LAHAINA, Hawai'i – The Pepperdine women's golf team shot 18-under over three rounds at the Kā'anapli Golf Course to win the Anuenue Spring Break Classic, defeating Denver by 7-strokes.  It's the team's third tournament win during the 2022-23 season.
 
"Coach Rich and I are very proud of how the team fought from behind the last two days," said head coach Laurie Gibbs.  "Happy to start four straight tournaments with a win."
 
At the par-72, 6,013-yard course, the Waves had a three-round score of 846 (284-277-285), which ranks third in the all-time Pepperdine women's golf record books for lowest 54-hole score – a feat that had not been achieved since 2011.
 
Senior Reese Guzman and junior Lion Higo tied for fifth to lead the Waves, having each shot 7-under.  Guzman had a career-low 67 in the second round, while Higo shot under par in each of the three rounds for the first time in her career with a pair of 69's in the opening rounds and a 71 in the third.
 
In addition to leading the Pioneers, Pepperdine bested UCLA by 8-strokes, as well as fellow WCC schools BYU (6^th), San Francisco (8^th), Santa Clara (9^th) and Gonzaga (10^th).  Bruin Zoe Campos won the individual title out of 80 golfers and 14 teams competed in the tournament.
 
PLAYER SCORES

• Senior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) tied for 5^th with a score of 209 (73-67-69).  The 7-under is a career-low and she also tied her second-best career finish.  She marked six birdies in the final round and 13 overall, which ranks third among competitors in the tournament.
• Junior Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) finished tied for 5^th with a three-round total of 209 (69-69-71).  She tallied four birdies in the final round and shot for par on 39 holes throughout the tournament.
• Freshman Yingzhi Zhu (Nanjing, China) finished tied for 21^st with a score of 218 (70-69-79).  Her 3-under 69 in the second round was a career-best.
• Junior Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) shot 3-under in the final day to move up 28-spots and finish tied for 28^th with a three-round score of 220 (74-77-69).
• Sophomore Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) finished tied for 28^th with a 220 (72-72-76).  She collected eight birdies and eagled the 9^th hole in the second round.
• Sophomore KaYee Kwok (Tianjin, China) finished 79^th with a final score of 257 (83-91-83).  She eagled the 3^rd hole in the third round.

 
UP NEXT
On April 3-5, the Waves will head to Napa, Calif. to compete at the Chevron Silverado Showdown, hosted by University of Colorado.
 
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. Pepperdine 846; 2. Denver 853; 3. UCLA 854; 4. Cal Poly 861; 5. Tulane 865; 6. BYU 869; 7. New Mexico State 873; 8. San Francisco 875; 9. Santa Clara 893; 10. Gonzaga 895; 11. UC Davis 895; 12. Boise State 904; 13. Seattle 911; 14. Hawai'i 913.
 
Individual Leaders: 1. Zoe Campos (UCLA) 204; 2. Carla Bernat (Tulane) 206; 3. Alyson Bean (Denver) 207; 4. Sadie Englemann (Stanford) 208; T5. Reese Guzman (Pepperdine) 209; T5. Lion Higo (Pepperdine) 209; 7. Riana Mission (San Francisco) 211; 8. Nicole Neale (Cal Poly) 212; T9. Allysha Mae Matea (BYU) 213; T9. Kamille Dimayuga (Cal Poly) 213.
 

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