PULLMAN, Wash. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's golf team returns to postseason competition Monday at the NCAA Pullman Regional, which is being hosted by Washington State at Palouse Ridge Golf Club (Par 72, 6,405 yards). This is the second straight year the Rebels are competing at the NCAA Regionals scheduled to take place Monday-Wednesday, May 8-10.
One of six regional sites, Washington State's home course joins the University of Georgia Golf Course (host: Georgia), TPC San Antonio (host: Texas), PGA National Resort (host: Florida Atlantic), The Club at Chatham Hills (host: Indiana) and Lonnie Poole Golf Course (host: NC State) in welcoming regional qualifiers to their respective courses.
THE LINEUP: UNLV's lineup features senior
Nicole Lorup, freshman
Thienna Huynh, sophomore
McKenzi Hall, super senior
Veronica Joels and sophomore
Toa Yokoyama.
THE FIELD: 1. Stanford (No. 1); 2. Baylor (No. 12); 3. USC (No. 13); 4. Clemson (No. 24); 5. Kentucky; 6. Texas Tech; 7. Houston; 8. North Carolina; 9. UNLV; 10. Sacramento State; 11. Cal Poly; 12. Green Bay; Individuals: 1. Camille Boyd – Washington; 2. Tiffany Le – UC Riverside; 3. Harriet Lynch – Fresno State; 4. Darcy Habgood – Washington State; 5. Stefanie Deng – Washington; 6. Cassie Kim – Gonzaga
SCHEDULE: Following Sunday's practice round, 18 holes will be played each day.
FORMAT: The top five teams and the top individual at the three-day 54-hole tournament will advance to the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, being held May 19-24.
TEE TIMES:
Monday, May 8: 8:55 a.m. PT -
Toa Yokoyama; 9:06 a.m. PT -
Veronica Joels; 9:17 a.m. PT -
McKenzi Hall; 9:28 a.m. PT -
Thienna Huynh; 9:39 a.m. PT -
Nicole Lorup;
Tuesday, May 9: Tee times begin at 8 a.m. PT.
Wednesday, May 10: Tee times begin at 8 a.m. PT
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: All tournament info, including scoring information and tee times will be available on WSUCougars.com.
LIVE SCORING: Live scoring will be available at Golfstat.com, or by
clicking here.
NOTES:
- UNLV is coming off a strong finish to the season in which it finished sixth place or better across the squad's final seven tournaments.
- That season-ending stretch included a season-best finish of second place at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic and a fifth-place showing at the Mountain West Championships.
- With their latest streak, the Rebels have climbed all the way up to No. 54 in the Golfstat rankings.
- Rebel freshman Thienna Huyn was named the 2023 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and placed on the MW All-Conference Second Team. She led all freshmen in the conference with a 73.80 scoring average, a 1.80 scoring average against par and a national ranking of 199th.
- The Scarlet & Gray's season-low 54-hole score came at the MountainView Collegiate, where it shot a 12-under 852 for the tournament. This was one of three events on the season that saw the Rebels finish under par, along with the Hurricane Invitational (-7) and the Westbrook Invitational (-2).
- Head coach Amy Bush-Herzer is in her 12th year at the helm of the UNLV women's golf program.
