Sept. 23, 2003
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STORYLINE: The No. 20 UNLV women's golf team looks to remain undefeated on the year when it heads to Albuquerque, N.M., to play in the 25th Annual Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational. Hosted by the University of New Mexico at The Championship Course (Par 73--6,069 Yards), this 54-hole event will be played from Sept. 25-27, with 18 holes scheduled for each day.
ABOUT UNLV: The Rebels return four starters and eight letterwinners from last season's NCAA Regional-qualifying team. UNLV began the 2003-04 campaign in improbable fashion, winning the Northwest Invite last week by 12 strokes over TCU. Sunny Oh, who held a share of the lead after two rounds, tied for third and was joined in the top 10 by Hwanhee Lee and Seema Sadekar. The team currently carries its highest-ever national ranking at No. 20.
THE McGUIRE: This will mark the Rebels' second appearance at the Dick McGuire Invitational. UNLV was slated to open its inaugural season at the McGuire, but the event, slated to begin on Sept. 13, 2001, was cancelled after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The Rebels made their debut at the prestigious event last season, opening the year with a ninth-place showing in the 19-team field. Four of last year's lineup of five make the return trip to Albuquerque.
THE FIELD: The University of New Mexico hosts a 17-team field: Arizona State, Baylor, Brigham Young, Colorado State, Hawaii, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, Tulsa, UTEP, Wyoming and UNLV.
THE LINEUP: The Rebels' five-player lineup for the Dick McGuire Invite will be Elena Kurokawa, Hwanhee Lee, Sunny Oh, Young Pak and Seema Sadekar. Christine Hentzner will also compete, as an individual.
HEAD COACH Missy Ringler: UNLV women's golf head coach Missy Ringler is in her second year at UNLV. The Bloomington, Ind., native guided the Rebels to their first postseason appearance last season, sent a player to the national championship and produced the school's first All-American in the sport. An All-Big Eight golfer at Iowa State from 1990-95, Ringler spent three years as the head coach at the University of Minnesota before taking over the UNLV program in its second year. She and her husband, Lance, welcomed their new son, Landon, on January 11, 2003.
