Second-Round Results

PROVO, Utah " Hira Naveed still has the individual lead after two rounds of the West Coast Conference Championships but the Pepperdine women's golf team will have to come from behind to beat BYU after the host Cougars rallied to take the lead on Friday.

The Waves opened the second round with a five-shot lead but BYU is now ahead by three shots heading into Saturday's third and final round at the par-72 Riverside Country Club.

BYU has a two-day total of 584 (296-288) while the Waves are at 587 (291-296). It's down to these two teams, as San Francisco is far back in third place at 615. The leaders will tee off beginning at 8:45 a.m. PT on Saturday on the first tee.

Naveed (Perth, Australia), a sophomore, led by two shots after the first round and still leads by one with a 1-under 143 (71-72). Her even-par round on Friday included five birdies, four of which came on her front nine. A pair of Cougars sit in second and third place at 144 and 145. Naveed is going for her first collegiate title.

Junior Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) again played well and is tied for fourth place at 147 (73-74). She had two birdies on the day.

The rest of the Waves are in the top 10. Sophomore Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) moved up to a tie for eighth place at 150 (77-73). She had two birdies during a 1-over round. Junior Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.) is tied for 10th at 151 (74-77), as is freshman Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand), who has shot 73-78.

BYU ended Pepperdine's streak of 14 consecutive WCC titles last year, and the Waves are looking to begin a new run here. Pepperdine has won 17 of the 20 WCC Championships ever contested.

Team Standings: 1. BYU 296-288=584; 2. Pepperdine 291-296=587; 3. San Francisco 307-308=615; 4. Gonzaga 308-311=619; 5. Santa Clara 309-311=620.

Individual Leaders: 1. Hira Naveed (Pepperdine) 71-72=143; 2. Rose Huang (BYU) 73-71=144; 3. Kendra Dalton (BYU) 75-70=145; T4. Vanessa Ha (San Francisco) 73-74=147; T4. Alex White (BYU) 73-74=147; T4. Tatiana Wijaya (Pepperdine) 73-74=147.

Other Pepperdine Scores: T8. Patricia Wong 77-73=150; T10. Momoka Kobori 73-78=151; T10. Katherine Zhu 74-77=151.