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First Round In The Books At NCAA Cle Elum Regional

Sophomore Polly Mack shoots a 5-over, senior Elizabeth Prior cards a 6-over in round one

CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON (UNLVRebels.com) -  The UNLV women's golf team is being represented at NCAA regionals this year by a pair of individual participants - sophomore Polly Mack and senior Elizabeth Prior- and Monday the two tee'ed off at the Tumble Creek Golf Club in Cle Elum, Washington.

Mack, a two-time Mountain West All-Conference selection, carded a 5-over 77 in the first round, while Prior - a three-time all-conference honoree - came in a shot behind Mack at 6-over 78. Mack will enter day two tied for 64th and Prior will begin the second round in a tie for 74th.

Mack and Prior will play together in Tuesday's second round with a tee time of 9:20 a.m. on the 10th hole.

In the team portion of the event No. 1 ranked USC shot a 7-under 281 as a team to end day one with a three shot lead over second-place Northwestern at 4-under 284. Site host Washington is just one shot behind the Wildcats at 3-under (285), followed by Arkansas in fourth at 1-under (287), San Jose State in fifth at 1-over (289) and UCF in sixth at 2-over (290).

UCF's Anna Laura Collado carded a 6-under 66 to sit atop the leaderboard with a one-shot lead over Oregon's Kathleen Scavo at 5-under 67. Northwestern's Stephanie Lau and Washington's Reno Sasaki are tied for third 4-under (68), while three players - Arkansas' Maria Fassi, USC's Gabriella Ruffels and Ohio State's Yuki Sasaki - are all tied for fifth at 3-under (69).

The top six teams and the top three individuals not on those teams will advance to the 2019 NCAA Championships, which are set for May 17-22 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

REBEL SCORES: TOP SIX TEAMS 
1. USC (281, -7)
2. Northwestern (284, -4)
3. Washington (285, -3)
4. Arkansas (287, -2)
 
5. San Jose State (289, +1)
6. UCF (290, +2)

REBEL NOTES: 
The Rebels finished third at the Mountain West Championships, ending a streak of three consecutive league titles and 16 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
UNLV finished in the top-10 in five of six and in the top six in four of six regular season tournaments this spring, including a first-place finish at the Battle at Boulder Creek and a second place finish at Rebel Beach
Polly Mack earned her first outright victory at the Mountain View Invitational this spring with a career-low 54-hole score of 10-under. She was named Mountain West Women's Golfer of the Week for the second time this spring after her victory
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
The Rebels have won three straight MW titles two different time in their history - 2004-06 and 2016-18
• UNLV has won four conference championships in eight years under head coach Amy Bush-Herzer
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Players Mentioned

Polly Mack

Polly Mack

5' 8"
Sophomore
HS
Elizabeth Prior

Elizabeth Prior

5' 6"
Senior
2L

Players Mentioned

Polly Mack

Polly Mack

5' 8"
Sophomore
HS
Elizabeth Prior

Elizabeth Prior

5' 6"
Senior
2L