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They were knocking on the door of individual and team titles once again, but after a strong final round, the Long Beach State women’s golf team finished fourth in the Wave Invitational. <\/span>They shot a 307 in Wednesday’s final round at the Moorpark Country Club. The 49ers recorded a 306 on Tuesday to finish with a two-round score of 37-over par 613.<\/p>\n \n Tournament host Pepperdine won the team title by nine strokes over second place UNLV as the Waves finished with a three-over 579 (283-296). Brigham Young (595) came in third, while New Mexico State (622) finished in fifth followed by Cal State Northridge (634). <\/span>Senior All-American Kay Hoey and freshman Lee Lopez both tied for eighth as they finished with a four-over 148. Hoey carded a three-over 75 in the final round to move up one spot in the standings, while Lopez shot an even-72 to improve from 15th in the opening round.<\/p>\n Junior Brenda Chhuor recorded with an 81 on Wednesday for a 13-over 157 to finish in 24th. Sophomore Lindsey McAtee improved by two strokes for a 79 to finish tied for 27th, while Reina Rogers carded an 82 to finish in 34th. <\/span>Taylore Karle of Pepperdine won the individual medalist by one-shot over Maggie Yuan and Natalia Jimenez of BYU with a five-under 139. <\/span>The 49ers return to action Mar. 30-Apr. 1, at the Anteater Invitational hosted by UC Irvine. The three-day tournament will take place at the Dove Canyon Country Club in Dove Canyon.<\/p>\n From LBSU reports<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n