CARLSBAD, Calif. \u2014 Pepperdine women’s golf\u00a0advanced into the match play portion of the NCAA Championship, securing an eighth place team finish in stroke play following Monday’s fourth round.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Waves will take on No. 1 Stanford at 7:40 a.m. tomorrow in the NCAA quarterfinals. The semifinals will follow in the afternoon, slated for 2:05 p.m. against the winner of Eastern Michigan versus Texas.<\/p>\n
Pepperdine shot 3-over on Monday, finishing the 72 holes of stroke play at 11-over as a team.\u00a0The Waves had the third-lowest round of the day among the 15 remaining teams, with only Eastern Michigan and Stanford shooting under par. Pepperdine finished one stroke ahead of Iowa State (+12) to avoid a playoff for the final match play berth.<\/p>\n
Kylee Choi<\/a> led the Waves with a 69 (-3) in the fourth round, matching the low round of the day individually as just four players posted 3-under.<\/p>\n “Our goal for the week was to play 72 holes, grind out our best score and we are excited to make the quarterfinals of match play against No. 1 Stanford,” said head coach Laurie Gibbs<\/a>. “After more than 1,150 shots, it is amazing that we finished 8th by one stroke. Tomorrow will be a great test for the players and they are excited to meet the challenge.\u00a0Go Waves!”<\/p>\n The Waves finished day one of competition in 21st place, steadily moving up the leaderboard throughout the week before breaking into the top-eight for the first time on the back nine today.<\/p>\n It marks Pepperdine’s second time advancing to match play at the NCAA Championship since implemented in\u00a02015, previously reaching the quarterfinals in 2023. The Waves are the No. 8 seed and will take on top-seeded Stanford, who finished stroke play 22-under and 13 strokes ahead of second place USC. Pepperdine’s 2023 match play contest was also against the Cardinal, as the Waves fell 3-1.<\/p>\n The Waves have secured a top-eight finish at the NCAA Championship for the eighth time in program history while the top-10 finish is the tenth for the program.<\/p>\n Kylee Choi<\/a> got out to a blistering start for the Waves, setting the tone with four birdies on the first six holes. Choi totaled seven birdies on the day on her way to shooting 3-under. She finished 34th on the individual leaderboard at 4-over for the tournament.<\/p>\n Eunseo Choi<\/a> finished in a tie for 20th at even par across 72 holes. Choi logged a 74 (+2) Monday, after being 4-over through 14 holes before making consecutive birdies on six and seven to bring her score\u00a0back to 2-over.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jeneath Wong<\/a> also logged a 74 (+2) on the day, finishing in the top-40 individually at 5-over for the tournament. Wong traded three birdies and bogeys back and forth on the back nine, making the turn and shooting a 38 on the front nine.<\/p>\n Grace Anderson<\/a> recorded her best round of the tournament with a 74 (+2) in Monday’s final round. Anderson began the day with a birdie on the 10th, with consistent play leading to a 37 on both the front and back nine. She finished 78th individually\u00a0(+15) across the week.<\/p>\n Yingzhi Zhu<\/a> posted a 78 (+6) on the day, bringing her final score to 6-over for the tournament. Zhu finished in 42nd individually as she logged three rounds of 73 or lower on the week.<\/p>\n The Waves will tee off of hole 10 tomorrow at 7:40 a.m. against top-ranked Stanford.<\/p>\n Babygrandegolf<\/a> will have live\u00a0video coverage from 7-9 a.m. with the Golf Channel carrying live coverage from 10 a.m.\u20131:30 p.m. and 3-7\u00a0p.m. Live results throughout the day can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pepperdine vs. Stanford (NCAA Quarterfinal) Final Team Leaderboard Final Individual Leaderboard
\n7:40: Grace Anderson<\/a> vs. Meja\u00a0\u00d6rtengren
\n7:50: Kylee Choi<\/a> vs. Andre Revuelta
\n8:00: Yingzhi Zhu<\/a> vs. Paula Martin Sampedro
\n8:10: Jeneath Wong<\/a> vs. Kelly Xu
\n8:20: Eunseo Choi<\/a> vs. Megha Ganne<\/p>\n
\n1. Stanford (-22)
\n2. USC (-9)
\nT3. Arkansas (+1)
\nT3. Texas (+1)
\n5. Eastern Michigan (+2)
\n6. Oklahoma State (+3)
\n7. Duke (+7)
\n8. Pepperdine (+11)
\nCUT
\n9. Iowa State (+12)
\n10. Arizona State (+13)
\n11. Florida (+16)
\nT12. SMU (+23)
\nT12. Missouri (+23)
\n14. Northwestern (+25)
\n15. North Carolina (+26)<\/p>\n
\nT20. Eunseo Choi<\/a> (+2) \u2014 77-69-68-74
\nT34. Kylee Choi<\/a> (+4) \u2014 74-74-75-69
\nT40. Jeneath Wong<\/a> (+5) \u2014 73-75-71-74
\nT42. Yingzhi Zhu<\/a> (+6) \u2014 72-71-73-78
\nT78. Grace Anderson<\/a> (+15) \u2014 77-76-76-74
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