University of Nevada Las Vegas
Match Play Team Championships
Rebels Defeat Top-Ranked Clemson
11/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nov. 11, 2000
ESOTERO, Fla. - The UNLV golf team upset No. 1 Clemson, 3.5-1.5 in the first round of the College Golf Foundation Match Play Team Championships at the West Bay Club on Saturday.
Senior Scott Lander led the way for the Rebels, holding off the Tigers' Lucas Glover through all 18 holes, 1-up. Glover is the No. 3 player in the country, according to the Nov. 1 edition of the CGF's rankings.
Sophomore Calvin Kupeyan defeated Ben Duncan decisively, 4 and 3, and freshman James Oh stopped No. 18 D.J. Trahan, 3 and 2.
Two freshmen rounded out the Rebels' lineup. Travis Whisman battled to a draw with Gregg Jones while Brandon Askew fell to John Engler, the nation's fourth-ranked individual, 6 and 4 in Askew's collegiate debut.
UNLV, ranked No. 15 by the CGF, faces No. 6 Arizona in Saturday afternoon's semifinals. The Wildcats defeated No. 7 Northwestern, 3-2, in first round action.
UNLV def. Clemson, 3.5-1.5
Scott Lander, UNLV def. Lucas Glover, Clemson, 1-up
John Engler, Clemson def. Brandon Askew, UNLV, 6 and 4
Travis Whisman, UNLV half, Gregg Jones, Clemson half
Calvin Kupeyan, UNLV def. Ben Duncan, Clemson, 4 and 3
James Oh, UNLV def. D.J. Trahan, Clemson, 3 and 2
