No. 23 Rebels In 5th Place After 2nd Round At Season Opener - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, September 15

Olympia Fields, Illinois

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University of Nevada Las Vegas

Olympia Fields / Fighting Illini Invitational

9/15/2018 4:41:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Junior Justin Kim is tied for fifth individually.

OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILL. (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 23 UNLV men's golf team shot a second-round 6-over-par 286 on Saturday at the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational, which is being played at Olympia Fields CC (par 70, 7,353 yards – North Course).

The Rebels are in fifth place with a 36-hole score of 9-over 569. No. 1 Oklahoma State holds an eight-shot lead over the field at 9-under 551 after a second-round 2-under 278. No. 11 California is second at 1-under, No. 2 Alabama is third at 7-over and No. 20 USC is fourth at 8-over. The tournament features 10 of the nation's top-25 ranked teams.

Individually, California's Collin Morikawa has a one-shot lead at 7-under 133 after a second-round 4-under 66. Oklahoma State's Matthew Wolff is second at 6-under. UNLV is led by junior Justin Kim, who is tied for fifth at 2-under 138 after a 2-over 72 on Saturday.

STAT OF THE DAY: Only six golfers (out of 75) are under par for the tournament.

REBEL OF THE DAY: Sophomore Garrick Higgo had UNLV's best round of the day with an even-par 70.

COMPLETE REBEL SCORES:
• T5th – Justin Kim, junior (66-72=138, -2)
• T16th – Harry Hall, senior (69-73=142, 2)
• T34th – Jack Trent, sophomore (74-71=145, 5)
• T40th – Garrick Higgo, sophomore (76-70=146, 6)
• T53rd – David Rauch, freshman (74-75=149, 9)

TOP FIVE TEAMS: 
1. Oklahoma State (273-278=551, -9)
2. California (273-286=559, -1)
3. Alabama (284-283=567, 7)
4. USC (287-281=568, 8)
5. UNLV (283-286=569, 9)

There are a total of 14 teams competing.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: Final-round action will begin at 7:30 a.m. CT on Sunday.

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

REBEL NOTES:
• UNLV is the three-time defending Mountain West champions.
• Last year's team also finished third at the NCAA Regional in Columbus, Ohio, and placed in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship.
• Trent earned the Mountain West Freshman of the Year award last season, while Hall, Higgo and Trent were all recognized as All-MW performers.
• Hall was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar in July.
• UNLV has played in a NCAA-record 30 straight regionals.
• This year marks head coach Dwaine Knight's 32nd season leading the Rebel program.