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2/20/2019 2:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
Senior Elizabeth Prior gets the conference nod for the second straight week after winning the Rebel Beach Invitational Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com)Â -Â UNLV women's golf senior Elizabeth Prior is making the most of her final spring season as a Rebel as the Surrey, England earned a second straight Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Week award after winning the Rebel Beach Invitational in Las Vegas Tuesday. Last week, Prior earned her first career conference award when she was named the MW Co-Golfer of the Week with teammate Polly Mack after the pair tied for first at the Battle at Boulder Creek.
This week, Prior blew away the field at Spanish Trial Golf Club with a seven-shot victory at 7-under, which included two rounds of 68. The senior pulled away from the field in the final round thanks to a strong finish that saw her sink birdies in five of her last eight holes and three of her last four. She was the only golfer at the event to finish under par. The individual win is the fourth of Prior's career, while she has now shot a 68 in three of her last six rounds to start the spring.Â
NEXT UP FOR THE REBELS:Â The Rebels will complete a three-week stretch of tournaments next week at Long Beach State's Gold Rush event, which take place Monday Feb. 25 and Tuesday Feb. 26 in Long Beach, California .
This week, Prior blew away the field at Spanish Trial Golf Club with a seven-shot victory at 7-under, which included two rounds of 68. The senior pulled away from the field in the final round thanks to a strong finish that saw her sink birdies in five of her last eight holes and three of her last four. She was the only golfer at the event to finish under par. The individual win is the fourth of Prior's career, while she has now shot a 68 in three of her last six rounds to start the spring.Â
NEXT UP FOR THE REBELS:Â The Rebels will complete a three-week stretch of tournaments next week at Long Beach State's Gold Rush event, which take place Monday Feb. 25 and Tuesday Feb. 26 in Long Beach, California .
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