Monday, October 3
Fayetteville, Ark.
Mississippi State
at
Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Bulldogs Lead Blessings Collegiate Invitational Heading into Second Round
October 03, 2022 | Women's Golf
Fayetteville, Ark. – The 11th-ranked Mississippi State women's golf team opened up the third annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational with an exceptional first-round team performance led by a record-breaking performance by Julia Lopez Ramirez. After the first 18 holes of competition, State leads the field at 1-under par (287). The Bulldogs are nine strokes ahead of in-state rival Ole Miss at 8-over par.
After opening the round with a bogey on the first hole of the day, Lopez Ramirez answered back by rattling off six straight birdies on holes 2-7 to propel State to the top of the leaderboard heading into the eighth hole. Lopez Ramirez did not look back as she continued to sink birdies adding four more on the back nine to secure her 12th round in the 60s in the Maroon and White (65, 7-under par). Lopez Ramirez sits alone at the top of the leaderboard with six strokes separating her from second place. With Lopez Ramirez's 7-under par first round she now holds the women's records for Blessings Golf Club course record and Blessings Collegiate Invitational's lowest round. Since joining the Bulldogs in 2021, Lopez Ramirez has broken two course records (63 at the 2021 Sam Golden Invitational).
Following Lopez Ramirez's lead, the rest of the scorecard for the Bulldogs featured strong performances from top to bottom.
Competing in her third collegiate event Izzy Pellot carded her sixth straight round of par or better golf, carding an even 72. Pellot sunk 12 pars throughout the day (fifth-most) to finish tied for fourth.
Hannah Levi used a strong front nine that included five straight pars on holes 3-7 before adding birdies on 8 and 9 to head into the turn 1-under par. On the back nine, Levi added six more pars to work around three bogies to finish tied for 10th at 2-over par.
After shooting five-over par on the front nine, Abbey Daniel made the turn and carded 1-under on the back nine to finish tied for 15th at 4-over par.
Ashley Gilliam rounds out the scoring for the Bulldogs, finishing 5-over par on the day to tie for 26th.
Mississippi State will return to the course for the second round of action from Fayetteville on Tuesday. State will tee off from the 10th tee at 8:45 am. Bulldog fans can tune into live coverage from the GOLF Channel from 3:30-6:30 pm CT.
Quoting Coach Ewing
On the Opening Round
"I'm really proud of the team today. The biggest thing that we did today was that we handled the tough stretches well. There were a couple of times today when things were not going our way and the team handled it very well. That's what we always want to be about."
On Julia Lopez Ramirez
"Today was obviously a special round by Julia. To shoot a course record anywhere is always an incredible accomplishment. It was really cool for all of us to be there to witness it. We all know she's ready to put that behind her and set her mind to having a really solid second round. That goes for the whole team as well. We just need to go out and do our job in round two."
Team Leaderboard
2022 Blessings Collegiate Invitational
The Rundown:
Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Schedule: Monday-Wednesday, October 3-5, 2022
Course: Blessings Golf Club || Fayetteville, Arkansas
Yardage: 6,452 Yards || Par 72
Format: 54-Hole, Stroke-Play Format- Men's and Women's Mixed Event
Mississippi State Lineup:
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's golf on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWG."
After opening the round with a bogey on the first hole of the day, Lopez Ramirez answered back by rattling off six straight birdies on holes 2-7 to propel State to the top of the leaderboard heading into the eighth hole. Lopez Ramirez did not look back as she continued to sink birdies adding four more on the back nine to secure her 12th round in the 60s in the Maroon and White (65, 7-under par). Lopez Ramirez sits alone at the top of the leaderboard with six strokes separating her from second place. With Lopez Ramirez's 7-under par first round she now holds the women's records for Blessings Golf Club course record and Blessings Collegiate Invitational's lowest round. Since joining the Bulldogs in 2021, Lopez Ramirez has broken two course records (63 at the 2021 Sam Golden Invitational).
Following Lopez Ramirez's lead, the rest of the scorecard for the Bulldogs featured strong performances from top to bottom.
Competing in her third collegiate event Izzy Pellot carded her sixth straight round of par or better golf, carding an even 72. Pellot sunk 12 pars throughout the day (fifth-most) to finish tied for fourth.
Hannah Levi used a strong front nine that included five straight pars on holes 3-7 before adding birdies on 8 and 9 to head into the turn 1-under par. On the back nine, Levi added six more pars to work around three bogies to finish tied for 10th at 2-over par.
After shooting five-over par on the front nine, Abbey Daniel made the turn and carded 1-under on the back nine to finish tied for 15th at 4-over par.
Ashley Gilliam rounds out the scoring for the Bulldogs, finishing 5-over par on the day to tie for 26th.
Mississippi State will return to the course for the second round of action from Fayetteville on Tuesday. State will tee off from the 10th tee at 8:45 am. Bulldog fans can tune into live coverage from the GOLF Channel from 3:30-6:30 pm CT.
Quoting Coach Ewing
On the Opening Round
"I'm really proud of the team today. The biggest thing that we did today was that we handled the tough stretches well. There were a couple of times today when things were not going our way and the team handled it very well. That's what we always want to be about."
On Julia Lopez Ramirez
"Today was obviously a special round by Julia. To shoot a course record anywhere is always an incredible accomplishment. It was really cool for all of us to be there to witness it. We all know she's ready to put that behind her and set her mind to having a really solid second round. That goes for the whole team as well. We just need to go out and do our job in round two."
Team Leaderboard
- Mississippi State -1 (287)
- Ole Miss +8 (296)
- Arkansas +11 (299)
- Texas A&M +13 (301)
- UNLV +16 (304)
- California +17 (305)
- Clemson +20 (308)
- UCLA +24 (312)
- UCF +31 (319)
- Kansas +34 (322)
- Louisville +35 (323)
2022 Blessings Collegiate Invitational
| Mississippi State | Place | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd.3 |
| Ashley Gilliam | T26 | +5 (77) | ||
| Izzy Pellot | T4 | E (72) | ||
| Abbey Daniel | T15 | +4 (76) | ||
| Hannah Levi | T10 | +2 (74) | ||
| Julia Lopez Ramirez | 1 | -7 (65) |
The Rundown:
Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Schedule: Monday-Wednesday, October 3-5, 2022
Course: Blessings Golf Club || Fayetteville, Arkansas
Yardage: 6,452 Yards || Par 72
Format: 54-Hole, Stroke-Play Format- Men's and Women's Mixed Event
Mississippi State Lineup:
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's golf on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWG."
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