HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's golf team shot a 4-under 284 Friday and sits in fifth place after the opening round of the Ron Moore Intercollegiate being hosted by Denver at the Denver University Golf Club at Highlands Ranch (Par 72, 6,611 yards).

Senior Mayumi Umezu turned in her lowest round as a Rebel to date with a 4-under 68 – one shot off her career-low round – and her counterpart Toa Yokoyama added a 2-under 70 to lead the Scarlet & Gray scorecard. The former is tied for third, while the latter is tied for 13th going into the second round.

With their start, UNLV positioned itself within four shots of the host Denver and Minnesota in a tie for the team lead at 8-under 280. Umezu, meanwhile, is three shots back of the day-one individual leader Reese McCauley from the Gopher squad at 7-under 65.

Also competing for the Rebels are seniors McKenzi Hall (+1) and Hina Matsui (+1) in a tie for 37th and sophomore Zi Yu Foong (+4) in a tie for 64th.

UP NEXT: UNLV's tee times for Saturday's second round of the tournament begin at 8:20 a.m. PT/9:20 a.m. MT.

NOTES:

• With their opening-round tally, the Rebels have now shot under par in four consecutive rounds.