TUCSON, ARIZONA (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's golf team had another impressive day in Tucson, shooting a 5-under as a team to stay steady in second place at 9-under (567) after day two of the Mountain View Invitational. It matched the Rebels' best single-round team score of the 2018-19 academic year, while the two-round score of 9-under is the best 36-hole score of the year.
Polly Mack started the day in a tie for seventh at 2-under and turned in her best single-round score of her sophomore campaign - a 5-under 67 to jump up to the top of the leaderboard at 7-under after two rounds. The 67 matched her single-round career low with her first 67 coming as a freshman at the 2017 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. Mack holds a one-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round, where she will have a chance to win her second tournament of the spring.
Senior
Shannon Oh started the day in a tie with Mack in seventh and shot an even 72 to sit tied for 13th at 2-under. Freshman
Veronica Joels is in a tie for 24th at even after a round of 1-over 73 Saturday, while sophomore
Cathy Liu is in a tie for 38th at 3-over (147). Senior
Elizabeth Prior will start the final round in a tie for 57th at 7-over (151), followed by fellow senior
Alyssa Getty, who was playing as an individual, in a tie 69th at 12-over (156).
Texas State remained in first in the team competition after shooting 7-under in round two to move to 13-under on the tournament. The Rebels will begin the last round four shots behind them in second, followed by Iowa State in third at 8-under and No. 22 Washington and Oregon State tied for fourth at 4-under.
REBELS OF THE DAY: Mack was impressive Saturday, sinking six birdies against just one bogey. That included four birdies on the back nine and three straight birdies on 16, 17 and 18.
NEXT UP FOR THE REBELS: The Mountain View Invitational wraps up Sunday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. MT.
REBEL SCORES:
- 2nd - UNLV – (284-283 -- 567 , -9)
- 1st – Polly Mack, sophomore (70-67 -- 137 , -7)
- T13th – Shannon Oh, senior (70-72 -- 142 , -2)
- T13th – Veronica Joels, freshman (71-73 -- 144, E)
- T38th – Cathy Liu, sophomore (76-71 -- 147 , +3)
- T57th – Elizabeth Prior, senior (73-78 -- 151, +7)
- T69th – Alyssa Getty, senior (76-80 -- 156, +12)*
*Playing as an individual
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1. Texas State (282-281 -- 563, -13)
2. UNLV (284-283 -- 556, -9)
3. Iowa State (286-282 -- 568, -8)
T4. Washington (286-286 -- 572, -4)
T4. Oregon State (288-283 -- 572, -4)
REBEL NOTES:
• UNLV has finished in the top-10 in all four tournaments this spring, including a first-place finish at Battle at Boulder Creek and a second place finish at Rebel Beach
• The Rebels finished second at their second annual Rebel Beach Invitational at Spanish Trail Country Club in February, which is co-hosted by Long Beach State. Prior blew out the field with a seven-shot victory for her second straight tournament win
• The Rebels opened the spring with a team win at the Battle of Boulder Creek, with Prior and Mack tying for medalist honors
• Prior and Mack were named Co-Mountain West Women's Golfers of the Week after their win at Boulder Creek, then Prior earned it a second consecutive week after her win at Rebel Beach
• 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
