Women's Golf 4/8/2018 12:00:00 AM

Rebels Tied For 10th After One Round In Napa

April 8, 2018

Round One Results | @UNLVWGolf ‏

NAPA, California (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV women's golf played its final first round of the regular season Sunday at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, California, and finished the day in a tie for 10th with Pepperdine at 13-over 301. The tournament, co-hosted by Oregon and Colorado, features eight teams in Golfweek's top-25.

Sophomore Nastasia Kossacky was the top Rebel finisher of the day, carding 2-over 74 to sit in a tie for 19th. Junior Elizabeth Prior came in one shot behind Kossacky at 3-over (75) and in a tie for 32nd, followed by junior Shannon Oh and freshman Poly Mack in a tie for 42nd at 4-over (76). Senior Mackenzie Raim shot an 8-over 80 and is tied for 77th heading into round two.

Fifth-ranked USC sits atop the leaderboard after day one at 2-over (290), followed by No. 14 Arizona and No. 2 UCLA in a tie for second at 4-over (292). California and No. 6 Stanford round out the top five at 5-over (293) and 6-over (294), respectively.

USC's Jennifer Chang will have a two-shot lead heading into round two after carding a 6-under 66. Cal's Jiyoon Jang and Stanford's Mika Liu sit tied for second at 4-under (68), followed by Pepperdine's Hira Naveed at 2-under (70) in fourth. UCLA's Patty Tavatanakit and Arizona's Bianca Pagdanganan each shot a 1-under (71) to sit tied for fifth.

REBEL SCORES:

T9th - Nastasia Kossacky, sophomore (74, +2)
T32nd - Elizabeth Prior, junior (75, +3)
T42nd - Polly Mack, freshman (76, +4)
T42nd - Shannon Oh, junior (76, +4)
T77th - Mackenzie Raim, senior (80, +8)

TOP FIVE TEAMS:

1. USC (290, +2)

T2. Arizona (292, +4)

T2. UCLA (292, +4)

4. California (293, +5)

5. Stanford (294, +6)

REBEL NOTES:

•The Silverado Showdown marks the last regular season tournament for UNLV, who will compete in the 2018 Mountain West Championship in Rancho Mirage, California next weeka
•UNLV has won two tournaments this spring, both in Las Vegas
•UNLV recently recorded its second home tournament win of the 2017-18 season as they shot a 17-over at the inaugural Rebel Beach Invitational at Spanish Trail Golf Club Feb. 26-27 to win by two strokes, then followed that with a 53-stroke win at the Jackrabbit Invitational last week
• 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 gets underway Monday morning at 7:45 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

Shannon Oh: 5' 3"; 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

Shannon Oh
: 5' 3"; Freshman; HS

Elizabeth Prior
: 5' 6"; Freshman; HS

Mackenzie Raim
: 5' 5"; Freshman; HS