BOULDER CITY (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV women's golf kicked opened its spring season Monday at the Battle at Boulder Creek and finished day one at the event in first place after shooting 6-over 582 as a team after the first 36 holes. Senior
Elizabeth Prior also sits alone atop the leaderboard at 2-under thanks to a 68 in round one.
The Rebels have a commanding lead of 24 strokes over second-place Southern Illinois, who shot a +30 over Monday. Drake sits in third at +57 over.
All six Rebels competing in the event sit in the top seven, led by Prior at 2-under. Freshman
Veronica Joels, who shot a 3-under 69 in round two, is two shots behind Prior at even, followed by sophomore
Polly Mack in third at 4-over and senior
Shannon Oh in fourth at 5-over. Sophomore
Cathy Liu, playing as individual, is tied for fifth at 6-over, while senior
Alyssa Getty is tied for seventh at 7-over.
REBEL OF THE DAY: Prior matched her lowest single-round score of the year, a 4-under 68, in round one. She also shot a 68 in round two of the CDA Invitational in the fall in Idaho.
NEXT UP FOR THE REBELS: The final round of the Battle at Boulder Creek gets underway Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m.
REBEL SCORES:
- 1st - UNLV – (292-290 -- 582, +6)
- 1st – Elizabeth Prior, senior (68-74 -- 142, -2)
- 2nd – Veronica Joels, freshman (75-69 -- 144, E)
- 3rd – Polly Mack, sophomore (75-73 -- 148, +4)
- 4th – Shannon Oh, senior (75-74 -- 149, +5)
- T5th – Cathy Liu, sophomore (74-76 -- 150, +6)*
- T7th – Alyssa Getty, senior (74-77 --151+7)
*Playing as an individual
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1. UNLV (292-290 -- 582, +6)
2. Southern Illinois (307-299 --606, +30)
3. Drake (317-316 -- 633, +57)
4. Weber State (319-315 -- 634, +58)
5. Illinois-Chicago (330-316 -- 646, +70)
REBEL NOTES:
• This is the second tournament the Rebels have played at Boulder Creek Golf Club, as they host their fall tournament - the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown - there as well
• Last spring, the Rebels won three consecutive MW titles for the first time since they won three in a row from 2004-06
• UNLV has won four conference championships in seven years under head coach Amy Bush-Herzer
