NAPA, Calif. – The Pepperdine women's golf team finished out the Chevron Silverado Showdown, played at the par-72, 6,146-yard Silverado Resort North Course, in fifth-place on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Waves had a three-round score of 890 (301-294-295), beating out five teams from the Golfstat top-25 national rankings and three from the top-10.  #16 Northwestern won the tournament with a 9-over performance, while #13 Texas A&M, #30 UCLA and #15 USC finished 2^nd through 4^th.  Pepperdine stayed consistent in the final two rounds, besting #8 Oregon and #9 Arizona State who tied for 6^th, as well as #6 San Jose State who finished 8^th. 
 
Three Waves finished in the top-15 individually, led by Kaleiya Romero and Jeneath Wong who both tied for 8^th, as well as Lion Higo who finished tied for 15^th.  As a team, the Waves had the best scoring average on par 3's with a 3.18, while also ranking third among the 17 teams with 35 total birdies throughout the tournament.
 
PLAYER SCORES

• Junior Kaleiya Romero (San Jose, Calif.) tied for 8^th with a three-round score of 220 (75-70-75).  She had nine birdies throughout the tournament, including five in the second round. 
• Freshman Jeneath Wong (Melbourne, Australia) also tied for 8^th with a final of 220 (71-73-76).  She marked eight birdies.
• Junior Lion Higo (Gold Coast, Australia) had a three-day total of 223 (78-73-72) to finish tied for 15^th.  She posted six birdies in total, including two on the final day of competition while finishing even par in the third round.
• Sophomore Lauren Gomez (Murrieta, Calif.) tied for 53^rd after three rounds with a score of 231 (77-78-76).
• Senior Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i) finished tied for 73^rd with a final score of 235 (85-78-72). 

 
UP NEXT
Pepperdine will face one more regular season tournament, a two-day spread on April 10-11 in Millbrae, Calif. for the Silicon Valley Showcase.
 
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. Northwestern 873; 2. Texas A&M 880; 3. UCLA 882; 4. USC 886; 5. Pepperdine 890; T6. Oregon 896; T6. Arizona State 896; 8 San Jose State 900; 9. Ohio State 903; 10. California 905; 11. Oregon State 914; 12. Washington 917; 13. Arizona 919; 14. San Francisco 926; 15. Texas State 929; 16. Washington State 317; 17. Colorado 932.
 
Individual Leaders: 1. Zoe Campos (UCLA) 211; T2. Catherine Park (USC) 214; T4. Hailee Cooper 214; T2. Dianna Lee (Northwestern) 214; 5. Jieni Li (Northwestern) 217; 6. Grace Summerhays (Arizona State) 218; 7. Caroline Canales (UCLA) 219; T8. Kaleiya Romero (Pepperdine) 220; T8. Jeneath Wong (Pepperdine) 220; T8. Stefanie Deng (Washington) 220.