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Lopez Ortega Tied for Third, Spartans T13th After Day One of NCAA Championships

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Lucia Lopez Ortega shot a 4-under 68 and is tied for third individually after the first round of the 2023 NCAA Championships at the Grayhawk Golf Club. The seventh-seeded San José State women's golf team finished the day shooting a 4-over 292 and is tied for 13th with Texas and Arizona.

 

  • Lopez Ortega made seven birdies during her round, tying two others for the most made by a player in the first round.
  • She shot 4-under on the par 5s, tying with three others for the best of the tournament, and 2-under on the par 3s.
  • Her 68 ties former Spartans Janice Moodie and Natasha Andrea Oon as the only three Spartans to shoot that score at the NCAA Championships. Moodie did it in the first round of the 1997 championship, while Oon did it in the second round last year.
  • Kajsa Arwefjäll shot a 1-under 71 and is tied for 21st. She made four birdies during her round.
  • Arwefjäll was 2-under on the par 4s, tying for the second best outcome on those holes.
  • Antonia Malate shot a 3-over 75 and is tied for 90th. She made eight consecutive pars on her first eight holes played (10-17) and made two birdies during her round.
  • Rebecca Gyllner and Louisa Carlbom are tied for 127 at 6-over 78.
  • The Spartans begin the second round Saturday morning beginning at 7:05 a.m. off of the first tee.

 
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NCAA Championships
Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
6,368 yards, par 72
Team Standings (after round one)
1. Wake Forest                 279                       -9
2. Oklahoma State           280                       -8
3. Georgia                          286                       -2
3. South Carolina             286                       -2
5. New Mexico                  287                       -1
5. Texas A&M                    287                       -1
7. Duke                               288                       E
7. Florida State                 288                       E
7. Stanford                         288                       E
10. Baylor                          289                       +1
11. SMU                             291                       +3
11. Texas Tech                  291                       +3
13. Texas                            292                       +4
13. San José State           292                       +4
13. Arizona                        292                       +4
16. Michigan State           293                       +5
16. TCU                              293                       +5
18. LSU                               294                       +6
19. Pepperdine                  295                       +7
20. Augusta                       296                       +8
20. Southern California  296                       +8
22. Oregon State              297                       +9
23. Virginia                        298                       +10
24. Clemson                      299                       +11
25. Ole Miss                       300                       +12
26. Mississippi State        301                       +13
26. Tulsa                             301                       +13
28. Northwestern             303                       +15
29. Vanderbilt                   305                       +17
29. NC State                      305                       +17
 
Individual Standings
1. Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State      66           -6
2. Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest     67           -5
 
San José State Results
T3. Lucia Lopez Ortega   68           -4
T21. Kajsa Arwefjäll         71           -1
T90. Antonia Malate       75           +3
T127. Rebecca Gyllner    78           +6
T127. Louisa Carlbom     78           +6
 
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