For the 27th time in school history, the ninth-ranked San José State women's golf team has been selected to play at an NCAA Regional. The Spartans are the No. 2 seed at the Athens Regional to be played at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga., May 8-10.
The Spartans are in Athens, Georgia, getting ready for regional action beginning on Monday. Hear from @DanaDormann on the team's preparations. #AllSpartans | #NCAAGolf pic.twitter.com/iM6rNBRu8O
— San Jose State Women's Golf (@SanJoseStWGOLF) May 7, 2023
The six regions feature 12 teams and six individuals competing over 54 holes. The top-five teams and top individual, not on an advancing team, in each region will advance to the NCAA Championships, May 19-24, at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The other five regionals will be played in Pullman, Wash. (Palouse Ridge Golf Club), West Field, Ind. (The Club at Chatham Hills Golf Course), Raleigh, N.C. (Lonnie Poole Golf Course), San Antonio, Texas.
Teams in the Field:
1. South Carolina
2. San José State
3. Ole Miss
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Maryland
7. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
8. Charleston (Colonial Athletic Association)
9. Kansas
10. Furman (Southern Conference)
11. Augusta (Southland Conference)
12. Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Carla Bernat, Tulane
2. Mathilde Delavallade, Penn State
3. Mikhaela Fortuna, Oklahoma
4. Catie Craig, Western Kentucky (Conference USA)
5. Christy Chen, Boston U (Patriot League)
6. Isabella Gomez, Harvard (The Ivy League)
LIVE SCORING -https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=28077
TEE TIMES: Tee times for the first round begin at 8 a.m. EDT/5 a.m. PDT with the Spartans starting on the 1st tee with No. 1 South Carolina and No. 3 Ole Miss at that time. Tee times for the second and third rounds will be determined by the results after each round.
SPARTAN LINEUP: San José State will travel the same lineup that has played in the past six tournaments - Kajsa Arwefjäll, Antonia Malate, Lucia Lopez Ortega, Louisa Carlbom and Rebecca Gyllner. Jordyn Parr is the alternate.
SAN JOSE STATE AT THE REGIONALS: The Spartans are making their 27th regional appearance since 1993. Last year, the team won their third regional team title in school history with the three-shot win over Virginia at the 2022 NCAA Ann Arbor Regional. The other two regional titles came in 1994 in Albuquerque and 1995 in Tucson. The team has finished second twice - 1996 & 2000.
GOLFSTAT RANKINGS: Three Spartans rank among the top-100 players in the country.
26. Antonia Malate - Record vs. Top-100 players - 58-22
29. Kajsa Arwefjäll - Record vs. Top-100 players -57-23
70. Lucia Lopez Ortega - Record vs. Top-100 players - 24-56
This season, the San José State women's golf program is participating in the Fold of Honor Military Tribute Program. The Spartans will carry a golf bag in honor of 2nd Lt Travis A. Morgado who was from San Jose. His life was cut short during active duty in Zharay, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with an improvised explosive device (May 23, 2012). He also has connections to San José State as his maternal grandparents and an aunt are Spartan alumni.
For more information about Folds of Honor – click here.
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