Women's Golf 2/11/2018 12:00:00 AM

Rebels In 16th After One Round in Palos Verdes

Feb. 11, 2018

Round One Results | @UNLVWGolf ‏

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV women's golf played its first round of the spring Sunday at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, California. The Rebels carded a 22-over 306 to sit in 16th heading into Tuesday's second round.

Junior Elizabeth Prior, who entered the tournament ranked No. 31 individually in the country, shot a 2-over 73 and is in a tie for 19th. Senior Mackenzie Raim, who won the tournament a year ago, was the second-best UNLV finisher of the day after carding a 5-over 76.

Arizona and reigning NCAA champion Arizona State finished round one tied atop the leaderboard at 1-over, holding a seven shot lead over third place, currently occupied by No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Alabama at 8-over.

ASU's Olivia Mehaffey shot a round-one best 3-under 68 to lead the tournament by one stroke. Baylor's Gurleen Kaur, Alabama's Kristen Gillman and Texas' Kaitlyn Papp all sit a shot behind Mehaffey in a tie for second.

REBEL OF THE DAY: Prior picked up where she left off in the fall with her 73 on day one. In October, the Surrey, England, native shot a 16-under to win the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown - tying the lowest three-round score in program history.

REBEL SCORES:

T19th - Elizabeth Prior, junior (73, +2)
T53rd - Mackenzie Raim, senior (76, +5)
T64th - Nastasia Kossacky, sophomore (78, +7);
T75th - Polly Mack, freshman (79, +8)
T81st - Alyssa Getty (80, +9)

TOP FIVE TEAMS:

T1. Arizona (285, +1)

T1. Arizona State (285, +1)

T3. Alabama (292, +8)

T3. UCLA (292, +8)

5. Northwestern (293, +9)

REBEL NOTES:

• Last year, Mackenzie Raim tied for first at the same tournament, marking her first collegiate tournament win just a few miles from where she grew up
• Last season, UNLV won the Mountain West Championship for the second straight year

• UNLV has appeared in 15 straight NCAA Regionals
• The Rebels have won three conference championships in seven years under head coach Amy Bush-Herzer

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: Round two begins Monday morning, with the first Rebel teeing off at 10:17 a.m. PT.

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Players Mentioned

Nastasia Kossacky: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 1L

Polly Mack: 5' 8"; Freshman; HS

Mackenzie Raim: 5' 5"; Senior; 3L

Alyssa Getty: 5' 6"; Freshman; HS

Elizabeth Prior: 5' 6"; Freshman; HS

Mackenzie Raim: 5' 5"; Freshman; HS

Players Mentioned

Nastasia Kossacky
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 1L

Polly Mack
: 5' 8"; Freshman; HS

Mackenzie Raim
: 5' 5"; Senior; 3L

Alyssa Getty
: 5' 6"; Freshman; HS

Elizabeth Prior
: 5' 6"; Freshman; HS

Mackenzie Raim
: 5' 5"; Freshman; HS