THE EVENT FACTS
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Round One Team Score: Gannon 308 (+28)
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Location: Champions Golf Club, Columbus, Ohio
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Date: Sept. 13, 2025
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Format: Stroke Play – Par 70, 5,629 yards
TOP 3 TEAMS
1 - Tiffin (+23)
2 - Gannon (+28)
3- Ashland (+29)
WHERE GU STANDS
T2- Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola) (+4)
T10- Emily Donahue (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) (+6)
T16- Anastasia Lopes (Noverasco di opera (MI), Italy/ISTITUTI DEAMICIS MILANO) (+8)
T27- Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir (+10)
T40- Alexandria LeCureux (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) (+12)
T43- Jillian Gambino (Mayfield Village, Ohio/Mayfield) (+13)
T31 (IND)- Victoria Colmenares (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/ICL Academy) (+11)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Gannon women's golf team is in prime position after the first round of the ODU Champions Invitational, sitting in second place with a team score of 308 (+28). The Golden Knights are five shots back of leader Tiffin (303, +23) and one shot clear of third-place Ashland (309, +29) heading into Sunday's final round.
THE KNIGHT CAP
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Mateo Leads the Way: Junior Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola) fired a 74 (+4) to sit tied for second overall and pace Gannon's lineup.
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Strong Top 10 Presence: Emily Donahue (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) carded a 76 (+6) to tie for 10th, while Anastasia Lopes (Noverasco di opera (MI), Italy/ISTITUTI DEAMICIS MILANO) turned in a 78 (+8) to share 16th
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Depth on Display: Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir (80, +10, T27) and Alexandria LeCureux (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) (82, +12, T40) rounded out the team scoring, with Jillian Gambino (Mayfield Village, Ohio/Mayfield) close behind at 83 (+13, T43)
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Individual Entry: Victoria Colmenares (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/ICL Academy), competing as an individual, shot 81 (+11) and is tied for 31st in the 96-player field.
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Tight Leaderboard: Gannon sits just five strokes behind first-place Tiffin, which was led by Primross Chikwaya's 74 (+4). The top five teams are separated by only 10 shots
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THE NEXT ROUND
The Golden Knights close out play at the ODU Champions Invitational on Sunday, Sept. 14 with the final round at Champions Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. Gannon will look to make up ground on Tiffin and chase its second tournament victory of the 2025–26 campaign.
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