PALO ALTO, California – The Pepperdine women's golf team improved by five strokes from round one to round two at the Stanford Intercollegiate, but that wasn't enough to stop the Waves from dropping a spot into a tie for fourth place on Saturday.
The Waves are playing well against an impressive field and have a two-day total of a 3-over 571 (288-283) at the par-71 Stanford Golf Course. Their round of 1-under today was the best score among the morning wave, though a couple of the teams playing in the afternoon leapfrogged the Waves. Only four teams were below-par on Saturday.
PLAYER SCORES
- Senior Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) entered the day tied for first place and she remains among the leaders, now in third place with a 5-under 137 (67-70). Her 1-under today included four birdies, all on the front nine.
- Junior Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) had the Waves' best round of the day, a 3-under 68, that moved her up more than 30 spots and into a tie for 19th at 143 (75-68). Kobori had five birdies on Saturday, including three in a five-hole span on the back nine that got her to 3-under.
- Senior Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) also played well, with a 2-under 69 that moved her up more than 30 spots and into a tie for 40th at 147 (78-69). She had four birdies, with a back nine that consisted of two birdies and seven pars.
- Senior Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) is also tied for 40th at 147 (69-78). She had two birdies on Saturday.
- Freshman Sifan He (Shanghai, China) is tied for 76th at 153 (77-76). Her second round had one birdie.
UP NEXT
The third and final round – the Waves' last of the fall season – is Sunday. They're paired with Washington and Arizona State with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. USC 272-286=558; 2. Northwestern 288-279=567; 3. Stanford 284-284=568; T4. Washington 296-275=571;
T4. Pepperdine 288-283=571; 6. Arizona State 290-285=575; 7. Florida State 290-286=576; 8. UCLA 297-281=578; 9. Oregon 296-287=583; T10. San Jose State 289-296=585; T10. San Diego State 294-291=585; T12. Iowa State 301-288=589; T12. California 292-297=589; 14. Denver 291-299=590; 15. Washington State 304-292=596; 16. Harvard 299-298=597; 17. Oklahoma State 308-290=598.
Individual Leaders: 1. Mariel Galdiano (UCLA) 71-62=133; 2. Albane Valenzuela (Stanford) 67-69=136;
3. Hira Naveed (Pepperdine) 67-70=137; 4. Alyaa Abdulghany (USC) 67-71=138; T5. Tze-Han Lin (Oregon) 72-67=139; T5. Brooke Riley (Northwestern) 70-69=139.
