MILLBRAE, Calif. – Through heavy winds with gusts up to 30 miles per hour, the #25 Pepperdine women's golf team impressed with the best round of the day to finish as co-Champions of the Silicon Valley Showcase alongside the top-ranked team in the nation, Stanford. Junior
Lion Higo earned the second win of her career as well, moving up three spots to take the tournament crown outright.
"Coach Rich and I are very proud of the team to win our fourth tournament of the regular season," said head coach
Laurie Gibbs. "Being co-Champions with a great Stanford team is an incredible honor."
The Waves had better second and third rounds than any other team at the par-71, 6,061-yard Green Hills Country Club, finishing with a three-round score of 869 (281-290-298). Pepperdine and Stanford were the two highest ranked teams in the tournament and both finished 39-strokes ahead of Santa Clara, who finished in third-place.
"Awesome win for Lion, she has had a fabulous season," continued Gibbs. "Green Hills Country Club is a wonderful golf course and really challenged the players. The members, Krystal and Santa Clara hosted a first-class tournament. We look forward to the WCC Championship next week."
Out of the six Waves golfing, five finished in the top-10, including the tournament-victor Higo. Higo finished with a 1-over 214, out-performing the current top-ranked player in the country, Rose Zhang from Stanford.
PLAYER SCORES
- Junior Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) won for the second time this season, finishing with a three-round score of 214 (68-73-73). She had an eagle on the fifth hole in the first round and posted six birdies throughout the tournament.
- Junior Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) finished in fourth with a score of 216 (68-71-77). She put up 10 birdies on the first day of competition.
- Freshman Jeneath Wong (Melbourne, Australia) posted a score of 218 (74-72-72) for sixth-place. She was good for seven birdies throughout the tournament, including three in the final round today.
- Sophomore Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) ended the tournament in 10th with a score of 222 (72-74-76). She had seven birdies throughout three rounds.
- Freshman Yingzhi Zhu (Nanjing, China) finished tied for 27th with a three-round score of 234 (73-81-80).
- Competing as an individual, senior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) finished in ninth with a score of 220 *(67-77-76). She had six birdies in her first round and three in the final round.
UP NEXT
From April 20-22, the Waves will head up to Bremerton, Wash. to begin the postseason push at the West Coast Conference Championships.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: T1. Pepperdine 869; T1. Stanford 869; 3. Santa Clara 908; 4. Nevada 909; 5. Long Beach State 910; 6. Gonzaga 933; 7. UC Irvine 934; 8. Seattle 942; 9. Wyoming 949.
Individual Leaders: 1. Lion Higo (Pepperdine) 214; T2. Kelly Xu (Stanford) 215; T2. Sadie Englemann (Stanford) 215;
4. Kaleiya Romero (Pepperdine) 216; 5. Rose Zhang (Stanford) 217;
6. Jeneath Wong (Pepperdine) 218; T7. Jasmine Leovao (LBSU) 219; T7. Victoria Gailey (Nevada) 219;
9. Reese Guzman (Pepperdine) 220;
10. Lauren Gomez (Pepperdine) 222.
