Spartans Finish Seventh at NCAA Gold Canyon RegionalSpartans Finish Seventh at NCAA Gold Canyon Regional

Spartans Finish Seventh at NCAA Gold Canyon Regional

GOLD CANYON, Ariz.—Lucia Lopez Ortega finished her Spartan career with a clean card on Wednesday to lead the San José State women’s golf team to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional at the Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club.

  • Lopez Ortega shot a 2-under 70 for the final round and finished tied for 33rd at 10-over 226.
  • She made eight consecutive pars on the front nine and back nine, making birdies on #9 and #18, her final collegiate hole.
  • Lopez Ortega finishes her four-year Spartan career with a 72.67 stroke average, a four-time first team All-Mountain West honoree and picked up two conference trophies in the past month – Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Year and Mountain West Individual Champion.
  • Nicola Kaminski recorded her best three rounds of the season, finishing the tournament with a 1-over 73 to tie for 14th place at 4-over 220.
  • She made four birdies over her final round to record her third top-20 finish of the season.
  • Isabella Cioe shot a 3-over 75 and tied for 30th at 9-over 225. She had a clean final nine holes, making seven pars and two birdies, including on #18, to finish her first year at SJSU.
  • Rebecca Gyllner recorded her best round of the regional with a 2-over 74 and tied for 37th at 11-over 227.
  • Moa Andersson had her lowest round of the regional with a 1-over 73 and tied for 28th at 14-over 230.
  • SJSU finished seventh in the team standings at 26-over 890, two shots behind sixth-place Auburn and three shots from fifth-place Cal State Fullerton.
  • The Spartans recorded their best round of the tournament with a 1-over 289.
  • All four counting players birdied hole 18 and were under par on the back nine.
  • The Spartans were third in par-5 scoring at -6.

NCAA Gold Canyon Regional

Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club

Par 72, 6,544 Yards

Final Team Standings

1. Oregon                             289-282-281-852           -12

2. Arizona State                    286-290-285-861           -3

3. Oklahoma State               287-288-291-866           +2

4. Mississippi State              291-294-290-875           +11

5. Cal State Fullerton           304-292-291-887           +23

6. Auburn                             289-305-294-888           +24

7. San José State                  306-295-289-890           +26

8. California                          303-296-293-892           +28

9. Virginia Tech                     304-306-292-902           +38

10. Sacramento State          307-298-298-903           +39

11. Navy                               299-313-301-913           +49

12. Quinnipiac                      322-313-313-948           +84

Individual Standings

1. Kiara Romero, Oregon           70-62-68-200           -16

Final SJSU Results

T17. Nicola Kaminski               79-68-73-220  +4

T30. Isabella Cioe                    77-75-73-225  +9

T33. Lucia Lopez Ortega         81-75-70-226  +10

T37. Rebecca Gyllner              76-77-74-227  +11

T48. Moa Andersson               74-83-73-230  +14

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