Results

KANE'OHE, O'ahu, Hawai'i " The Pepperdine women's golf team played its best round of the season on Tuesday and stands in a tie for second place after the first day of action at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational.

The Waves are tied with 28th-ranked Texas A&M after an even-par 576 at the par-72 Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course. Pepperdine had a 6-over 294 in the morning round, then followed it with a 6-under 282 in the afternoon. #10 Oklahoma State leads the tournament by seven shots with a 7-under 569.

The third and final round is on Wednesday.

Freshman Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia), who joined the team at the semester break, recorded the first two below-par rounds of her college career and is in second place with a 4-under 140 (69-71). She's just one shot back of the leader, Maddie McCrary of Oklahoma State. Naveed had a total of nine birdies on the day.

Right behind her is senior Marissa Chow (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Iolani HS), who is tied for third place with a 3-under 141 (73-68). Chow had three birdies in the morning, then five more in the afternoon when she shot a 4-under.

Also in the lineup, freshman Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) is tied for 17th at 148 (77-71), sophomore Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) is tied for 23rd at 149 (77-72) and sophomore Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.) is tied for 31st at 151 (75-76). Wong had four birdies during her 1-under afternoon round.

Playing as individuals, freshman Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) is tied for 17th place at 148 (75-73) and junior Alessandra Arza (Asuncion, Paraguay) is tied for 71st at 160 (81-79). Haythorne had eight birdies on Tuesday.

Team Standings: 1. Oklahoma State 287-282=569; T2. Pepperdine 294-282=576; T2. Texas A&M 281-295=576; 4. Texas 285-292=577; 5. Illinois 301-292=593; T6. Fresno State 307-295=602; T6. Hawai'I 303-299=602; 8. Gonzaga 302-303=605; 9. UMKC 303-305=608; 10. Idaho 305-305=610; 11. Nebraska 305-306=611; 12. Portland State 310-316=626; 13. Osaka Gakuin 313-314=627; 14. Lipscomb 314-317=631; 15. UTEP 311-325=636; 16. Hawai'i-Hilo 330-338=668.

Top Individuals: 1. Maddie McCrary (Oklahoma State) 69-70=139; 2. Hira Naveed (Pepperdine) 69-71=140; T3. Marissa Chow (Pepperdine) 73-68=141; T3. Thanya Pattamakijsak (Texas A&M) 70-71=141; T5. Bianca Fabrizio (Texas A&M) 67-75=142; T5. Julia Beck (Texas) 71-71=142.

Other Pepperdine Scores: T17. Patricia Wong 77-71=148; T17. * Hannah Haythorne 75-73=148; T23. Tatiana Wijaya 77-72=149; T31. Katherine Zhu 75-76=151; T71. * Alessandra Arza 81-79=160.

* playing as an individual