2018-19 Women's Golf Roster

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Nastasia Kossacky

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School Auburn

Biography

UNLV
The former Auburn transfer stepped into a regular role in the lineup as a sophomore in 2017-18, winning a Mountain West Championship in the spring of 2018 ... Participated in the 2018 fall season as a junior.

JUNIOR (2018-19)
Played in 11 rounds during the fall with a 73.82 scoring average ... Sunk 28 birdies and two rounds of par or better ... Best single-round score of 70 came in round three of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in October .... Best 54-hole score of 1-over (217) also came at the Showdown ... Best finish was a tie for 20th (+5 219) came at the CDA Invite ... Did not play in the spring portion of the season.

SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Moved into a regular role in the lineup in her first full season with the Rebels ... One of three golfers to play in all 36 rounds on the year ... Earned her first career Mountain West All-Conference honor with a second team selection after finishing the year with a 74.52 scoring average, which was fourth on the team ... Sank 72 birdies, which was also fourth of any Rebel, and seven rounds of par or better ... Her best single-round score of 70 happened twice, first in the second round of the year's opening tournament in New Mexico and again near the end in the second round of the Wildcat Invite in Tucson in late March ... Best tournament finish and score came in the Jackrabbit Invite when she carded a 2-under 214 to tie teammate Polly Mack for second place ... In total had five top-25 finishes tied for 18th in New Mexico; tied for sixth at the Rebel Beach Invitational; tied for 12th at the Wildcat Invite, tied for second at the Jackrabbit Invite and tied for 21 at the Mountain West Championship. 

FRESHMAN (2017)
Arrived on UNLV campus prior to the spring 2017 semester...Played in two tournaments on the year, totaling six rounds...Placed tied for 60th at tthe Mountain View Invitational (19-over 235) and finished seventh at the Battle at Boulder Creek at 4-over 220...Lowest single-round score of the year was an even 72 in the second round of Battle of Boulder Creek...Registered a 75.8 scoring average with 13 biridies and one round at par or better. 

FRESHMAN (FALL 2016-Auburn) 
Spent the fall of 2016 at Auburn before transferring to UNLV.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Del Norte High School in San Diego ... Helped her high school team to league titles in 2013 and 2014 ... California all-state first team in 2013 and 2014 ... Was runner-up for Player of the Year in the San Diego Junior Golf Association from 2010-12 ... Represented Poland in World Amateur Team Championships in 2012 and 2014 ... T-2nd and 2015 Polish Junior Open ... T-9th at 2015 Dutch Amateur ... Was ranked 38th in the class of 2016 by Junior Golf Scoreboard ... Competed for Poland at 2016 European Ladies Team Championships.

PERSONAL
Full name is Nastasia Alexandria Kossacky ... Parents are Stan Ratycz-Kossacky and Margaret Zajdel-Kossacky ... Has a brother, Max ... Home course is The Farms Golf Club at Rancho Santa Fe ... Speaks three languages - English, Polish and Chinese ... Majoring in Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'8"