PALOS VERDES ESTATES, California – Lauren Gomez turned in her fifth top-20 performance of the season to lead the Pepperdine women's golf team at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, which wrapped up play on Tuesday.
The Waves finished in 15th place overall with a three-day total of 901 (297-302-302) at the par-71 Palos Verdes Golf Club. It was an extremely impressive field, with 13 of the 16 teams ranked in Golfstat's top 50.
PLAYER SCORES
- Freshman Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) tied for 12th place at 217 (73-72-72). She had two birdies on the day.
- Sophomore Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) tied for 65th at 229 (72-80-77).
- Graduate Megan Dennis (Bedfordshire, United Kingdom) tied for 67th at 230 (79-74-77).
- Junior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) tied for 71st at 233 (80-76-77). She had one birdie on Tuesday.
- Sophomore Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) tied for 75th at 235 (73-86-76). She had two birdies in the final round.
UP NEXT
Pepperdine's final tournament before the West Coast Conference Championships is the Chambers Bay Invitational in Washington from April 11-12.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. Oregon 848; 2. Wake Forest 855; 3. Virginia 864; 4. Arizona State 865; 5. Texas 873; 6. USC 875; 7. Kent State 878; T8. Baylor 879; T8. Duke 879; 10. Auburn 886; 11. California 889; 12. Arizona 890; 13. Vanderbilt 895; 14. Ohio State 899;
15. Pepperdine 901; 16. Georgetown 937.
Individual Leaders: 1. Rachel Kuehn (Wake Forest) 203; 2. Beth Lillie (Virginia) 208; 3. Alexandra Forsterling (Arizona State) 209; T4. Hsin-Yu Lu (Oregon) 212: T4. Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen (Oregon) 212.
