SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.— San José State women's golfers Lucia Lopez Ortega and Kajsa Arwefjäll will play for medalist honors on Monday at the NCAA Championships after both remained in the top-10 individually after the third round at the NCAA Championships at the Grayhawk Golf Club. The seventh-seeded San José State women's golf team shot a 9-over 297 and finished the day in 16th place at 18-over 882.
Hear from @DanaDormann after the team's third round at the NCAA Championships. #AllSpartans | #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/IxWfhAMtne
— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) May 22, 2023
- Lopez Ortega sits alone in second-place in the individual standings at 8-under 208 after shooting a 1-under 71 on Sunday. She is two shots behind individual leader Catherine Park of Southern California.
- Lopez Ortega made five birdies during her round including one on 18 when her eagle putt was just short of the hole, and she tapped in for birdie.
- She is tied for second in the field in birdies made with 14 and is one of 15 players to make at least one eagle at the championships.
- Arwefjäll shot a 1-over 73 in the third round and is tied for ninth individually at 4-under 212. She made three birdies during her round including one on 18.
- Lopez Ortega and Arwefjäll are looking to become the first two Spartans to finish in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships since Janice Moodie and Vibeke Stensrud did it in 1995 and 1996.
San José State Individuals in the Top Ten at the NCAA Championships
1982 Juli Inkster 3rd 77-77-69-76-299
1987 Anne Jones 2nd 72-74-72-71-289
1988 Denise Philbrick 4th 74-72-70-75-291
Dana Lofland 9th 75-73-72-73-293
1989 Pat Hurst Champion 70-72-73-77-292
Denise Philbrick 9th 77-75-73-75-300
1990 Dina Ammaccapane 3rd 76-73-74-75-298
Pat Hurst 5th 77-77-73-72-299
1991 Nicole Horner 8th 74-71-78-75-298
1992 Tracy Hanson 4th 75-73-73-71-292
Ninni Sterner 4th 76-74-71-71-292
Lisa Walton 7th 73-74-73-73-293
1993 Tracy Hanson 9th 70-79-72-74-295
1994 Janice Moodie 6th 77-73-74-74-298
Vibeke Stensrud 8th 78-74-70-77-299
Lisa Walton 10th 73-79-73-77-302
1995 Vibeke Stensrud 2nd 69-69-71-76-285
Janice Moodie 6th 72-69-76-74-291
1996 Janice Moodie 4th 81-74-75-75-305
Vibeke Stensrud 10th 78-78-78-75-309
1997 Janice Moodie 2nd 68-74-74-71-287
2019 Natasha Andrea Oon 9th 79-71-72-222
2022 Natasha Andrea Oon 2nd 77-68-70-70-285
Hear from Lucia Lopez Ortega after her 71 on Sunday leaves her solidly in 2nd place for the individual title at 8-under 208. #AllSpartans | #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/U2RGZvf4HD
— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) May 22, 2023
- Antonia Malate shot a 78 in the third round and tied for 117th at +14.
- Rebecca Gyllner shot her best round of the championship with a 3-over 75 and finished tied for 113rd at +16.
- Louisa Carlbom finished 145th after shooting an 85 on Sunday and for a +26 for the tournament.
- The Spartans missed advancing to the final round of stroke play by one shot to SMU.
Check out the sites and strokes from the Spartans third round at the NCAA Championships. #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/LjVZw2JgZV
— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) May 22, 2023
Lopez Ortega and Arwefjäll will begin the final round at 12:23 p.m. off the 10th tee at Grayhawk. Follow live scoring at https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=26045
NCAA Championships
Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
6,368 yards, par 72
Team Standings (after three rounds)
1. Stanford 288-273-290-851 -13
2. Wake Forest 279-280-299-858 -6
2. Texas 292-276-290-858 -6
4. Southern California 296-276-290-862 -2
5. Florida State 288-286-289-863 -1
6. South Carolina 286-276-302-864 -E
7. Arizona 292-288-289-869 +5
7. Texas A&M 287-284-298-869 +5
9. Pepperdine 295-279-296-870 +6
9. Georgia 286-290-294-870 +6
11. Oklahoma State 280-291-300-871 +7
12. New Mexico 287-288-301-876 +12
13. LSU 294-288-295-877 +13
14. Mississippi State 301-288-291-880 +16
15. SMU 291-295-295-881 +17
16. San José State 292-293-297-882 +18
17. Baylor 289-290-304-883 +19
18. Michigan State 293-294-298-885 +21
18. Duke 288-296-301-885 +21
20. TCU 293-295-298-886 +22
21. Texas Tech 291-298-301-890 +26
22. Northwestern 303-291-298-892 +28
22. Oregon State 297-293-302-892 +28
24. Clemson 299-287-307-893 +29
24. Virginia 298-293-302-893 +29
26. Augusta 296-297-303-896 +32
26. Vanderbilt 305-292-300-897 +33
28. Ole Miss 300-288-310-898 +34
29. Tulsa 301-306-307-914 +50
30. NC State 305-304-308-917 +53
Individual Standings
1. Catherine Park, Southern California 71-64-71-206 -10
2. Lucia Lopez Ortega, San José State 68-69-71-208 -8
San José State Results
2. Lucia Lopez Ortega 68-69-71-208 -8
T9. Kajsa Arwefjäll 71-68-73-212 -4
T117. Antonia Malate 75-77-78-230 +14
T133. Rebecca Gyllner 78-79-75-232 +16
T145. Louisa Carlbom 78-79-85-242 +26
#AllSpartans