5/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV senior Dana Finkelstein earned Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Region honors for the third consecutive year, the WGCA announced on Thursday.
Finkelstein was one of 10 players recognized from the St. George Region. She won the regional and was the only player to finish with a score below par at 2-under 211 (72-72-67), which was played at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club.
The three-time Mountain West Golfer of the Year turned in the best individual season in program history. She became the winningest player in school history by collecting three wins over the course of the 2014-15 season and she turned in seven top-five finishes. Finkelstein led the conference with a scoring average of 71.43, which is the lowest single-season average in program history.
The WGCA also named it All-Region teams for the Raleigh, San Antonio and South Bend Regionals.
The WGCA, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. It was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
