DALLAS (UNLVRebels.com) – On the strength of three individual rounds in the 60s, the UNLV men's golf team jumped to the day-one lead with a first-round 14-under 274 Sunday at the Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club (par 72, 7,617 yards).

FIRST-ROUND HIGHLIGHTS: Guiding the Rebel scorecard, senior Zach Little went bogey free in his 6-under 66 round, sophomore Aaron Van Hauwe followed right behind him at 5-under 67 and senior Ryan Abuan chipped in a 3-under 69. Senior Mason Snyder gave the Scarlet & Gray four par-or-better scorers as he shot an even-par 72 on the day.

REBEL ROUNDUP: The Scarlet & Gray lineup's leading trio placed itself in the top 10 after the opening 18 holes, including Little in second, Van Hauwe in third and Abuan in a tie for sixth. Rounding out the lineup are Snyder in a tie for 31st and junior Mason Haley (+1) in a tie for 40th. Competing as an individual, junior Baylor Bostick (+1) lands side-by-side with Haley in a tie for 40th after his Rebel debut.

DAY-ONE LEADERBOARD: UNLV holds a four-shot lead over USC(+10) going into day two. In the individual standings, the Trojans' Deitrek Gill took the day-one lead at 8-under 64. Little is two shots behind Gill, while Van Hauwe stands three shots back.


UP NEXT: The tournament continues with Monday's second round.