COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—San José State women’s golfer Lucia Lopez Ortega etched herself into the record book as she has been named the 2024-25 Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Year.
Lopez is the fifth Spartan to receive this recognition and is the sixth time in seven years a Spartan has been honored.
My Leander – 2017
Abegail Arevalo – 2019
Natasha Andrea Oon – 2020, 2022
Kajsa Arwefjäll – 2023, 2024
Lucia Lopez Ortega – 2025
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Two Spartans received first team All-MW honors. Lopez Ortega was honored on the first team for the fourth time in her collegiate career, while Moa Andersson received her first all-conference honor.
Lucia Lopez Ortega – MW Golfer of the Year, First Team All-MW, Sr., Sa Coma, Mallorca, Spain
- 2025 Mountain West Individual Champion
- Four-time first team All-Mountain West honoree
- 72.29 stroke average on the year
- 10 rounds of par or better including 6 rounds in the 60s
- Shot a 5-under 211 to win the conference individual title (69-73-69)
- Ranked 74th in the collegiate rankings and 93rd on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)
- Shot a 6-under, 67 in the first round of the Nanea Invitational where she tied for 12th
- Tied for sixth at the Silverado Showdown at 3-under, 213
- Tied for eighth at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Moa Andersson – First Team All-MW, So., Staffanstrorp, Sweden
- 73.46 stroke average in 28 rounds played
- Finished seventh at the Mountain West Championship
- Eight rounds of par or better
- Two rounds in the 60s
- Three top-10 finishes
- Ninth at the Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational where she shot a 5-under 67 in the first round
- Shot a 68 in the first round of the Alice & John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic
UP NEXT – San José State plays at the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional, May 5-7, at the Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. Admission is free to the regional. The Spartans begin play on Monday with Virginia Tech and Sacramento State beginning at 8:55 a.m. Fans can follow along at https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236564/scoring/participants
2024-25 Mountain West Women’s Golf Award Winners
First Team
Kara Kaneshiro, So., Colorado State
Moa Andersson, So., San José State
Lucia Lopez Ortega, Sr., San José State
Mayumi Umezu, Sr., UNLV
Toa Yokoyama, Sr., UNLV
Second Team
Teal Matsueda, Boise State
Katelyn Lehigh, Jr., Fresno State
Gabby Kano, Jr., Nevada
Maria Garcia, Fr., New Mexico
McKenzi Hall, Sr., UNLV
Golfer of the Year: Lucia Lopez Ortega, San José State
Freshman of the Year: Maria Garcia, New Mexico
Coach of the Year: Amy Bush-Herzer, UNLV
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