March 22, 2002
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STORYLINE: The UNLV womens' golf team returns from its two-week hiatus to travel to Austin, Texas to compete in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational. The 54-hole tournament begins on Monday, March 25 with 36 holes at Austin's Palmer Lakeside Course (Par 71--6,318 Yards) at the Barton Creek Resort with 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. CST shotgun starts. The final round is slated for 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26.
ABOUT UNLV: The first-year program erupted into the spring portion of its schedule with a number of school-record performances at the Lady Aztec Invitational in San Diego on Feb. 18-19. Touted freshman Hwanhee Lee was the headliner, recording her first collegiate win as well as the school's first. Lee came from behind to win the 36-hole tourney and captured Player of the Month honors from both the Mountain West Conference and Golf World magazine. The Rebels followed that performance with a 13th-place finish at the Spartan Invitational and a ninth-place showing at the Bruin Classic. Head coach Kelley Hester has guided her team to 75th in the national rankings despite starting just one junior and four rookies.
FIELD: Texas hosts 13 teams in perhaps the toughest field UNLV will face this season: Arizona, Duke, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UNLV and Virginia.
LINEUP: UNLV's lineup for the Longhorn Invitational will be the same as in their last competition: Erin Borcherts, Christine Hentzner, Hwanhee Lee, Tina Mabanta, and Autumn Monteiro.
HEAD COACH KELLEY HESTER: UNLV women's golf head coach Kelley Hester is in her first season as UNLV's mentor and second overall as a head coach. The University of Georgia graduate spent one season at the helm at Mercer University before returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach for two seasons. Hester was a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs, earning All-SEC accolades three times and Academic All-America kudos twice.
RESULTS: Complete results from the Longhorn Invitational can be found online following each round at unlvrebels.com.
UP NEXT: Following the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, the Rebels play in Stanford's Peg Barnard Collegiate on April 13-14, their final tune-up before the Mountain West Conference Championships.
