BREMERTON, Wash. – The #6 Pepperdine men's golf team shot an 8-under 280 in the second round of the West Coast Conference Championships on Friday, which puts them in third-place heading into the final day tomorrow.

Pepperdine had a two-round score of 564 (284-280) at the par-72 Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club.  BYU shot 15-under in the round to take a 6-stroke lead over Pepperdine, while San Francisco is ahead by 1-stroke.  The Waves are 14-strokes ahead of both Santa Clara and LMU.

Three Waves are in the top-15 after two rounds, led by William Mouw who is 8-under for second-place.  Derek Hitchner had a 6-under 66 to lead the squad in the second round and is tied for fourth, while Sam Choi is tied for 13^th.

PLAYER SCORES

• Senior William Mouw (Chino, Calif./Ontario Christian HS) is in second with a two-day score of 136 (68-68).  He is 1-stroke shy of the lead and has had 10 birdies in the tournament, five each day. 
• Graduate Derek Hitchner (Minneapolis, Minn./The Blake School) is tied for fourth with a 138 (72-66).  He marked five birdies and eagled the 14^th hole in the second round. 
• Graduate Sam Choi (Anaheim, Calif./New Mexico) is tied for 13^th after a two-round score of 143 (71-72).  He has produced four birdies in each round thus far.
• Graduate Luke Gifford (Boca Raton, Fla./South Florida) is tied for 24^th with a 147 (73-74).  He has posted six birdies.
• Freshman Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS) is tied for 38^th with a score of 153 (75-78) and has posted seven birdies, including two in the round today.

THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. BYU 558; 2. San Francisco 563; 3. Pepperdine 564; T4. Santa Clara 577; T4. LMU 577; 6. San Diego 581; 7. Gonzaga 586; 8. Saint Mary's 590; 9. Pacific 591.

Top Individuals: 1. Zac Jones (BYU) 135; 2. William Mouw (136) 68; 3. Max Brenchley (BYU) 137; T4. Derek Hitchner (Pepperdine) 138; T4. Kelvin Si (San Diego) 138; T4. Jackson Rothwell (USF) 138; 7. Riley Lewis (LMU) 139; T8. Matthew Anderson (USF) 141; T8. Jakob Melin (USF) 141; T8. Jace Minni (Gonzaga) 141.

UP NEXT
Pepperdine will remain paired with BYU and San Francisco tomorrow, teeing off on the first hole beginning at 9:10 a.m.