CHANDLER, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's golf duo of junior Ben Sawaia and senior Yuki Moriyama ended the opening two rounds of the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in the top 10 Monday at the Whirlwind Golf Club - Cattail Course (Par 72, 7,334 yards).

Sawaia matched his 36-hole season low at 5-under to find himself in a tie for third, while Moriyama's 36-hole season low at 4-under lands him in a tie for eighth. Their Rebel counterpart in junior George Leigh also shot his way to a 36-hole season low at 2-over to stand in a tie for 45th.

On a day in which they fired off an 18-hole spring low of 11-under 277 in the first round, the Rebels (-4) are tied for fourth heading into the final round. Missouri is in first at 11-under to pit itself 1-shot ahead of Kansas (-10) in second, followed by Pacific (-5) in third and host Wyoming (-4) knotted up with UNLV inside the top 5.

Leading the pack of individuals, LMU's Riley Lewis is in first at 10-under. He holds a 3-shot lead over Long Beach State's Ian Gilligan (-7) in second and a five-shot advantage over five individuals tied for third.

The Scarlet & Gray lineup also includes junior Caden Fioroni (+8) in a tie for 87th and freshman Inigo Izuzquiza (+10) in a tie for 93rd.

UP NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The tournament wraps up Tuesday with the final round slated to begin at 7:30 a.m. PT.