Oct. 5, 2010
Round 2 Results 
TACOMA, Wash. - One of the best rounds of the day allowed the Pepperdine women's golf team to move up from seventh to fourth place after Tuesday's second round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational.
The Waves jumped over Oregon, Stanford and UC Davis thanks to a 7-over 295 (better than all but two other schools), giving them a two-day total of 596 (301-295) at the par-72 Tacoma Country Club. The final round is on Wednesday. California (567) and USC (574) have put some distance between themselves and the rest of the field but the Waves could still catch host Washington (591) for third place.
Junior Kaitlin Drolson (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) led the Waves for the second straight day, shooting a 1-under 71 to move into sixth place place with an even-par 144 (73-71). She had a very clean round, recording birdies on the 9th and 15th holes and just one bogey.
Sophomore Danielle Kang (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake HS) also moved up thanks to an even-par 72, which included three birdies. She's tied for ninth place with a 2-over 146 (74-72).
Senior Taylore Karle (Scottsdale, Ariz./Laurel Springs Academy) is tied for 32nd at 152 (77-75), freshman Liv Cheng (Auckland, New Zealand) is in 39th at 154 (77-77) and senior Martine de Gannes (Diego Martin, Trinidad) is in 65th place at 162 (83-79).
Team Scores: 1. California 284-283=567; 2. USC 285-289=574; 3. Washington 293-298=591; 4. Pepperdine 301-295=596; 5. UC Davis 298-302=600; T6. Oregon 307-298=605; T6. Stanford 299-306=605; 8. New Mexico State 305-303=608; 9. Oregon State 306-303=609; 10. San Jose State 313-304=617; 11. Gonzaga 307-315=622; 12. Idaho 310-314=624; 13. San Francisco 308-317=625; 14. Washington State 316-311=627; 15. Washington "B" 318-316=634.
Top Individuals: 1. Emily Childs (California) 68-68=136; 2. Joanne Lee (California) 68-72=140; T3. Sophia Popov (USC) 68-74=142; T3. Lizette Salas (USC) 71-71=142; 5. Pia Halbig (California) 74-69=143.
Pepperdine Scores: 6. Kaitlin Drolson 73-71=144; T9. Danielle Kang 74-72=146; T32. Taylore Karle 77-75=152; 39. Liv Cheng 77-77=154; 65. Martine de Gannes 83-79=162.
