FAIRFAX, Calif.-Two spring tournaments, two wins over No. 1 Stanford. Tuesday, the San José State women's golf team needed every last par and birdie to hold off the top-ranked Cardinal to win the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational by one shot at 10-under 854 at Meadow Club.
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- San José State shot a two-over 290 in the final round, while Stanford made a furious charge with an 11-under 277. World number-one amateur and Stanford golfer Rose Zhang set a Meadow Club record on Tuesday as she shot an eight-under 64 to finish second individually.
- Spartan freshman Lucia Lopez Ortega led the Spartans with her first top-5 finish of the season, shooting a four-under 68 in the final round to finish the tournament in fourth place at six-under 210.
- In all, three Spartans finished in the top-10 individually. Kajsa Arwefjäll tied for fifth at three-under 213, shooting a 72 in the final round. Natasha Andrea Oon tied for 10th at one-under 215.
- All five Spartans finished in the top-25. Antonia Malate tied for 16th at two-over 218, while Louisa Carlbom tied for 25th at six-over 222. Individually, Jordyn Parr tied for 36th at nine-over 225.
- The Spartans tied for the second-lowest score of the season with the 10-under 854, after shooting the same score in the fall at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah.
- Arwefjäll recorded her second eagle of the season on Tuesday with one on the par-five ninth hole. The Spartans led the field with three eagles, one in each round.
- Washington's Camille Boyd won the individual title at 14-under, 202. She shot a seven-under 65 to finish three shots head of Zhang
San José State next competes at the MountainView Collegiate, March 18-20, in Tucson, Ariz.
Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational
Meadow Club, Fairfax, Calif.
Par 72, 6,157 yards
Final Team Standings
1. San José State 281-283-290-854 -10
2. Stanford 295-283-277-855 -9
3. Washington 292-288-290-870 +6
4. San Francisco 298-281-292-871 +7
5. California 299-284-294-877 +13
6. San Diego State 289-299-291-879 +15
7. Oregon State 294-297-295-886 +22
8. Washington State 299-290-301-890 +26
9. Brigham Young 292-293-309-894 +30
10. Colorado 305-291-307-903 +39
11. UC Davis 299-294-312-905 +41
12. Rutgers 311-297-298-906 +42
13. Fresno State 304-312-317-933 +69
Individual Standings
1. Camille Boyd, Washington 67-70-65-202 -14
2. Rose Zhang, Stanford 72-69-64-205 -11
3. Riana Mission, San Francisco 71-67-70-208 -8
San José State Results
4 Lucia Lopez Ortega 71-71-68-210 -6
T5. Kajsa Arwefjäll 69-72-72-213 -3
T10. Natasha Andrea Oon 72-68-75-215 -1
T16. Antonia Malate 71-72-75-218 +2
T25. Louisa Carlbom 70-75-77-222 +6
Individual –T36. Jordyn Parr 75-75-75-225 +9
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