PHOENIX, Ariz. - Seattle U women's golf heads to Phoenix, Arizona, for its second spring tournament on Sunday to compete in the GCU Invitational. The two-day event is scheduled to take place from February 28-March 1 on the 6,171 yards course with a par of 72 at the GCU Golf Course. Both days will feature shotgun starts, opening at 7 a.m. pacific time.
Seattle U will compete against golfers from Boise State, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Dixie State, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Idaho, Montana State, Northern Arizona, North Dakota State, Portland State, SMU, SUU, Santa Clara, UC Riverside, UTEP, UTRGV and the hosts Grand Canyon. The Redhawks will send graduate student Keisha Lugito, senior Samantha Bruce, junior Azumi Arai and freshman Shayna Lu and Rivekka Jumagulova.
Seattle U enters this tournament coming off its second tournament victory of the season. At the Mountain Classic Match Play, the Redhawks defeated Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton and Boise State in head-to-head play.
Freshman Shayna Lu earned Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Golfer of the Week for her performance at the Mountain Classic Match Play. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native provided a strong presence in the Redhawks' lineup as she won all three of her matchups.
This is the sixth consecutive season where the Redhawks will compete in the Grand Canyon Invitational. Last spring, Seattle U finished third out of 15 teams at the Grand Canyon Invitational with Lugito finishing tied for eighth overall.
Stay connected with Seattle U women's golf and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.
Seattle U will compete against golfers from Boise State, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Dixie State, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Idaho, Montana State, Northern Arizona, North Dakota State, Portland State, SMU, SUU, Santa Clara, UC Riverside, UTEP, UTRGV and the hosts Grand Canyon. The Redhawks will send graduate student Keisha Lugito, senior Samantha Bruce, junior Azumi Arai and freshman Shayna Lu and Rivekka Jumagulova.
Seattle U enters this tournament coming off its second tournament victory of the season. At the Mountain Classic Match Play, the Redhawks defeated Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton and Boise State in head-to-head play.
Freshman Shayna Lu earned Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Golfer of the Week for her performance at the Mountain Classic Match Play. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native provided a strong presence in the Redhawks' lineup as she won all three of her matchups.
This is the sixth consecutive season where the Redhawks will compete in the Grand Canyon Invitational. Last spring, Seattle U finished third out of 15 teams at the Grand Canyon Invitational with Lugito finishing tied for eighth overall.
Stay connected with Seattle U women's golf and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.