April 3, 2005

LAS VEGAS - UNLV women's golf team will wrap up its regular season at the BYU Dixie Classic as the Rebels attempt to win their third straight title at the tournament in St. George, Utah.

The tournament opens Monday with teams playing 36 holes beginning at 7:00 a.m. (PST) on the par-72, 6,150-yard course at Entrada Golf Club at Snow Canyon. Tuesday's final round will also begin at 7:00 a.m. with squads playing 18 holes to close out the classic.

Leading the Rebels will be junior Elena Kurokawa who was named the Mountain West Conference Golfer of the Month for the second-straight time last week. Kurokawa has carded three-consecutive top-10 finishes with a recent fourth-place finish at the UNLV Invite. The rest of UNLV's lineup will include Seema Sadekar, Young Pak, Hwanhee Lee and Allison Chell.

UNLV will also have Tina Mabanta and Christine Hentzner playing as individuals in the tournament but their scores will not count toward the Rebels' team total.

Joining the Rebels in the 14-team field will be MWC foes BYU, Colorado State, San Diego State and Wyoming.

The tournament is the Rebels' final tune-up before the MWC Championships on April 21-23 at the Meadow's Course at Sunriver, Ore.

Fans can follow the Rebels live at the classic at www.golfstat.com.