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Monday, April 6
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Maya McVey
Buffs In Ninth At Chevron Silverado Showdown
April 06, 2026 | Women's Golf
NAPA, Calif. — Colorado women's golf is in ninth place after the first round of the 2026 Chevron Silverado Showdown, well within striking distance of the top portion of the field with plenty of golf to go.
The No. 48-ranked Buffaloes registered a score of 9-over-par in Monday's first round, right in the middle of a tightly packed group. Colorado is only one shot out of the top half of the field and five strokes out of fourth place with 36 holes remaining over the next two days. The Buffaloes are one shot behind both Northern Arizona and UC Davis at 8-over, while within two strokes of San Jose State at 7-over and four away from No. 44 California at 5-over.
Colorado hit a rough patch mid-way through its round as the Buffaloes' four scoring golfers played the fifth through seventh holes at 9-over. Colorado fought through that, however, playing well the rest of the way. The Buffaloes got back to 7-over on the front by playing the eighth and ninth at 2-under, then shot 2-over on the back to solidify their spot in the standings.
"We're competing hard right now as evidenced by the strong finish today, and we're excited for the next 36 holes," Colorado head coach Madeleine Sheils said.
No. 2 USC holds a sizeable lead with a first-round score of 11-under. No. 26 Eastern Michigan was the only other team in the red, in second at 4-under.
Junior Maya McVey and sophomore Ellen O'Shaughnessy led the team portion of the Colorado contingent. McVey registered her best round of the spring, shooting an even-par 72, and is tied with 10 others for 14th place, five strokes out of the lead and only three out of the top two. O'Shaughnessy is part of a nine-way tie for 24th at 1-over.
McVey had a very consistent round, sitting at 1-over through 15 that included a stretch of nine-straight pars. She was able to get back to even for the day, thanks to a pair of birdies on a pair of par 5s at the 16th and 18th to offset a bogey at the par-4 17th.
"Maya played a great round today," Sheils said. "Golf can be tough when you're doing everything well but it just won't translate to the scorecard, but Maya stayed patient and positive through one of those stretches recently, and it was great to see her put all the pieces together today.
Like McVey, O'Shaughnessy played the front nine at 1-over and got back to even with a birdie at the par-3 11th. She fell back to 2-over with back-to-back bogeys at the 12th and 13th, but got one stroke back with her third birdie of the day, all on par 3s, at the 163-yard 15th. From there, she ended with three straight pars to end her round.
Junior Carolyn Fuller is tied for 33rd after shooting 2-over, 74. She had a rough beginning as three-straight bogeys from the fifth to seventh put her at 3-over. She regrouped for the rest of her round, finishing off the front with a birdie at the ninth to get back to 2-over and then played even on the back nine.
Freshman Ananthi Vivek, playing in her first tournament counting toward the team score, is tied for 70th after shooting a 78 in the first round, highlighted with a pair of birdies at the ninth and 15th. Teemapat Pateetin is in 87th place after shooting 10-over.
Colorado had solid results from its two individual participants. Vanessa Ngo matched McVey's 72 to join the group tied for 14th. Brenna Higgins carded a 73 to join O'Shaughnessy's group, tied for 24th overall.
Ngo was at 2-over through seven before shooting back-to-back birdies at the eighth and ninth to get back to even at the turn. She was 1-under for a three-hole stretch after a birdie at the 13th, but ended her day back at even after a bogey at the 16th.
Higgins registered the most birdies on the day by a Colorado golfer with six, but that was offset by a few tough holes. Starting her day on the back, she was even through nine and then jumped up to 2-under thanks to three birdies over a five-hole stretch on the front. Higgins ended up at 1-over after dropping three strokes on her final two holes at the eighth and ninth.
USC's Catherine Park is the first-round leader after shooting 5-under, 67 and holds a two-stroke lead over a group of five golfers all at 3-under.
Colorado will match up with No. 39 CSU Fullerton, No. 45 Oregon State and Nebraska for Tuesday's second round with those groups starting from the No. 10 tee, beginning at 9:30 a.m. MT.
The No. 48-ranked Buffaloes registered a score of 9-over-par in Monday's first round, right in the middle of a tightly packed group. Colorado is only one shot out of the top half of the field and five strokes out of fourth place with 36 holes remaining over the next two days. The Buffaloes are one shot behind both Northern Arizona and UC Davis at 8-over, while within two strokes of San Jose State at 7-over and four away from No. 44 California at 5-over.
Colorado hit a rough patch mid-way through its round as the Buffaloes' four scoring golfers played the fifth through seventh holes at 9-over. Colorado fought through that, however, playing well the rest of the way. The Buffaloes got back to 7-over on the front by playing the eighth and ninth at 2-under, then shot 2-over on the back to solidify their spot in the standings.
"We're competing hard right now as evidenced by the strong finish today, and we're excited for the next 36 holes," Colorado head coach Madeleine Sheils said.
No. 2 USC holds a sizeable lead with a first-round score of 11-under. No. 26 Eastern Michigan was the only other team in the red, in second at 4-under.
Junior Maya McVey and sophomore Ellen O'Shaughnessy led the team portion of the Colorado contingent. McVey registered her best round of the spring, shooting an even-par 72, and is tied with 10 others for 14th place, five strokes out of the lead and only three out of the top two. O'Shaughnessy is part of a nine-way tie for 24th at 1-over.
McVey had a very consistent round, sitting at 1-over through 15 that included a stretch of nine-straight pars. She was able to get back to even for the day, thanks to a pair of birdies on a pair of par 5s at the 16th and 18th to offset a bogey at the par-4 17th.
"Maya played a great round today," Sheils said. "Golf can be tough when you're doing everything well but it just won't translate to the scorecard, but Maya stayed patient and positive through one of those stretches recently, and it was great to see her put all the pieces together today.
Like McVey, O'Shaughnessy played the front nine at 1-over and got back to even with a birdie at the par-3 11th. She fell back to 2-over with back-to-back bogeys at the 12th and 13th, but got one stroke back with her third birdie of the day, all on par 3s, at the 163-yard 15th. From there, she ended with three straight pars to end her round.
Junior Carolyn Fuller is tied for 33rd after shooting 2-over, 74. She had a rough beginning as three-straight bogeys from the fifth to seventh put her at 3-over. She regrouped for the rest of her round, finishing off the front with a birdie at the ninth to get back to 2-over and then played even on the back nine.
Freshman Ananthi Vivek, playing in her first tournament counting toward the team score, is tied for 70th after shooting a 78 in the first round, highlighted with a pair of birdies at the ninth and 15th. Teemapat Pateetin is in 87th place after shooting 10-over.
Colorado had solid results from its two individual participants. Vanessa Ngo matched McVey's 72 to join the group tied for 14th. Brenna Higgins carded a 73 to join O'Shaughnessy's group, tied for 24th overall.
Ngo was at 2-over through seven before shooting back-to-back birdies at the eighth and ninth to get back to even at the turn. She was 1-under for a three-hole stretch after a birdie at the 13th, but ended her day back at even after a bogey at the 16th.
Higgins registered the most birdies on the day by a Colorado golfer with six, but that was offset by a few tough holes. Starting her day on the back, she was even through nine and then jumped up to 2-under thanks to three birdies over a five-hole stretch on the front. Higgins ended up at 1-over after dropping three strokes on her final two holes at the eighth and ninth.
USC's Catherine Park is the first-round leader after shooting 5-under, 67 and holds a two-stroke lead over a group of five golfers all at 3-under.
Colorado will match up with No. 39 CSU Fullerton, No. 45 Oregon State and Nebraska for Tuesday's second round with those groups starting from the No. 10 tee, beginning at 9:30 a.m. MT.
| BUFFALO INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| T14. | Maya McVey | 72 (E) | ||||
| T14. | *Vanessa Ngo | 72 (E) | ||||
| T24. | Ellen O'Shaughnessy | 73 (+1) | ||||
| T24. | *Brenna Higgins | 73 (+1) | ||||
| T33. | Carolyn Fuller | 74 (+2) | ||||
| T70. | Ananthi Vivek | 78 (+6) | ||||
| 87. | Teemapat Pateetin | 82 (+10) | ||||
| *Playing as an individual |
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| TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | Catherine Park, USC | 67 (-5) | ||||
| T2. | Jasmine Leovao, Eastern Michigan | 69 (-3) | ||||
| T2. | Michelle Ho, UC Davis | 69 (-3) | ||||
| T2. | Elise Lee, USC | 69 (-3) | ||||
| T2. | Kaleigh Babineaux, Nebraska | 69 (-3) | ||||
| T2. | Bailey Shoemaker, USC | 69 (-3) | ||||
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
| Rank | Team | Score (To Par) | ||||
| 1. | USC | 277 (-11) | ||||
| 2. | Eastern Michigan | 284 (-4) | ||||
| 3. | Cincinnati | 289 (+1) | ||||
| 4. | Oregon | 292 (+4) | ||||
| 5. | California | 293 (+5) | ||||
| 6. | San Jose State | 295 (+7) | ||||
| T7. | Northern Arizona | 296 (+8) | ||||
| T7. | UC Davis | 296 (+8) | ||||
| 9. | Colorado | 297 (+9) | ||||
| T10. | Oregon State | 298 (+10) | ||||
| T10. | Nebraska | 298 (+10) | ||||
| 12. | CSU Fullerton | 300 (+12) | ||||
| T13. | Washington State | 305 (+17) | ||||
| T13. | Washington | 305 (+17) | ||||
| T15. | CSU Northridge | 309 (+21) | ||||
| T15. | San Francisco | 309 (+21) | ||||
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