Broncos Return to Competition in New Mexico

WHAT'S NEXT: The Boise State women's golf team will travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to compete in the New Mexico State Golf Iconic Classic, Oct. 13-15.

THE FIELD: Boise State, Eastern Kentucky, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Nevada, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Sacramento State, San Diego State, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UT Arlington, UTEP.

LAST TIME OUT: Boise State finished second at the Molly Collegiate Invitational, the team's best result of the 2025 fall season.

PERSONAL BESTS ALL AROUND: At the Molly Collegiate Invitational, Annie Buffolino shot a career-low 68 (4-under) in the opening round and tied for 18th at 6-over, both personal bests. Macee Greenwood earned a career-best finish in ninth place and matched her lowest round with an even-par 72. Freshman Callia Ward carded a personal-best 2-under 70 in her Boise State debut, including four birdies.

BACK LIKE SHE NEVER LEFT: Leia Chung, a two-time Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Week and the program's all-time leader in career scoring average, returned to competition at the Golfweek Fall Challenge after missing the 2024-25 season due to injury. Chung won the tournament, setting program and tournament records for a 54-hole score (199, -14). She finished nine strokes ahead of the field, tying the largest margin of victory in program history, set by Acey Erlandson in 1999.

YEAR FIVE AT THE HELM: Head coach Kailin Downs is in her fifth season leading the Broncos. In 2024, she guided the team to the second-lowest scoring average in program history (296.74) and set school records for lowest 36-hole score (566, -10) and lowest 54-hole score (846, -18). Downs recently signed a two-year contract extension, keeping her with the program through the 2028 season.

ALL-CONFERENCE RETURNER: Matsueda earned All-MW Second Team honors for the 2024-25 season, becoming the first Bronco since 2018-19 to receive all-conference recognition.

IN THE RECORD BOOK: Several returning players are featured prominently in the Boise State record book. Chung holds the second, fourth, and seventh-lowest individual 36-hole scores in program history while Patterson is tied for fifth and ninth. Chung also holds five of the program's top 10 three-round scores, including a program record 199 (-14). In career scoring average, Chung (72.92), Matsueda (73.68), and Hui (75.32) rank first, second, and fourth, respectively.

LINEUP:
1. Leia Chung
2. Macee Greenwood
3. Teal Matsueda
4. Callia Ward
5. Jillian Hui
Ind. Annie Buffolino

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Players Mentioned

Annie Buffolino

Leia Chung

Macee Greenwood

Jillian Hui

Teal Matsueda

Callia Ward

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