University of Nevada Las Vegas
NCAA Regionals
5/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 10, 2014
STILLWATER, Okla. (UNLVRebels.com) - Junior Dana Finkelsteinled UNLV women's golf and finished tied for second at the NCAA Central Regional, which was being played at the par-72, 6,200 yard, Karsten Creek Golf Course. She turned in a final round score of even-par 72 and finished at 2-under-par 214 (72-70-72) in the three-day tournament.
As a team, UNLV finished 15th in the Central Regional. The Rebels turned in a tournament score of 53-over 917 (307-307-303) on Saturday.
Finkelstein's runner-up finish earns her a spot in the NCAA championship, which will be played May 20-23 in Tulsa, Okla. It is the best finish at a regional by a UNLV golfer since Therese Koelbaek, who won the West Regional in 2008. The junior out of Chandler, Ariz. is also the first Rebel golfer to individually qualify for the NCAA championship since Sunny Oh, who won the West Regional in 2003. Oh qualified as an individual because the team finished 11th that year.
UCLA took home the team honors as the Bruins turned in a tournament score of 11-over 875 (299-289-287). Alabama finished second at 28-over 892 (295-297-300), Mississippi State finished third at 29-over 893 (302-294-297) and California finished fourth at 30-over 894 (295-294-305). Ohio State (305-288-306) and Kansas (309-290-300) tied for fifth at 35-over 899. Those teams along with Arizona and Florida will advance to the NCAA championship.
Joining Finkelstein as an individual moving on to the NCAA championship will be Kent State's Wad Phaewchimplee, who took home the Central Regional medalist honors. She turned in a score of 7-under 209 (65-73-71) to win the tournament. Alabama's Emma Talley (68-75-71) tied with Finkelstein at 2-under 214. Mississippi State's Ally McDonald finished fourth at 1-under 215 (73-72-70) and UCLA's Alison Lee and Florida's Sarah Schober tied for fifth at 1-over 217.
Competing for UNLV was senior Demi Mak, who tied for 79th in the tournament after turning in a final round score of 2-over 74. She finished the tournament at 19-over 235 (78-83-74). Junior Mayko Chwen Wang tied for 90th at 22-over 238 (79-82-77), freshman Vivian Hsuan Chen finished 95th at 23-over 239 (82-77-80) and freshman Avery Frenchtied for 96th at 24-over 240 (78-78-84).
A total of 24 teams and 126 individuals competed in the three-day regional. Finkelstein will move on to the NCAA championship, which will be played at the Tulsa Country Club. Live scoring will be available off a link at UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat.
