Women's Golf

Koelbaek In The Top 10

March 11, 2008

BOULDER CITY, Nev. -

COMPLETE SECOND ROUND RESULTS

UNLV freshman Therese Koelbaek fired her second-straight sub-par round, but overall the Rebels had a rough round of play at the UNLV Spring Invitational at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

The Rebels entered the day with the lead but shot 14-over 302 on their round on the par-72, 6,204-yard course, dropping them to sixth place after 36 holes with a score of 586 (+10). Washington State has the team lead with a score of two-under 574, good for a three-stroke lead over BYU (577, +1). Cathryn Bristow of Oregon and Kelly Nakashima from Idaho share the individual lead with scores of six-under 138, heading into the final round.

Koelbaek carded a one-under 71 for the second straight day and is currently tied for sixth overall with a 36-hole score of 142 (-2). It was another steady day of golf for her, as she rolled in a pair of birdies to go with just one bogey and 15 pars.

Natasha Krishna is just out of the top 20, sitting tied for 21st with a two-round score of 146 (70-76, +2) after she shot a four-over 76 on her round today. Kasi Lee is close behind with a score of 148 (70-78, +4) which has her tied for 29th overall.

Alejandra Guacaneme is currently tied for 40th with a score of 150 (73-77, +6) while Tonya Choate rounds out the Rebel scorecard after the second day tied for 80th with a score of 159 (81-78, +15). UNLV also has a pair of individuals playing in the tournament, with Melissa Mabanta (75-78--153, +3) tied for 57th and Nicole McGirr (87-81--168, +24) in 93rd place.

UNLV and the rest of the 18-team field finishes up play in the 54-hole tournament tomorrow, with teams beginning to tee off on holes one and 10 at 7:30 a.m. (PT) at the Boulder Creek Golf Club.

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Players Mentioned

Alejandra Guacaneme

Alejandra Guacaneme

5' 3"
Junior
2L
Therese Koelbaek

Therese Koelbaek

5' 8"
Junior
2L
Natasha Krishna

Natasha Krishna

5' 4"
Senior
3L
Melissa Mabanta

Melissa Mabanta

5' 3"
Senior
3L

Players Mentioned

Alejandra Guacaneme

Alejandra Guacaneme

5' 3"
Junior
2L
Therese Koelbaek

Therese Koelbaek

5' 8"
Junior
2L
Natasha Krishna

Natasha Krishna

5' 4"
Senior
3L
Melissa Mabanta

Melissa Mabanta

5' 3"
Senior
3L