UVA Finishes Third at Rebel Beach Invitational
Las Vegas, NV – The No. 17 Virginia women’s golf team opened its spring season with a third-place finish at the 16-team Rebel Beach Invitational in Las Vegas. Virginia shot 28-over 892 that included rounds of 296 (+8), 299 (+11) and 297 (+9). No. 10 Arizona won the team title at 14-over 878 while UNLV was second at 18-over 882.
Virginia was led by a sixth-place finish from sophomore Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.). She had rounds of 75, 69 and 76 at Spanish Trail Country Club for a two-day total of 4-over 220. It was the fifth top-10 finish during her career.
Senior Katharine Patrick (Houston, Texas) was 16th for the Cavaliers at 9-over 225 while freshman Riley Smyth (Cary, N.C.) was 23rd at 227. Playing in her first collegiate event, Smyth led UVA during the final round by shooting even par 72.
Senior Anna Redding (Concord, N.C.) rebounded during the final round to move up to 28th place at 13-over 229. Redding led UVA during the first round with a 1-under 71. She struggled during the second round, shooting 13-over 85 before shooting 1-over 73 during the final 18 holes.
Junior Julia Ford (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was 39th at 232.
The Cavaliers are off until they make their annual trek to compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The three-day, 54-event takes place March 8-10.
Rebel Beach Invitational
Spanish Trail Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
Par 72, 6,355 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Arizona 291-294-293-878
2. UNLV 290-295-297-882
3. Virginia 296-299-297-892
4. Oregon 301-300-294-895
5. San Jose State 290-297-311-898
6. Colorado 299-303-299-901
7. Fresno State 309-302-308-919
8. BYU 315-304-303-922
8. New Mexico 308-307-307-922
8. Nevada 311-300-311-922
11. Long Beach State 302-309-312-923
12. Charlotte 300-308-320-928
13. UC Irvine 313-313-307-933
14. Colorado State 309-320-308-937
15. New Mexico State 317-317-309-943
16. Northern Arizona 314-320-312-946
Individual Leaders
1. Elizabeth Prior, UNLV 68-73-68-209
2. Malak Bouraeda, Colorado 74-71-71-216
2. Bianca Pagdanganan, Arizona 70-71-78-219
3. Amy Matsuoka, Oregon 74-71-74-219
3. Victoria Gailey, Nevada 72-71-76-219
Virginia Results
6. Beth Lillie 75-69-76-220
16. Katharine Patrick 75-74-76-225
23. Riley Smyth 75-80-72-227
28. Anna Redding 71-85-73-229
39. Julia Ford 77-76-79-232