WOLCOTT, Colorado – The Pepperdine women's golf team has extended its lead to 11 shots after Tuesday's second round at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic, while
Lauren Gomez and
Lion Higo are 1-2 in the individual standings.
The Waves have a two-day total of a 12-under 564 (285-279) at the par-72 Red Sky Golf Club. They posted a score of 9-under today, the only team to finish below par, and that was nine shots better than second-place Colorado. After the Buffaloes, Kennesaw State and Fresno State will go into the final round 17 shots back of Pepperdine.
Today's 9-under ties the fifth-best single-round score in program history, while the 12-under after 36 holes is the third-best mark in Pepperdine history.
Pepperdine has won this tournament (when it was known as the Golfweek Conference Challenge) four times, last in 2014.
PLAYER SCORES
- Sophomore Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) began the day with the individual lead and kept it at the end after a birdie on 18. She's got a 6-under 138 (67-71). Her 1-under today included three birdies. Gomez, the 2022 West Coast Conference champion, is going for her second career individual title.
- Junior Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) tied for the best round of the day with a 5-under 67. She's now got a 5-under 139 (72-67). After one early bogey, she birdied 4, 11, 14 and 17 and finished her day off with an eagle on the par-5 18th. Higo will be attempting to win her first college tournament.
- Freshman Jenny Zhu (Nanjing, China) is tied for 13th at 145 (75-70). She posted a flawless 2-under today. She had birdies on 2 and 18, and 15 pars in a row in between the two.
- Senior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) is tied for 21st at 147 (71-76). She had nine straight pars on the back nine today.
- Junior Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) is tied for 29th at 148 (77-71). Her 1-under featured an eagle on the par-5 5th hole and three birdies, including one on 18 to get her below par.
UP NEXT
Pepperdine will be paired with Colorado, Kennesaw State and Fresno State for Wednesday's third and final round. There will be a shotgun start beginning at 9:15 a.m. MT.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. Pepperdine 564; 2. Colorado 575; T3. Fresno State 581; T3. Kennesaw State 581; 5. Washington State 585; 6. New Mexico State 587; 7. Mercer 589; 8. East Tennessee State 590; 9. Xavier 591; 10. Delaware 592; 11. Central Arkansas 595; 12. Rutgers 596; 13. Incarnate Word 597; 14. Northern Arizona 600; 15. Little Rock 608; 16. Eastern Michigan 609; 17. Idaho 617; 18. Northern Colorado 618; 19. Southern Illinois 626; 20. Evansville 653.
Individual Leaders: 1. Lauren Gomez (Pepperdine) 138;
2. Lion Higo (Pepperdine) 139; T3. Harriet Lynch (Fresno State) 140; T3. Darcy Habgood (Washington State) 140; T5. Sophie Bert (East Tennessee State) 141; T5. Morgan Miller (Colorado) 141.
