RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – Senior Toa Yokoyama grabbed a share of the lead and the UNLV women's golf team climbed into second Tuesday in the second round of the Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championship on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club (Par 72, 6,286 yards).

REBEL ROUNDUP: One of two players to post an under-par scorecard on a day with strong winds, Yokoyama shot a 2-under 70 to pull herself up four spots into a tie at 2-under for the tournament alongside San Jose State's Lucia Lopez Ortega. Making up the Rebels' four individuals in the top 25, sophomore Zi Yu Foong (+4) sits in a tie for seventh, seniors Hina Matsui (+6) and McKenzi Hall (+6) each are tied for 15th and senior Mayumi Umezu's (+7) five-shot improvement in the round from her first-round score has her tied for 21st.

TEAM LEADERBOARD: The Scarlet & Gray (+10) moved one spot up the team standings to stand within two shots of day-two leader San Jose State (+8) and five shots ahead of UNR (+15) in third.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will contend for the MW team and individual titles Thursday with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. PT. Coverage via GolfKast at GKLive.TV features camera views on select holes, as well as play-by-play on hole 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT.