CARMEL, Calif. --- Fifth-ranked Pepperdine showed its strength by placing four of its golfers in the top five following the first round of the Santa Clara Colby Invitational on Monday. Sacramento State is tied for fifth place after concluding the wet and soggy round.The Waves’ Eileen Vargas shot 70 to lead all golfers. Pepperdine’s Carolina Llano and Santa Clara’s Megan Stoddart are two strokes back in a tie for second.
Sacramento State was led by sophomore Heather LeMaster who shot 77. Kim Coppin fired an 80 to tie for 22nd while Jennifer Parkes is tied for 39th at 84. The team also counted an 86 from Emily Longcrier.
In the team standings, host Santa Clara is 18 strokes behind Pepperdine (289). UC Riverside is third at 313, Cal State Northridge is fourth at 322 and Sacramento State and Portland is tied for fifth at 327.
The tournament concludes with a 18 holes on Tuesday.
TEAM SCORES
1. Pepperdine 289
2. Santa Clara 307
3. UC Riverside 313
4. CS Northridge 322
T5. Sacramento State 327
T5. Portland 327
T7. Wyoming 328
T7. CS San Marcos 328
9. Santa Clara “B” 334
10. CS Monterey Bay 335
11. Utah Valley State 340
12. British Columbia 341
13. Idaho State 346
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Eileen Vargas, Pepp., 70
T2. Carolina Llano, Pepp., 72
T2. Megan Stoddart, SC, 72
4. Leanne Bowditch, Pepp., 73
5. Marina Choi, Pepp., 74
SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T9. Heather LeMaster 77
T22. Kim Coppin 80
T39. Jennifer Parkes 84
T49. Emily Longcrier 86
T54. Margaux Sheehan 88
