admin | Posted: 20 Apr 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Pepperdine holds off BYU's push for fourth-straight WCC crown

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SPOKANE, Wash. – The BYU women's golf team shot its best round of the tournament but came up just short of a fourth-consecutive title at the West Coast Conference Championships on Saturday. 

"It was a disappointing finish but we fought hard and made Pepperdine shoot a record to beat us," BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "I am proud of how we battled but it stings."

The Cougars combined for a 287, two off the WCC record, tied Saturday by Pepperdine's 285 that secured the WCC crown, finishing a combined three strokes (+25) ahead of BYU for the weekend to hold off the defending champs. The Cougars finished 28-over-par over three rounds to take second place. San Francisco (+36), Gonzaga (+46) and Santa Clara (+74) rounded out the WCC field. 

Rose Huang finished second after a 68 (-3), her best round of the weekend. She finished three-over after three rounds. 

Naomi Soifua also finished in the top five, taking home fifth place after a 74 (+3) on Saturday. Tied for eighth, Annick Haczkiewicz shot a 72 (+1) in the final round, also her lowest of the tournament. 

Allysha Mae Mateo matched her solid second round with another 74 (+3) to finish in a tie for 13th while Anna Kennedy moved up to 18th with her best round in the finals, a 73 (+2). 

Day 1 Recap
Day 2 Recap

Final Individual Results

Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total To Par Position
Rose Huang 75 73 68 216 +3 2
Naomi Soifua 73 73 74 220 +7 5
Annick Haczkiewicz 78 73 72 223 +10 T8
Allysha Mae Mateo 77 74 73 225 +12 T13
Anna Kennedy 75 79 73 227 +14 18

Final Team Results

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total To Par Position
Pepperdine 298 294 285 877 +25 1
BYU 300 293 287 880 +28 2
San Francisco 310 286 292 888 +36 3
Gonzaga 292 302 304 898 +46 4
Santa Clara 306 314 306 926 +74 5

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