Monday, March 11
Tucson, AZ
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Arizona Wildcat Invite
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3/10/2019 5:19:00 PM | Women's Golf
UNLV will head to Tucson for the two-day event Monday and Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com)Â -Â The UNLV women's golf team continues its spring slate this week at the Wildcat Invitational, which takes place Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12 in Tucson, Arizona. The two-day 54-hole tournament will be held at Tucson's Sewailo Golf Club, with shotgun play beginning Monday at 7:30 a.m. MT and Tuesday at 8 a.m. MT. Two rounds will be played Monday and the final round with conclude the tournament on Tuesday. This is the second straight year and 12th time overall the Rebels will compete in the event hosted by the University of Arizona.
The Scarlet and Gray are coming off a tie for ninth at Long Beach State's Gold Rush event two weeks ago. Sophomore Polly Mack was UNLV's highest finisher at the tournament in 17th at 5-over. Prior to the Gold Rush, the Rebels had finished first in the Battle at Boulder Creek to open the spring, then took second as the Rebel Beach Invitational at Spanish Trail Golf Club a week later. Mack and senior Elizabeth Prior shared medalist honors at Boulder Creek, then Prior went on to win the Rebel Beach outright by seven strokes after two rounds of 68. Mack and Prior earned Co-Mountain West Golfers of the Week after their win at Boulder Creek and Prior earned the honor a second straight week after her Rebel Beach victory.
After the Wildcat Invite, UNLV will head back to Tucson for the Mountain View Invitational, March 22-24, hosted by Kansas State and Missouri, then up to Napa, California for Oregon and Colorado's Silverado Showdown, April 7-9, marking the Rebels' last regular season tournament before the Mountain West Championship, April 16-18, in Rancho Mirage, California.
MOUNTAIN WEST RANKINGS:Â UNLV currently ranks second in the Mountain West with a 294.67 average team score. Individually, Prior also ranks third with a 72.52 average, while Polly Mack ranks seventh with a 72.95 average.
THE LINEUP:Â The UNLV lineup at the Wildcat Invite is as follows: Senior Elizabeth Prior, sophomore Polly Mack, sophomore Cathy Liu, senior Shannon Oh and freshman Veronica Joels. Senior Alyssa Getty will be playing as an individual.
THE FIELD:Â The 2019 Wildcat Invitational will be represented by a field of 17 teams including UNLV and host, ninth-ranked Arizona. The teams include: No. 9 Arizona, No. 16 Arizona State, Denver, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Iowa, No. 45 Iowa State, Long Beach State, Michigan, Northern Arizona, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oregon, Oregon State, No. 26 Purdue, San Diego State and UNLV.
TEE TIMES:Â
Monday, March 11:Â 7:30 a.m. MT* (36 holes)
Tuesday, March 12:Â 8:00 a.m. MT*
*Shotgun Start
LIVE SCORING:Â http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=16877
The Scarlet and Gray are coming off a tie for ninth at Long Beach State's Gold Rush event two weeks ago. Sophomore Polly Mack was UNLV's highest finisher at the tournament in 17th at 5-over. Prior to the Gold Rush, the Rebels had finished first in the Battle at Boulder Creek to open the spring, then took second as the Rebel Beach Invitational at Spanish Trail Golf Club a week later. Mack and senior Elizabeth Prior shared medalist honors at Boulder Creek, then Prior went on to win the Rebel Beach outright by seven strokes after two rounds of 68. Mack and Prior earned Co-Mountain West Golfers of the Week after their win at Boulder Creek and Prior earned the honor a second straight week after her Rebel Beach victory.
After the Wildcat Invite, UNLV will head back to Tucson for the Mountain View Invitational, March 22-24, hosted by Kansas State and Missouri, then up to Napa, California for Oregon and Colorado's Silverado Showdown, April 7-9, marking the Rebels' last regular season tournament before the Mountain West Championship, April 16-18, in Rancho Mirage, California.
MOUNTAIN WEST RANKINGS:Â UNLV currently ranks second in the Mountain West with a 294.67 average team score. Individually, Prior also ranks third with a 72.52 average, while Polly Mack ranks seventh with a 72.95 average.
THE LINEUP:Â The UNLV lineup at the Wildcat Invite is as follows: Senior Elizabeth Prior, sophomore Polly Mack, sophomore Cathy Liu, senior Shannon Oh and freshman Veronica Joels. Senior Alyssa Getty will be playing as an individual.
THE FIELD:Â The 2019 Wildcat Invitational will be represented by a field of 17 teams including UNLV and host, ninth-ranked Arizona. The teams include: No. 9 Arizona, No. 16 Arizona State, Denver, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Iowa, No. 45 Iowa State, Long Beach State, Michigan, Northern Arizona, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oregon, Oregon State, No. 26 Purdue, San Diego State and UNLV.
TEE TIMES:Â
Monday, March 11:Â 7:30 a.m. MT* (36 holes)
Tuesday, March 12:Â 8:00 a.m. MT*
*Shotgun Start
LIVE SCORING:Â http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=16877
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