LIHUE, Kauai (UNLVRebels.com) - The U NLV men's golf team shot an opening-round 18-under-par 270 Thursday at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, which is being played at the Wailua Golf Course (par 72, 6,991 yards).

The Rebels lead the team standings by 13 shots. Texas A&M is second at 5-under 283.

Individually, three UNLV players are in the top five and a total of four are in the top 14. UNLV senior Shintaro Ban has the tournament's individual lead by two shots after shooting 7-under 65 during the first round. Two players are tied for second at 5-under, including Rebel junior Harry Hall. Freshman Garrick Higgo is tied for fourth at 4-under.

REBEL OF THE DAY: Ban carded eight birdies during the first round with an eagle. He also had one double bogey and one bogey.

COMPLETE REBEL SCORES:
• 1st - Shintaro Ban, senior (7-under 65)
• T2nd - Harry Hall, junior (5-under 67)
• T4th - Garrick Higgo, freshman (4-under 68)
• T14th - Jack Trent, freshman (2-under 70)
• T46th - Justin Kim, sophomore (2-over 74)
• T88th - Justin Chong*, sophomore (5-over 77)

* Competing as an individual

TOP FIVE TEAMS:
1. UNLV (18-under 270)
2. Texas A&M (5-under 283)
T3. North Carolina (4-under 284)
T3. BYU (4-under 284)
T5. St. Mary's (3-under 285)
T5. Utah (3-under 285)

There are a total of 20 teams and 122 individuals competing

REBEL NOTES:
• This is UNLV's first tournament of the spring season.
• This is Garrick Higgo's first tournament of his Rebel career.
• UNLV finished in third place at last year's Burns Intercollegiate.
• Hall and Ban both finished in the top 10 individually at last year's event, tying for third and seventh, respectively.
• UNLV competed in five tournaments during the fall. Its best team finish was fourth (twice).
• Ban turned in UNLV's top individual performance of the fall as he earned medalist honors at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Alabama in October. He has recorded a total of three top-10 finishes in five events this season.
• Last season, UNLV won the Mountain West Championship for the second straight year, captured an NCAA Regional title and advanced to the 'Elite Eight' at the NCAA Championship.
• Ban and Hall are both 2017 All-Mountain West Team honorees, and Ban earned honorable mention All-America. In addition, Ban was named an All-America Scholar.
• UNLV has an active NCAA record of 29 consecutive regional appearances.
• This season marks the 31st at UNLV for Hall of Fame head coach Dwaine Knight.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will begin second-round play Friday at 8 a.m. HT.

LIVE SCORING: Live scoring of the tournament is available at UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat, or by clicking here.