Lopez Ortega Moves Into Top-10, Spartans Maintain Third PlaceLopez Ortega Moves Into Top-10, Spartans Maintain Third Place
Don Liebig/OSU Athletics

Lopez Ortega Moves Into Top-10, Spartans Maintain Third Place

PALM DESERT, Calif.—Lucia Lopez Ortega led the Spartans with a 3-under 68 in the second round to move into the top-10 of the Alice and John Wallace Family Women’s Golf Classic at the Monterey Country Club in Palm Desert. She helped the San José State women’s golf team maintain its third-place standing in the 21-team field on the par-71 course.

  • Lopez Ortega is tied for seventh at 2-under 140. She is one of 11 players in the field who are under par through two rounds of the tournament.
  • She made six birdies in the second round and is tied for second in the field in birdies made in the tournament at nine.
  • Lopez Ortega’s under-par round was one of just 20 recorded in the second round.
  • Moa Andersson is the other Spartan in the top-20 as she shot a 3-over 74 and is tied for 12th at even-par 142. She made three birdies during the round
  • Rebecca Gyllner is tied for 28th at 4-over 146, shooting a 2-over 73 and making two birdies.
  • Nicola Kaminski moved up 14 places, shooting a 2-over 73 on Sunday, and is now tied for 37th at 6-over 148. 
  • She made her third eagle of the season on the par-4, 394-yard eighth hole, and started and ended her round with birdies on the par-4 hole three to start and one on the par-5 second hole to end.
  • Isabella Cioe is tied for 49th at 8-over 150, shooting a 6-over 77. She was 1-under for her first seven holes of the day, making a birdie and six straight to start the round.
  • The Spartans shot a 288 in the second round to maintain their third-place standing at 6-over 574. They are 10 shots behind second-place Southern California. 
  • The team standings are very close from the Spartans (+6) to eighth-place Long Beach State (+17).
    UP NEXT – The Spartans begin the final round on Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, playing with Oregon, Southern California and Washington.

Alice and John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic
Monterey CC
Par 71, 6,108 yards
Team Standings (after second round)
1. Oregon    276-276-552    -16
2. Southern California    283-281-564    -4
3. San José State    286-288-574    +6
4. Washington    290-286-576    +8
5. Pepperdine    290-287-577    +9
6. Cal State Fullerton    291-287-578    +10
7. New Mexico State    293-287-580    +12
8. Long Beach State    289-296-585    +17
9. UC Davis    297-290-587    +19
9. California Baptist    298-289-587    +19
11. Boise State    296-298-594    +26
11. Grand Canyon    297-297-594    +26
11. Hawaii    301-293-594    +26
14. Santa Clara    299-300-599    +31
15. Cal Poly    299-303-602    +34
15. Nevada    301-301-602    +34
17. Fresno State    308-302-610    +42
18. Wyoming    304-319-623    +55
19. CSU Bakersfield    310-314-624    +56
19. Gonzaga    314-310-624    +56
21. Portland State    313-315-628    +60
Individual Standings
1. Kiara Romero, Oregon    68-68-136    -6
2. Karen Tsuru, Oregon    68-69-137    -5
San José State Results
T7. Lucia Lopez Ortega    72-68-140    -2
T12. Moa Andersson    68-74-142    E
T28. Rebecca Gyllner    73-73-146    +4
T37. Nicola Kaminski    75-73-148    +6
T49. Isabella Cioe    73-77-150    +8
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