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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (FOX5) – The UNLV women’s golf team found itself with a day-one lead after shooting an even-par 576 through two rounds Monday at New Mexico’s Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational presented by Margaret Moses Branch and Annete Arrigoni at UNM Championship Course (Par 72, 6,354 yards).
The Rebels were the only team not above the par threshold with an even-par 288 in each of the day’s rounds. They take a seven-shot lead over Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State in a tie for second into the final round.
Led by senior Toa Yokoyama in a tie for fifth at 2-under, all four Rebel scorers on the day sit inside the top 25 through 36 holes. Her matching 1-under 71 scores in both the first and second rounds place her within four shots of individual leader Lauren Gomez from Pepperdine at 6-under.
The remaining leaders counting toward the Scarlet & Gray’s day-one scorecard were senior Mayumi Umezu (71-72) in a tie for seventh at 1-under 143, sophomore Zi Yu Foong (74-71) in a tie for 12th at 1-over 145 in her Rebel debut and senior Hina Matsui (72-74) in 14th at 2-over 146. Freshman Amber Chen, who is competing as an individual, shot a 5-over 149 to place her in a tie for 29th in her collegiate debut, and senior McKenzi Hall (+8) rounds out UNLV’s lineup in a tie for 45th.
Only one team, Cal State Fullerton (28), made more birdies on the day than UNLV with 27. Umezu’s nine birdies led the Rebels in that category, followed by Foong’s, Yokoyama’s, and Chen’s five each as well as Matsui’s and Hall’s four apiece.
UP NEXT: The Rebels tee off in the final round Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. PT/7:30 a.m. MT. Live scoring can be found at the Golfstat link here.
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