out the CSUN scoring on day one, sitting in 43rd place at 12-over 84.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Cal State Fullerton 291 (+3); 2. UC Davis 294 (+6); 3. Long Beach State 298 (+10); 4. CSUN 300 (+12); 5.UC Riverside 303 (+15); 5. UC Irvine 303 (+15); 7. Cal Poly 306 (+18); 8. Hawai'i 310 (+22); 9. Cal State Bakersfield 315 (+27).

HEAD COACH MICHELLE WINKLER SAID
"Overall, I think we did a good job today. It was mainly our putting that got us, but luckily, we have 36 more holes to make a move. I'm so proud of Ariya in her Big West Championship debut. She carried herself with so much grace today and finished so strongly. I know she will continue to play her best these next two rounds!"

UP NEXT
The Matadors will be paired with UC Riverside and UC Irvine for Monday's second round, which gets underway at 9:20 a.m., with Paracuelles the first Matador going off the No. 1 tee.

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Solid Opening Round has CSUN Fourth After Day One of Big West Championship

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Players Mentioned

Meghan Paracuelles

Gracie Piar

Ariya Soldwisch

Nicole Tanoue

Kim Turgut