Scottsdale native Isabella Cioe signs with Women’s Golf

TEMPE – Sun Devil Women’s Golf Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye announced the signing of Isabella Cioe, a transfer from San Jose State, who will join the team for the 2026-27 season. 

From Scottsdale, Ariz., Cioe competed in 34 rounds for the Spartans and 14 tournaments over two seasons. In the first round of the Illini Women’s Invitational last October, she shot a career best 69 (-3) and was the top Spartan on the team, finishing 1-over (217) for the weekend.

In her Spartan debut, she had a top-30 finish at the Match in the Desert, tied for 29th, and competed in the Mountain West Championship and the NCAA Gold Canyon regional her freshman season. 

As a sophomore, she had a season-best finish at the Wallace Women’s Golf Classic, tied for 32nd. Cioe clinched the win in the Battle of the Bay against No. 1 Stanford, with a 2-and-1 win over Paula Martin Sampedro with five birdies and never trailed against the then-No. 5-ranked NCAA player.

Cioe graduated from IMG Academy in 2024 and played with he JGAA (Junior Golf Association Arizona) where she had five, top-5 finishes as a junior. Additionally, she was named 2025 and 2026 Academic All-Mountain West the last two years.

Looking ahead to the 2026-27 roster
Cioe joins Baylor transfer Amelia Wan in the upcoming 2026-27 season, alongside reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, Patience Rhodes, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Fai Rubrong, Kate Dillon and Johanna Axelsen. Wan played 30 rounds for the Bears, had two top-15 finishes, and eight rounds at par or better during her 2025-26 season, with a career best round of 66 (-6) at the UCF Challenge.

Rhodes had five top-10 finishes this past season, including two coming in the last three tournaments with a fourth-place finish at the Women's Big 12 Championships, shooting 2-under (214) for the tournament. The Bath, England, native was sixth at the NCAA Stanford Regional, shooting 6-under (206), which helped send the Sun Devils to the NCAA Championships. Additionally, Rhodes has competed at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur the last two years.

Rubrong joined the team in January and had two top-5 finishes in eight tournaments for the Sun Devils. She finished runner-up at the ASU PING Invitational with 7-under (209), then had a fifth-place finish at the Dr. Donnis Thomas Invite in Hawaii, shooting 3-under (210). Rubrong made 78 birdies and one eagle in 25 total rounds with the team this past spring.

Dillon appeared in 31 rounds as a freshman for the team last season with a 72.5 scoring average in 11 tournaments. Dillon had a runner-up finish at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, shooting 14-under (202), and was tied for 20th at the Nanea Invitational at 2-under (217).

Axelsen played in seven tournaments and had a top-20 finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 2-over (215). For the season, Axelsen had seven rounds of par or better throughout the season.

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