CLE ELUM, WASHINGTON (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV women's golf sophomore
Polly Mack and senior
Elizabeth Prior continued play Tuesday in the second round of the NCAA regional at Tumble Creek Golf in Cle Elum, Washington.
Mack shot a 2-under 70 to jump from a tie for 64th to a tie for 22nd at 3-over through the first two rounds, while Prior carded a 3-over to move up 10 spots into a tie for 64th at 9-over for the tournament.
The third and final round will get underway Wednesday morning at 9:20 a.m. for both Mack and Prior, with Mack starting on hole one and Prior on hole 10.
No. 1 ranked USC entered day two with a three-shot lead and extended that lead to 12 shots at 10-under (566) with the only under-par team round of the day. Regional host Washington checks in at second place at 2-over (578), followed by San Jose State in third at 6-over (582), Arkansas in fourth at 7-over (583) and Northwestern in fifth at 10-over (586). Ohio State and UCF are tied for the coveted sixth spot at 12-over (588) heading into the final round.
USC's Jennifer Chang jumped to the top of the individual leaderboard at 7-under (137) after shooting a 5-under 67 in round two, but only holds a one-shot lead over Washington's Reno Sasaki and UCF's Anna Laura Collado, who are tied for second at 6-under (138). Oregon's Kathleen Scavo is close behind in fourth at 5-under (139) followed by Ohio State's Aneka Seumanutafa in fifth at 4-under (140).
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 (281-285 -- 566, -10)
2. Washington (285-293 -- 578, +2)
3. San Jose State (289-293 --582 , +6)
4. Arkansas (287-296 -- 583, +7)
5. Northwestern (284-302 -- 586, +10)
T6. UCF (290-298 -- 588, +12)
T6. Ohio State (293-295 -- 588, +12)
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
