COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—For the second time in four seasons, the fifth-ranked San José State women's golf team swept the Mountain West postseason honors and placed four players on the All-MW first team.
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Natasha Andrea Oon has been named the MW Player of the Year for the second time in three years, while freshman Lucia Lopez Ortega is the MW Freshman of the Year. Spartan head coach Dana Dormann adds to her trophy case as she is the MW Coach of the Year for the second time (2019 & 2022).
The Spartans also placed four on the first team All-MW – Oon, Lopez Ortega, Kajsa Arwefjäll and Antonia Malate. The four players from one school are the most on the first team since 2006 when UNLV placed four players on an eight-player team.
Natasha Andrea Oon - 2021-22 Mountain West Player of the Year & First Team All-MW
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fourth-ranked player in the country and ranks 10th on WAGR
Leads the MW in stroke average 71.81 in 27 rounds played
MW Individual Champion – Set a record by shooting a 10-under 206 and winning by seven strokes
Tied the school record by shooting a 7-under 65 in the first round of the MW Championship
Five top-five finishes this season
Has recorded 20 rounds of par or better – 14 rounds under par and six rounds of par
Third first team All-MW honor and was the 2019-20 MW Player of the Year
Chosen for the Arnold Palmer Cup as part of the international team
Lucia Lopez Ortega – 2021-22 Mountain West Freshman of the Year & First Team All-MW
Sa Coma, Mallorca, Spain
Finished second at the MW Championship at 3-under 213
Currently has a 73.00 stroke average
Finished in the top-five in three of the five spring tournaments
Placed fourth at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational at 6-under 210
Made a hole-in-one on the par-3, #11 hole at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational
Dana Dormann – 2021-22 Mountain West Coach of the Year
Second Coach of the Year honor (2019, 2022)
Led the Spartans to the first MW Championship in school history
Named to the Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Watch List
Team is currently ranked fifth in the country
Spartans enter the NCAA Ann Arbor regional as the top seed
Kajsa Arwefjäll – First Team All-MW, Jr., Hollviken, Sweden
Second-best stroke average on the team at 72.15
Finished tied for third at the MW Championship after shooting an even-par 216
Five top-10 finishes this season
15 rounds of par or better – 10 under par and five par rounds
Chosen for the Arnold Palmer Cup as part of the international team
Third all-conference honor and second consecutive first team All-MW recognition
Antonia Malate – First Team All-MW, Sr., Seaside, Calif.
Has a 72.30 stroke average
Finished tied for 15th at the MW Championship
Best tournament finish was third at the Silverado Showdown at 1-under 215
14 rounds of par or under – 10 under par and four par rounds
Chosen for the Arnold Palmer Cup as part of Team USA
Finished T25th at the Augusta National Women's Amateur
Third all-conference honor and second consecutive first team All-MW recognition
San José State begins play at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, May 9-11, at the U-M Golf Course. The top-seeded Spartans tee-off with Virginia and Michigan Monday beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET/5:00 a.m. PT.
2022 Mountain West Women's Golf Award Winners
First Team
Sara Kjellker, San Diego State
Kajsa Arwefjäll, San José State
Lucia Lopez Ortega, San José State
Antonia Malate, San José State
Natasha Andrea Oon, San José State
Second Team
Victoria Gailey, Nevada
Bernice Olivarez Ilas, San Diego State
Nicole Lorup, UNLV
Veronica Joels, UNLV
Kendall Todd, UNLV
Player of the Year: Natasha Andrea Oon, San José State
Freshman of the Year: Lucia Lopez Ortega, San José State
Coach of the Year: Dana Dormann, San José State
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