MEDINAH, Ill. – The #23 Pepperdine women’s golf team finished the opening two rounds of the Illini Women’s Invitational this afternoon. After posting a 584 (292-292), the team will head into the third and final round tomorrow in thirteenth-place.
The highlight of the day was Lauren Gomez, who after a 2-over first round, bounced back and posted a 3-under second round. She currently sits tied for 28th (-1). Including Gomez, the Waves had three golfers shoot under par in a round today. Jeneath Wong shot a 2-under 70 in the first round, while Nishna Patel notched a 1-under 71 in her second round. In total, Pepperdine racked up 25 birdies and two eagles on the day.
Houston holds a one-stroke lead for first place after tabbing a 556 (281-275), while Ole Miss sits in second and UCF, UCLA, Indiana and Auburn round out the top five – Indiana and Auburn are tied for fifth and are both 7-under…