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PALOS VERDES, Calif. — No. 9 Pepperdine women’s golf sits in fifth place at 12-over par following two rounds at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge from Palos Verdes Golf Club.

The Waves shot 6-over in the second round for the second consecutive day, as one of three teams in the field of 16 to post team scores of 6-over or lower on both Sunday and Monday.

Three Waves are in the top-20 individually heading into the final round of play, led by Jeneath Wong who sits in eighth at 1-over par through 36 holes. Kylee Choi paced the Waves on Monday with a 1-under 70, as she sits in 20th at 3-over for the tournament along with Eunseo Choi.

The course played over a stroke lower than Sunday’s opening round as the field improved its overall play. UCLA remains the lone team under par for the tournament at 2-under, with Florida pacing the field on Monday with a 2-under team mark.

“The team played well today and we look forward to an exciting final round,” said head coach Laurie Gibbs. “Palos Verdes Golf Club is in great shape and an excellent test for all of the teams.”

With the Waves beginning off the tenth tee, Kylee Choi got out to a dream start with back-to-back birdies to begin her round. She eventually made the turn at 2-under for the day following a bogey and another birdie. Choi then carded a 1-over 36 on the front nine to finish her round at 1-under on the day, moving her into a tie for 20th individually at 3-over for the tournament.

Jeneath Wong fired an even par 71 to put herself into the top-10 individually heading into Tuesday’s final round. Wong recorded 14 pars on the day to go with a pair of birdies and two bogeys, as she’s kept a clean scorecard all week with 29 pars through two rounds. She sits in eighth place a 1-over par, five strokes back of the individual leader.

Eunseo Choi remained in the top-20 with a 3-over 74 in the second round following her even par performance on Sunday. Choi shot a 37 on the front and back nine, carding a pair of birdies on the day.

Grace Anderson contributed to the Waves’ team score with a 4-over 75. After beginning 3-over through four holes, Anderson settled in and carded a pair of birdies on the round, including an even par 35 on the front nine. She sits in 76th individually.

Yingzhi Zhu heads into the final round in 43rd individually at 7-over par, after posting a 6-over 77 on Monday. Zhu began with a 38 on the back nine, before a 39 on the front, making 12 pars for the round.

Team Leaderboard
1. No. 23 UCLA (-2)
2. No. 6 Florida (+6)
3. No. 11 Texas (+8)
4. No. 7 Texas A&M (+9)
T5. No. 9 Pepperdine (+12)
T5. No. 31 SMU (+12)
7. No. 3 Oregon (+14)
8. No. 2 USC (+18)
9. No. 42 Kansas (+20)
10. No. 18 South Carolina (+22)
11. No. 13 Arizona State (+23)
12. UNLV (+25)
13. San Jose State (+27)
14. No. 49 Ohio State (+28)
15. Miami (+37)
16. Cal (+41)

Pepperdine Leaderboard
8. Jeneath Wong (+1)
T20. Eunseo Choi (+3)
T20. Kylee Choi (+3)
43. Yingzhi Zhu (+7)
76. Grace Anderson (+13)

Tuesday’s final round will be a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m., with the Waves teeing off holes 5-8. Live scoring and results for the tournament can be found here.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN’S GOLF
Pepperdine women’s golf has consistently been one of the top collegiate programs in the country under head coach Laurie Gibbs, exemplified by the current streak of 26 straight seasons with an NCAA Regional appearance. Having advanced to the NCAA Championships on 14 of those occasions, the Waves also boast 21 WCC Championships since 1998. Since the year 2000, 15 athletes have garnered All-American honors with a total of 31 selections.

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