ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. \u2014 No. 13 Pepperdine women’s golf is currently tied for the lead following day one at the Branch Law Firm\/Dick McGuire Invitational from UNM Championship Golf Course in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n
The second round was cut short due to lightning with 2-4 holes remaining across the course, as the round will wrap up tomorrow morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. MT ahead of the final round.<\/p>\n
The Waves finished 7-under par as a team, tied with UNLV for the lead. Pepperdine was tied for second following the opening round at 5-under par, as the Waves were 2-under in the second round prior to the stoppage.<\/p>\n
Kylee Choi<\/a> sits in the solo lead individually at -8 after firing a round of 68 (-4) in the morning before being 4-under through 15 holes in the second round. Choi holds a two-shot lead on the individual leaderboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It was a long day on the course today until some lightning didn’t allow us to finish the second round,” said head coach Laurie Gibbs<\/a>. “The players are competing well and are currently tied for 1st with Kylee leading individually. Hoping for good weather tomorrow to battle for the tournament win!”<\/p>\n Kylee Choi<\/a> carded a bogey-free 68 to open the tournament, as she was tied for the individual lead after 18 holes of play. Choi built up a lead in the second round with 4-under 32 on the front nine with four more birdies, eventually rebounding from her lone bogey on the day with another birdie. Choi will play holes 16-18 tomorrow to conclude round two.<\/p>\n Irene Kim<\/a> also sits in the top-10 individually with a 1-under par mark for the tournament so far. Kim shot an even par 72 in the morning, carding a pair of birdies and bogeys on both the front and back nine. Kim went in the red in the afternoon, as she currently sits 1-under in her second round with three holes to play.<\/p>\n Grace Anderson<\/a> logged a 73 (+1) in the morning, pouring in five birdies across the opening round of her junior campaign. Anderson kept the pace in the second round, as she was 1-over again, with three holes left to play. She sits in a tie for 18th (+2) on the individual leaderboard.<\/p>\n Eunseo Choi<\/a> concluded the day in a tie for 22nd individually at +3 through 32 holes. She fired a 2-under 70 in the morning, posting a 34 on the front nine before an even par-36 on the back. Her second round scorecard currently reads 5-over with four holes to play.<\/p>\n Katelyn Kong<\/a> is in a tie for 40th individually at +6 so far for the tournament. Kong’s debut round with the Waves saw her post a +4 (76) scorecard, finishing with three birdies in her final seven holes. She then logged four birdies in the afternoon, currently sitting at +2 in the second round with two holes left to play.<\/p>\n Competing as an individual, Kaya Daluwatte<\/a> sits at 8-over par and in a tie for 48th individually. Daluwatte’s debut collegiate round saw her post a 75 (+3), with her second round being 5-over par with four holes left to play.<\/p>\n Team Leaderboard Pepperdine Leaderboard Full results for the tournament can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The second round will wrap up tomorrow morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. MT, with the final 18 holes to follow with the same groupings as today.<\/p>\n
\nT1. Pepperdine (-7)
\nT1. UNLV (-7)
\n3. New Mexico (-6)
\n4. Montana State (+8)
\n5. UTEP (+9)
\n6. Sacramento State (+12)
\n7. CSU Fullerton (+16)
\n8. Nevada (+18)
\n9. UC Irvine (+21)
\n10. Fresno State (+22)
\n11. Northern Arizona (+23)
\n12. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (+36)
\n13. CSU Northridge (+38)<\/p>\n
\n1. Kylee Choi<\/a> (-8)
\nT9. Irene Kim<\/a> (-1)
\nT18. Grace Anderson<\/a> (+2)
\nT22. Eunseo Choi<\/a> (+3)
\nT40. Katelyn Kong<\/a> (+6)
\nT48. Kaya Daluwatte<\/a> (+8) IND<\/p>\n