ROCKWALL, Texas (April 21, 2025) -- Lubbock Christian University began their stint at the Lone Star Conference Championships Monday in Rockwall. The Lady Chaps carded a team score of 606 and +30, ending the opening day in sole possession of sixth place. As a team, Lubbock Christian ranked in the top five of birdies and par 4 scoring. They narrowly missed that threshold in par 3 and 5 scoring, coming in sixth in both categories.
After a slow start, Anaya Perales caught fire in the round two, climbing to the top of the Lubbock Christian standings after the first 36 holes of play. Perales had a two-round score of 147 and three-over-par, tying for eighth place on the overall leaderboard. In addition to leading the Lady Chaps on the scorecard, she led the team in both par 3 and 5 scoring. She had an average of 3.13 and score of +1 on par 3 holes and averaged 4.50 and a score of –4 on par 5 holes, which also tied her for the fourth best score of the tournament on par 5s.
Following narrowly behind Perales, Alexandra Escamilla had identical +2 rounds, finishing with a combined score of 148 and four-over-par. The score landed Escamilla in a tie for 12th place in the tournament standings. Escamilla was excellent at birdies, leading the entire field after she drained 10 over the first two rounds. Notably, Escamilla was particularly strong on par 5 holes, with an average of 4.75 and score of –2.
Alejandra Escobar closed her opening day in third on the Lubbock Christian leaderboard. Escobar was the leader for the Lady Chaps after round one, as she recorded an even-par score through 18 holes. She showed significant skill on par 4s, with a team leading average of 4.15 and score of +3. Heading into the final day of stroke play, Escobar currently sits in a tie of 29th with a score of +10.
Lily Griffin and Rianna LaFuente rounded out the Lady Chaps scorecard, with scores of 14-over-par and 19-over-par, respectively. Griffin had the largest stroke improvement of any Lubbock Christian golfer between rounds, knocking four strokes off her opening round score in round two. Furthermore, LaFuente led the Lady Chaps in pars, with a total of 22 across two rounds. Overall, Griffin is tied for 39th place and LaFuente is deadlocked in 46th entering the last stroke play round tomorrow.
The Lady Chaps will look to build upon a solid opening day at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club when they return to the course Tuesday for the third and final round of stroke play. To advance to the match play round Wednesday, they will need to secure a top four finish following tomorrow's finale. Lubbock Christian will tee off at 8:30 a.m. and will be paired with Dallas Baptist and Texas A&M – Int'l for the last 18 holes.
