VAIL, Colo. (Sept. 23, 2025) - The Northern Arizona women's golf team improved on its first-round score by two strokes, shooting a 295 (+7) for a two-round total of +16. The Lumberjacks moved up two spots on the leaderboard and now sit in solo 10th place.
Southern California carded another impressive team round of 276 (-12), bringing its 36-hole total to -24 - a new tournament record. USC's Jasmine Koo and LSU's Francesca Fiorellini are tied atop the individual leaderboard at -9 after two rounds.
Amy Hodgkins led the Lumberjacks with a round of 70 (-2), recording three birdies and an eagle on the 339-yard par-4 12th hole. The junior hit an 8-iron from 130 meters to an elevated green, not realizing the ball had rolled into the cup until she reached the green - where she was pleasantly surprised. She jumped 40 spots on the individual leaderboard and is now tied for 27th with a +3 total.
Frankie Dezis and Lizzie Neale are tied for 33rd at +4 overall. Dezis notched four birdies - on holes two, four, five, and 12 - and climbed 15 spots with her 73 (+1). Neale carded a 77 (+5), collecting birdies on holes eight and 18.
Sumin Kang trails by two strokes after posting another 75 (+3). She birdied the third hole and is tied for 46th with a 36-hole total of +6.
Nina Lukyanenko rounded out the NAU lineup, shooting an 82 (+10). She is in solo 83rd at +14 overall.
Tomorrow's final round will feature a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, with NAU beginning on holes 11 through 15. The 'Jacks will be grouped with Eastern Michigan (ninth, +15), Denver (T-11th, +17), and Mercer (T-11th, +17).
Live scoring will be available via Golfstat.
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RESULTS
1 Southern California -24
2 Pepperdine -12
3 LSU -6
4 Arizona +3
5 UC Irvine +12
T6 Charlotte +13
T6 Kansas +13
8 Miami +14
9 Eastern Michigan +15
10 Northern Arizona +16
T11 Denver +17
T11 Mercer +17
13 Sacramento State +21
14 Boise State +24
15 UNC Asheville +25
16 New Mexico State +34
17 Campbell +36
18 Jacksonville State +38
19 East Tennessee State +42
20 Little Rock +45
NAU RESULTS
T27 Amy Hodgkins 77+70=147 (+3)
T33 Frankie Dezis 75+73=148 (+4)
T33 Lizzie Neale 71+77=148 (+4)
T46 Sumin Kang 75+75=150 (+6)
83 Nina Lukyanenko 76+82=158 (+14)
