ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Antonia Malate leads a trio of San José State women's golfers who shot par or better Monday to catapult the Spartans to a two-shot lead after two rounds of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational at the UNM Championship Course.
Malate is third individually at six-under 138. She shot a three-under 69 in each round, making seven birdies in the first round and four in the second, tying for the tournament lead in birdies made at 11.
Newcomer Lucia Lopez Ortega made an instant impact on the team as she finished the first day of the tournament tied for 13th at one-under 143. Her first collegiate round, she shot a 75 but improved seven shots in the second round with her four-under 68.
Kajsa Arwefjäll is tied for 15th at even-par 144. She also shot a four-under 68 in the second round after starting the day with a 76.
Natasha Andrea Oon returned to the Spartan lineup after missing last season and shot a two-over 146 on the day (74-72) to tie for 23rd. Jordyn Parr rounded out the lineup as she is tied for 40th at five-over 149. Playing as an individual, Louisa Carlbom is tied for 79th at 156.
San José State used an 11-under par, 277, second round score to jump six teams into first place to end the day. The 277 for the second round is the second-lowest score in school history, just two shots off the record of 275 shot in back-to-back rounds of the 2015 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown.
Hear from @DanaDormann on today's team effort. pic.twitter.com/11ziwlIrHq
— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) September 14, 2021
Final round action of the tournament begins with a shotgun start Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. MT/6:30 a.m. PT. Fans can follow live scoring at http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=23693
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
UNM Championship Course
6,317 yards, Par 72
Team Standings (after 2 rounds)
1. San José State 294-277-571 -5
2. San Diego state 288-285-573 -3
3. New Mexico 288-289-577 +1
4. Brigham Young 291-287-578 +2
5. Oregon State 287-292-579 +3
6. Kansas 296-285-581 +5
7. Colorado 287-299-586 +10
8. Pepperdine 298-289-587 +11
9. UNLV 295-295-590 +14
9. California 291-299-590 +14
11. Fresno State 295-294-591 +15
12. Denver 301-291-592 +16
13. Iowa 297-297-594 +18
14. Texas State 301-295-596 +20
15. New Mexico State 308-292-600 +24
16. Colorado State 309-299-608 +32
Individual Standings
1. Lila Galeai, BYU 66-70-136 -8
2. Kaleiya Romero, Pepperdine 70-67-137 -7
3. Antonia Malate, San José State 69-69-138 -6
San José State Results
3. Antonia Malate 69-69-138 -6
T13. Lucia Lopez Ortega 75-68-143 -1
T15. Kajsa Arwefjäll 76-68-144 E
T23. Natasha Andrea Oon 74-72-146 +2
T40. Jordyn Parr 76-73-149 +5
Ind – T79. Louisa Carlbom 76-80-156 +12
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