Second-Round Results

SANTEE, California " The Pepperdine women's golf team will head into the final round of the West Coast Conference Championships with a five-shot lead over BYU, as the Waves extended their advantage during Tuesday's second round.

The Waves began the day with a one-shot edge, and with the help of a 1-under 71 by Hira Naveed, the lead grew thanks to a two-day total of 600 (303-297) at the par-72 Carlton Oaks Golf Club. Defending champion BYU is at 605 and San Francisco is in third at 613.

Pepperdine has won a WCC-record 17 titles though the Waves are looking for their first championship since 2015.

PLAYER SCORES

• Junior Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) went from a tie for seventh and into sole possession of third place. She is one of just three players to have a below-par round (all came on Tuesday). Naveed is one shot back of the leaders with a 2-over 146 (75-71). Her second round included four birdies.
• Sophomore Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) is tied for fifth place at 149 (74-75). She had two birdies on Tuesday.
• Senior Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) is in seventh place at 151 (74-77). She had two birdies.
• Senior Katherine Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.) moved up 10 spots thanks to a big improvement between rounds. She's tied for 11th place at 156 (82-74). She had one birdie but just three bogeys.
• Junior Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) is tied for 13th at 157 (80-77). She had one birdie.

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Pepperdine, BYU and San Francisco will begin the third and final round off the #10 tee at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

THE NUMBERS

Team Standings: 1. Pepperdine 303-297=600; 2. BYU 304-301=605; 3. San Francisco 311-302=613; 4. Gonzaga 309-312=621; 5. Santa Clara 315-316=631.

Individual Leaders: T1. Kendra Dalton (BYU) 76-69=145; T1. Rose Huang (BYU) 74-71=145; 3. Hira Naveed (Pepperdine) 75-71=146; 4. Vanessa Ha (San Francisco) 74-74=148; T5. Nina Novilla (Gonzaga) 75-74=149; T5. Momoka Kobori (Pepperdine) 74-75=149.

Other Pepperdine Scores: 7. Tatiana Wijaya 74-77=151; T11. Katherine Zhu 82-74=156; T13. Hannah Haythorne 80-77=157.