Final Results

PALO ALTO, Calif. " The Pepperdine women's golf team flirted with a top-six finish for much of Saturday's final round at the NCAA Stanford Regional, but unfortunately the Waves saw their season come to an end with a 10th-place finish.

Pepperdine wrapped up play with a three-day total of 889 (298-295-296) at the par-71 Stanford Golf Course. The Waves finished six strokes away from sixth place. Only the top six teams advanced to the NCAA Championships later this month.

The Waves outplayed their seeding, as they entered the tournament 13th of 18 teams. Pepperdine defeated four higher-ranked teams, including #18 UNLV, #21 San Diego State, #26 Texas Tech and #42 Michigan State.

Things were looking good for Pepperdine with six holes to play. Birdies by senior Marissa Chow (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Iolani HS) and freshman Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) on 11 got the Waves back to even-par on the day. After starting the round in eighth, Pepperdine was momentarily elevated into a tie for fourth place, according to Golfstat.

But holes 13 and 14 would be the Waves' immediate undoing, as Pepperdine's five players posted six bogeys on the two holes, dropping the team out of the top six.

Chow concluded a tremendous four-year career with a final-round even-par 71, which moved her into a tie for 15th place with a total of 218 (71-76-71). It was a career-best NCAA Regional finish for the two-time All-American. Chow posted her 27th career top-20 finish, tied for sixth all-time at Pepperdine. She had three birdies during her final round.

Wong tied for 30th place at 222 (70-77-75), freshman Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) tied for 42nd at 224 (77-73-74), sophomore Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) tied for 57th at 228 (80-72-76) and freshman Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) tied for 70th at 231 (81-74-76).

Haythorne had three birdies and an eagle on the first hole, while Naveed had three birdies on Saturday.

Pepperdine was making its 18th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance.

Team Standings: T1. Stanford 289-280-287=856; T1. USC 287-284-285=856; 3. Ohio State 299-285-291=875; 4. North Carolina 302-289-287=878; 5. Arkansas 298-291-290=879; 6. Virginia 288-296-299=883; 7. Colorado 295-300-289=884; 8. Wake Forest 295-299-293=887; 9. San Jose State 299-301-288=888; 10. Pepperdine 298-295-296=889; 11. Michigan State 291-301-301=893; 12. San Diego State 299-297-299=895; 13. Texas Tech 291-307-298=896; 14. UNLV 300-295-313=908; 15. Idaho 300-304-307=911; 16. UC Riverside 306-313-308=927; 17. Richmond 306-312-313=931; 18. Seton Hall 310-315-319=944.

Top Individuals: T1. Elizabeth Szokol (Virginia) 73-69-67=209; T1. Andrea Wong (UC Davis) 72-72-65=209; 3. Alana Uriell (Arkansas) 72-67-71=210; T4. Casey Danielson (Stanford) 72-68-71=211; T4. Tiffany Chan (USC) 71-69-71=211.

Pepperdine Scores: T15. Marissa Chow 71-76-71=218; T30. Patricia Wong 70-77-75=222; T42. Hira Naveed 77-73-74=224; T57. Tatiana Wijaya 80-72-76=228; T70. Hannah Haythorne 81-74-76=231.