LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's golf team completed the wire-to-wire victory Tuesday at Spanish Trail Country Club, winning its home tournament, The Show, by 13 strokes at 4-under 860. The wind wreaked havoc on the final day of the event, but the Rebels weathered the storm to turn in the best team round of the day and finish as the lone team under par. UNLV had jumped to a five-shot lead after the first two rounds thanks to a 12-under 276 in the opening round Monday, which was tied for third-lowest single round score in program history.

"I'm excited for our team," said head coach Amy Bush-Herzer. "We have a lot of new faces this year and after a great fall, to come out here and carry over the momentum and start the spring this way says a lot about this group."

The final tally of 4-under made it four straight tournament finishes at par or better, setting a new program record. That breaks the old mark of two consecutive, which happened twice, both under head coach Amy Bush-Herzer in 2015-16 and 2016-17. The fourth finish at par or better also ties the record for most in a season, matching the 2015-16 squad.

This is the second time the Rebels have won their home spring tournament as they finished first in the inaugural Rebel Beach Invitational back in 2018, also at Spanish Trail. It also marks their third team title in their last four events dating back to the fall competition. The three team wins are the most since UNLV had four in 2017-18, which tied a program record set in 2003-04.

Freshman Kendall Todd led all Rebels, taking second place at 2-under 214, her lowest 54-hole score of her young career. She was one of five Rebels who finished in the top-10. Junior Nicole Lorup checked in one stroke behind Todd at 1-under 215 to take third, while freshman Hina Matsui, an individual competitor, finished seventh at 2-over 218. Freshmen Sydney Bryan and Toa Yokoyama each carded a 4-over 220 to tie for ninth. Senior Veronica Joels ended the event at 5-over 221 to tie for 13th, followed by freshmen McKenzi Hall in a tie for 17th at 6-over 222. Sophomore Gracie Olkowski rounded it out for the Rebels in a tie for 47th at 13-over 229.

In-state rival UNR was the team runner-up at 9-over 873, followed by Augusta in third at 17-over 881, Furman in fourth at 24-over 888 and Washington in fifth at 25-over 889. UNR's Leah John was the wire-to-wire individual medalist, finishing at 4-under 212 to edge out Todd by a pair of strokes. In fourth behind Todd and Lorup was Augusta's Chloe Holder at even for the tournament.

UP NEXT: UNLV will have a weekend off before heading to Peoria, Arizona for Wisconsin's Westbrook Invite, which will take place February 27-28

NOTES:
• UNLV has shot under par as a team in seven of its last 12 rounds in 2021-22
• UNLV shot an 8-under 280 in the final round of the fall  (eighth lowest all-time) and opened the spring with a 12-under 276 Monday (T-3rd lowest all-time) 
• UNLV won two tournaments during the fall portion of its season for the first time in program history (Dale McNamara & The Clash at Boulder Creek)
• The Rebels won the 2021 Dale McNamara Invitational Oct 11-12 in Tulsa, Oklahoma by 11 strokes, marking first tournament win since 2019 (Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown); Three Rebels finished in the top six with freshman Sydney Bryan winning her first collegiate tournament at 4-under 212
• UNLV finished at 3-under at the Jim West Invitational, marking the first time the Rebels finished under par in back-to-back tournaments since the spring of 2017 and has a chance to finish at par or better in four straight tournaments 
• UNLV has six returners from last year's squad and welcomed seven newcomers to the squad this year, including six freshmen
• Marissa Uradomo, a four-time MVC All-Conference golfer at Indiana State, joined Bush-Herzer's staff as an assistant coach in September of 2021
• Head coach Amy Bush-Herzer is in her 11th year at the helm of the program. She has led her team to a conference championship four times.