Higuera Highlights Disappointing Team Performance

Beaumont, Cali- The Lady Firestorm struggled to find their footing in their second tournament of the 2023-24 season at Oak Valley Golf Club. Sophia Higuera led the way for ACU with a tie for 12th after back-to-back 79s, for her second top-15 finish in as many tournaments. The sophomore Sophia Tipton followed in a tie for 39th (96, 89) and OUAZ held off Embry-Riddle (AZ) and Northwest Nazarene for the team title, posting the lowest team score (312) of round two.

EVENT INFO

Vanguard Fall Invitational
Oak Valley Golf Club - Beaumont, CA
Par 72- 6,060 yards

TEAM SCORES

1 - OUAZ - 311, 312 = 623 (+47)
2 - Embry-Riddle (AZ) - 308, 316 = 624 (+48)
3 - Northwest Nazarene - 304, 322 = 626 (+50)
4 - Hope International - 314, 322 = 636 (+60)
5 - Vanguard University - 319, 325 = 644 (+68)
6 - The Master's University - 339, 322 = 661 (+85)
7 - Jessup University - 342, 351 = 693 (+117)
8 - Arizona Christian - 361, 367 = 728 (+152)

ACU INDIVIDUAL SCORES

T12 - Sophia Higuera - 79, 79 = 158 (+14)
T39 - Sophia Tipton - 96, 89 = 185 (+41)
T42 - Sarafina Nicholas - 98, 95 = 193 (+49)
T44 - Elizabeth Hiltman - 94, 104 = 198 (+54)
T44 - Sarah Cordova - 92, 106 = 198 (+54)

SCORECARD SPOTLIGHTS

Sophia Higuera posted two birdies over the 36-hole tournament (one in each round); She recorded a team-high 21 pars and team-low 9-hole score of 37 in round one
Sophia Tipton managed the most improvement between rounds, shaving seven strokes off her first round 96; After three pars in the first round, Tipton holed out eight pars in the final 18 (four on each side of the scorecard)

NEXT UP

The Lady Firestorm will take some time off before hosting the Firestorm Fall Invite on November 6-7. Verrado Golf Club (Buckeye, AZ) will be the site of their final tournament before competition starts back up in the spring.

Roll Storm!

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Cordova: 5' 0"; Senior

Sophia Higuera: 5' 4"; Junior

Elizabeth Hiltman: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Sarafina Nicholas: 5' 5"; Junior

Sophia Tipton: 5' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sarah Cordova
: 5' 0"; Senior

Sophia Higuera
: 5' 4"; Junior

Elizabeth Hiltman
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Sarafina Nicholas
: 5' 5"; Junior

Sophia Tipton
: 5' 0"; Sophomore