Nov. 27, 2006

LAS VEGAS - Following her first career win, UNLV women's golf freshman Natasha Krishna was named the Player of the Week by Golfweek on Monday.

Krishna made the Rebels' first tournament in Hawaii a memorable one for her, as she won medalist honors on Thanksgiving Thursday at the Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational, shooting a final-round 69 (-1) on the par-70 Kiahuna Golf Course to carry her to the title. Overall she carded a 212 (+2), and opened the tournament with rounds of 72 (+2) and 71 (+1) as individuals played 36 holes on the opening day.

It was the first medalist honors for Krishna, a native of Auckland, New Zealand, who was playing in just the fifth collegiate tournament of her career. The win marked the ninth time that a Rebel golfer had won medalist honors in the school's five-plus years of golf.

The invitational was the last fall tournament for Krishna and the Rebels, who will resume play in the spring at the Wildcat Invitational on Feb. 26-27 in Tucson, Ariz.