SAN MARCOS, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) – Guided by three par-or-better individual rounds, the UNLV women’s golf team shot a final-round 1-under 287 Monday to conclude its fall with a tied-for-fifth finish at the Jim West Challenge hosted by Texas State at Kissing Tree Golf Club (Par 72, 6,111 yards).

FINAL ROUND: Freshman Kuree Little matched her season-low round with a 6-under 66, including eagles on holes No. 3 and 5, to headline the Rebels’ leading trio. Senior Zi Yu Foong contributed a 2-under 70 and junior Amber Chen posted an even-par 72 in the third round.

REBEL ROUNDUP: With their final-round scores, Little and Chen each tied for 10th at 2-under 214 for the tournament. Foong cracked the top 15, tying for 15th at 1-under 215. Rounding out the Scarlet & Gray lineup, sophomore Demi Du (+7) tied for 34th and sophomore Lana Yamagata (+24) finished 56th. Freshman Addison Hines (+25) tied for 57th competing as an individual.

As a team, UNLV finished with a 54-hole score of 2-over 866 alongside the host Bobcats. 

CHAMPIONS: TCU never relinquished its lead from day one to claim the team title at 20-under 844. Individual co-medalist honors were shared by the Horned Frogs’ Kirstin Angosta and Texas State’s Grace Quintanilla at 10-under 206.

UP NEXT: UNLV will send individuals to nearby Boulder City for The Clash at Boulder Creek being hosted by Northern Arizona from Sunday-Tuesday, Oct. 25-27. Team play picks back up again in the spring at the Thunderbird Intercollegiate being hosted by Arizona from Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 8-9.

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The Rebels’ top-5 outing caps a historic fall season that saw them capture wins in their first three tournaments for the first time in the program’s 25 seasons. Their team titles came at New Mexico’s Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, Colorado State’s Ben Connell Ram Classic and Denver’s Ron Moore Intercollegiate. Freshman Kuree Little also captured her first career individual title at the Ram Classic.
This marked the first time the Rebels recorded four top-5 team performances in the fall since 2014. It’s also just the second time UNLV placed fifth or better at each of its fall tournaments in program history.
After their efforts at the Jim West Challenge, Little and Chen share the team lead for top-10 finishes on the season with three apiece.