Feb. 24, 2004

Results

TUCSON, Ariz. - The UNLV women's golf team maintained its position after the second round of play at the Wildcat Invitational on Tuesday, trimming 11 strokes off its opening-round total for a team round of 295.

The Rebels are in fifth place at 33-over par and check in higher on the leaderboard than three top-25 teams, including host and third-ranked Arizona.

Vanderbilt took command of the tourney on Tuesday, shooting a daily best 289 to overtake Ohio State atop the standings. The Commodores are only 11-over par heading into Wednesday's final round.

Individually, three players share the lead at two-under par: Vanderbilt's May Wood, Ohio State' Allison Hanna and California's Sophia Sheridan.

Elena Kurokawa is the top Rebel. She is currently tied for eighth place after firing a 72, and at five-over par, she trails the leaders by seven strokes.

Kurokawa wasn't the only Rebel to work around the course in 72 strokes. Hwanhee Lee rebounded from a tough opening-round of 82, trimming 10 shots off her daily total. Lee moved into a tie for 31st overall at 12-over.

Sunny Oh is poised for a top-20 finish after shooting 74. She is tied for 17th at eight-over par.

Rounding out the Rebel's team total was Young Pak, who carded a 77 on the day. Seema Sadekar, who was the Rebels' low shooter on Monday with a 75, shot 78 on the day and did not count her total toward the team's score.

Also competing for the Rebels was Christine Hentzner, who is playing as an individual. Hentzner fired an 83 on the day and is tied for 69th place.

Final-round action will commence at 8:00 a.m. MST on Wednesday.