Results

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Alina Ching (-4) and Marissa Chow (-2) posted excellent scores during Friday's first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate, and the Pepperdine women's golf team is in a tie for sixth place.

The Waves shot a 2-over 286 and are tied with San Jose State and Iowa State at the par-71 Stanford Golf Course. Play continues with the second round on Saturday and the third and final round on Sunday. The tournament includes five top-10 and seven top-25 teams, including the #12 Waves.

The 4-under by Ching (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School) tied her career best, which was set earlier this fall at the Golfweek Conference Challenge. Her first-round 67 has put her into a tie for second place. She had six birdies on the day and was 6-under at one point before a couple of late bogeys.

Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS) is tied for sixth place after a 2-under 69. She had a total of four birdies during her round.

Freshman Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia/Shenton College) also had a good day, with birdies on three of her final seven holes to get back to an even-par 71. She had a total of four birdies.

Also, sophomore Alessandra Arza (Asuncion, Paraguay/Asuncion Christian Academy) is tied for 82nd after a 79, and senior Somin Lee (Denver, Colo./Overland HS) is 86th after an 80.

Team Standings: 1. UCLA 279; T2. Northwestern 282; T2. Stanford 282; T4. USC 284; T4. Kentucky 284; T6. San Jose State 286; T6. Iowa State 286; T6. Pepperdine 286; T9. Arizona State 288; T9. Washington 288; 11. California 290; 12. UC Davis 291; 13. Georgia 295; T14. Oregon 296; T14. Oregon State 296; 16. Harvard 300; 17. Clemson 301.

Top Individuals: 1. Bronte Law (UCLA) 65; T2. Alina Ching (Pepperdine) 67; T2. Mariah Stackhouse (Stanford) 67; T4. Cajsa Persson (Iowa State) 68; T4. Noemi Jimenez (Arizona State) 68.

Other Pepperdine Results: T6. Marissa Chow 69; T17. Tatiana Wijaya 71; T82. Alessandra Arza 79; 86. Somin Lee 80.