Lopez Ramirez Named to WGCA Freshman of the Year Watch List

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Mississippi State women's golf's Julia Lopez Ramirez has been named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Freshman of the Year Watch list, announced by the organization on Thursday.

Lopez Ramirez, who was named the SEC Freshman of the Year, is one of six elite freshmen from around the country to be named to the watch list. The WGCA Freshman of the Year Award Presented by StrackaLine is awarded annually to the top Freshman in Division I women's golf and is selected by a prestigious collection of women's collegiate golf coaches. Freshmen must have competed in a minimum of 15 competitive rounds to be considered.

On top of her SEC Freshman of the Year award, Lopez Ramirez was also named to the All-SEC First Team and was a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team. She was also the first Bulldog to be named the women's golf SEC Freshman of the Year.

Lopez Ramirez led the SEC in Weekly honors throughout the season as she was selected as the SEC Golfer of the Week and SEC Freshman of the Week twice. Lopez Ramirez led all SEC freshmen in wins (3) and stroke average (70.59) throughout her freshman campaign.

In her collegiate debut at the Sam Golden Invite, Lopez Ramirez shattered the Wildhorse Golf Club course record, carding a 63 (9-under par) third round to tie for first place. She set three new Bulldog records in her debut, posting the lowest individual round (9-under par), lowest score after 54 holes (14-under par), and lowest third-round individual score (9-under par).

Lopez Ramirez shined again in the spring opener, breaking the record for the lowest opening (second-lowest individual) round in school history with an 8-under par performance. After 36 holes, Lopez Ramirez had broken the school record for the lowest score after two rounds (13-under par), and after the third round, she broke the lowest score after 54 holes with a score of 16-under par to capture her second tournament title.

In the next event, Lopez Ramirez won her second-straight, third overall crown, carding three rounds in the 60s and shooting 11-under par. Her individual title helped lead Mississippi State to the team championship at the Westbrook Invitational and the first team and individual title in the same event since 2014.

Mississippi State will be back on the course May 20-25 when they compete for an NCAA National Championship. Lopez Ramirez and the Bulldogs qualified for the NCAA Women's Golf Championships with their top 4 finish at the Tallahassee Regional. The championship event will be played at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

WGCA Freshman of the Year Watch List
Amari Avery – USC
Hannah Darling – South Carolina
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra – Wake Forest
Julia Lopez Ramirez – Mississippi State
Caitlyn Macnab – TCU
Rose Zhang – Stanford

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