9/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 24, 2002
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STORYLINE: The UNLV women's golf team kicks off the 2002-03 season this week at the 24th annual Comcast Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. The 54-hole tourney begins on Thursday, Sept. 26, with an 8:30 a.m. MDT start at the University of New Mexico Championship Course. The three-day event will feature one round daily.
ABOUT UNLV: The Rebels return all seven letterwinners from last season's inaugural team, led by senior Erin Borcherts and sophomore Hwanhee Lee. Joining the squad this season was an impressive recruiting class, featuring junior stars Sunny Oh and Elena Kurokawa. Added to the mix was redshirt freshman Young Pak and new head coach Missy Ringler.
THE McGUIRE: The Rebels make their first appearance at the McGuire, missing last season's scheduled opener after the Sept. 11 attack.
THE FIELD: The University of New Mexico plays host to 18 teams: Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas-El Paso, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UNLV, Washington and Wyoming.
THE LINEUP: The Rebels' lineup for the McGuire is senior Erin Borcherts, sophomores Christine Hentzner and Hwanhee Lee, and freshmen Elena Kurokawa and Sunny Oh.
HEAD COACH MISSY RINGLER: UNLV women's golf head coach Missy Ringler begins her first year at UNLV. She takes over for Kelley Hester, who left to become the head coach at the Arkansas. An All-Big Eight golfer at Iowa State from 1990-95, Ringler spent the last three seasons as the head coach at the University of Minnesota. She and her husband, Lance, are expecting their first child in December.
UP NEXT: The Rebels head to Las Cruces, N.M., to compete in the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational, hosted by New Mexico State on Oct. 7-9.
