Sophomore Amber Chen and freshman Lana Yamagata each shot a final-round 4-under 68 Wednesday to help UNLV women’s golf close the regular season with at top-5 finish at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (Par 72, 6,212 yards).
Chen’s scorecard gave her a top-3 finish with a career-low tournament score of 10-under 206 a day after she tied a program-record low round (-8). Adding another Rebel top-25 finish, Yamagata tied for 25th at 3-over 219. Behind the duo’s scores, UNLV shot a final-round 4-under 284 as a team to lock in a tied-for-fourth finish at 2-over 866 for the tournament.
Rounding out the lineup, freshman Demi Du (+6) tied for 44th, junior Zi Yu Foong (+8) placed 54th and junior Jane Huang (+19) tied for 90th. Competing as an individual, freshman Yen Liu (+13) wrapped up play in 76th.
Iowa State never relinquished the lead on the way to the team title at 26-under 838. Earning individual medalist honors, the Cyclones’ Nichakorn Pinprayoon shot a 17-under 199 through 54 holes.
UNLV will look to defend its conference title at the Mountain West Championship in just under two weeks at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from April 21-23.