University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
10/29/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 29, 2013
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's golf team finished tied for second on Tuesday at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, which was held at the par-72, 6,143 yard Stallion Mountain Golf Club.
The Rebels turned in a two-round score of 5-over-par 581 (288-293) and finished two strokes behind the tournament champion San Diego State who finished at 3-over 579 (290-289). UNLV tied with Central Florida (291-290) and Texas Tech (292-289). Rounding out the top-five was Minnesota with a score of 10-over 586 (290-296).
"I was really happy with our team's performance today," head coach Amy Bush-Herzer said. "They came through in tough conditions. Tying for second is a great way to end our fall and get ready for the spring. It is always nice to finish strong at home and we weren't that far out of the lead. We are looking forward to our spring schedule and will have a little break right now."
San Diego State's Sirene Blair took home medalist honors after posting a two-round score of 6-under 138 (71-67). UCF's Ashley Holder finished second at 4-under 140 (73-67), Texas Tech's Elin Arvidsson finished third at 3-under 141 (70-71) and Missouri's Michelle Butler finished at 2-under 142 (71-71). Texas Tech's Kimmy Hill (74-69) and Long Beach State's Shawnee Martinez (73-70) tied for fifth at 1-under 143.)
Junior Mayko Chwen Wang led the Rebels and finished tied for eighth at even-par 144 (72-72).
Other Rebels competing: junior Dana Finkelstein tied for 13th at 1-over 145 (71-74), freshman Avery French tied for 20th at 3-over 147 (73-74), junior Marguerite Swearingen tied for 26th at 4-over 148 (75-73) and senior Demi Mak tied for 35th at 5-over 149 (72-77) Freshman Vivian Chen and senior Katerina Prorokova played as individuals and Chen tied for 26th at 4-over 148 (72-76), while Prorokova tied for 82nd at 15-over 159 (79-80).
The tournament featured 17 teams and 95 individuals. This marks the conclusion of the Rebels' fall season. UNLV will be back in action at Peg Barnhard Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. on Feb. 15-16, 2014.
