UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington – Led by
Kaleiya Romero's tie for sixth place, the Pepperdine women's golf team posted a strong third-place finish at the Chambers Bay Invitational on Tuesday.
The Waves shot a two-day total of 895 (300-290-305) at the par-72 Chambers Bay Golf Course. Pepperdine finished just one stroke behind second-place Washington and outdueled Denver down the stretch to take third, ending up two shots better than the Pioneers.
In what the Waves hope will be a good preview of next week's West Coast Conference Championships, four of the five league schools were at this event and Pepperdine defeated BYU by 24, San Francisco by 33 and Gonzaga by 54.
PLAYER SCORES
- Sophomore Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) posted her second-best finish of the season with her tie for sixth place and a score of 221 (77-70-74). She had three birdies during the final round. She had a team-best 11 birdies for the tournament.
- Sophomore Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) took 11th place at 223 (77-73-73). She had the Waves' best score of the day at 1-over, which included two birdies.
- Junior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) claimed 12th place, her best finish of the season, at 224 (77-69-78).
- Graduate Megan Dennis (Bedfordshire, United Kingdom) tied for 21st at 229 (70-78-81). She had one birdie in the third round.
- Freshman Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) tied for 39th at 234 (76-78-80).
UP NEXT
The WCC Championships are set for next week, Thursday through Saturday (April 21-23), at Reflection Bay Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada. The Waves have won a WCC-record 18 titles out of the 24 contested.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. UCLA 876; 2. Washington 894;
3. Pepperdine 895; 4. Denver 897; 5. Fresno State 915; 6. BYU 919; 7. Sacramento State 924; 8. San Francisco 928; 9. SMU 933; 10. Grand Canyon 934; 11. New Mexico State 935; 12. Boise State 938; 13. New Mexico 944; 14. Colorado State 946; 15. Gonzaga 949; 16. Seattle 952; 17. Idaho 960; 18. Wyoming 994.
Individual Leaders: 1. Emma Spitz (UCLA) 215; T2. Camille Boyd (Washington) 217; T2. Emilie Paltrinieri (UCLA) 217; 4. Annick Haczkiewicz (BYU) 218; 5. Alyson Bean (Denver) 219.
