University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
10/27/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 27, 2013
Las Vegas (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's golf team is in first place after the first day of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown which is being played at the par-72, 6,261 yard Stallion Mountain Golf Club. The Rebels turned in a score of even-par 288 after playing one round on Sunday.
"We are off to a great start after the first round," head coach Amy Bush-Herzer said. "It is always nice to play well at home and we need to keep it up the next two days."
Junior Dana Finkelstein leads the Rebels and is tied for second overall after shooting a one-under-par 71.
Minnesota and San Diego State are tied for second at 2-over 290. UCF is fourth at 3-over 291 and Texas Tech rounds out the top-five at 4-over 292.
Texas Tech's Elin Arvidsson leads the field after turning in a 2-under 70 first round score. Finkelstein is tied with six others, one-stroke back, in second place.
Other Rebels competing: senior Demi Mak and junior Mayko Chwen Wang are tied for ninth at even-par 72, freshman Avery French is tied for 21st at 1-over 73 and junior Marguerite Swearingen is tied for 43rd at 3-over 75. Freshman Vivian Chen and senior Katerina Prorokova are playing as individuals and Chen is tied for ninth at even-par 72, while Prorokova is tied for 80th at 7-over 79.
The tournament features 17 teams and 95 individuals. The Rebels will tee off for the second round on Monday morning at 9:28 a.m. PST. Admission is free and fans are encouraged to attend the tournament at Stallion Mountain Golf Club.
