Women's Golf - Toa Yokoyama

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Yokoyama Records Top-5 Finish At MountainView Collegiate

The Rebel junior tied for fourth place after shooting a final-round 4-under 68 at Kansas State's event in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – Junior Toa Yokoyama recorded a top-5 finish as the UNLV women's golf team concluded play Sunday in Kansas State's MountainView Collegiate at The Preserve Golf Club (Par 72, 6,345 yards).

A day after shooting a 1-over 73 in the second round, Yokoyama bounced back with her best round of the weekend at 4-under 68 to climb eight spots in the final round for a tied-for-fourth finish. This marked her fourth top-10 finish of the spring for the Tokyo, Japan native, who shot a 6-under 210 for the tournament and sank seven of her team-best 14 birdies at the event in the final round

Rounding out the Rebel lineup, sophomore Thienna Huynh (+3) - who came off a second-round 1-under 71 - tied for 34th and senior Madeleine Laux (+9) tied for 54th, while graduate student Maria Jose Martinez (+11) and junior McKenzi Hall each tied for 61st.

Walking away with the respective team and individual victories, South Florida shot a 16-under 848 and USF's Melanie Green tallied an 11-under 205 through 54 holes. The Scarlet & Gray (+13) finished 11th in the team standings.

UP NEXT: The Rebels will finish regular season play in Dallas when they compete in the Texas Showdown, which is being hosted by Baylor from April 8-9.
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Players Mentioned

McKenzi Hall

McKenzi Hall

Junior
Thienna Huynh

Thienna Huynh

Sophomore
Madeleine Laux

Madeleine Laux

5' 6"
Senior
HS
Toa Yokoyama

Toa Yokoyama

5' 7"
Junior
HS
Maria Jose Martinez

Maria Jose Martinez

5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

McKenzi Hall

McKenzi Hall

Junior
Thienna Huynh

Thienna Huynh

Sophomore
Madeleine Laux

Madeleine Laux

5' 6"
Senior
HS
Toa Yokoyama

Toa Yokoyama

5' 7"
Junior
HS
Maria Jose Martinez

Maria Jose Martinez

5' 8"
Graduate Student