October 28, 2008 (UPDATED Oct. 29) --This week the UNLV Lady Rebel Golfers (Read on for 2nd round update) are hosting the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at the beautiful Boulder Creek Golf Club, a 27-hole facility that is a strong presence in Las Vegas golf. And last week, stellar Rebel junior Natasha Krishna, the 59th-ranked player in the country, was featured by Golfweek. Among the revelations in the article was that she will be dressing up as Pocahontas for Halloween, and that she is searching for her first hole-in-one this year, after dropping two aces last season. LIVE SCORING.

October 24, 2008--The lady golfers from UNLV are set to host the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at Boulder Creek Golf Club Oct. 27-29. The Lady Rebs are led by sophomore Therese Koelbaek (pictured), last year's conference Freshman of the Year. Boulder Creek Head Pro Andy Schaper is thrilled to be hosting the event. "I feel a great sense of pride as well as privilege when it comes to hosting a top quality event such as the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown," says Schaper. "There are a lot of great Las Vegas golf courses that the UNLV Women's Team coaches have to choose from, so I greatly cherish the decision to have the championship at Boulder Creek Golf Club."

September 28, 2008--The UNLV Men's Golf Team played the William H. Tucker Invitional at the site of the Rebels' 1998 National Championship win, the Championship course at the University of New Mexico. UNLV won the event while junior Eddie Olson tied for first place. The Rebels home Las Vegas golf course is Southern Highlands Golf Club but they also play and practice at many of the other best Las Vegas golf courses.

September 20, 2008--UNLV junior Natasha Krishna finished second to lead UNLV to third place at the season-opening Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, which concluded Saturday at the UNM Championship Course. Krishna fired a second consecutive three-under 70 for a 54-hole total of 214 (-5), coming up one strokes short of Jodi Ewart of New Mexico for medalist honors with a six-under 213. UNLV posted a team total of 889 (+13), behind first-place New Mexico (872, -4) and second-place No.8-Pepperdine (876, E). "We made a great move today to finish third overall at a really good tournament," UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. "Natasha played really well and I think this could be a breakout year for her. Overall I am very proud of our team."

September 19, 2008--UNLV junior Natasha Krishna flew up the leaderboard, firing a three-under 70 during Friday’s second round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, which is being held at the University of New Mexico Championship Course. Krishna rolled in five birdies, including a string of four in five holes to close out the front nine, and is tied for third heading into tomorrow’s final round. Her strong play has the Rebels sixth overall as a team with a two-round score of 598 (301-297, +14) and they are just four shots back of third place. "Natasha played really well and it was great to see her rolling in putts and playing with the confidence I know she has,” UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. “Hopefully we can have a better round from the number four spot in the lineup and make a push for a top-three finish."

September 4, 2008--One player each from the UNLV men's and UNLV women's golf team have been picked by Golfworld Magazine as among the top 50 players to watch in college golf in 2008-09. Sueng-Su Han, who became the first collegiate golfer to successfully reach the finals of PGA Tour Q School last year, and Therese Koelbaek, who was a co-medalist at the NCAA Western Regionals last spring, are the two Rebels making the list. The UNLV Men were picked 22nd in the Golfworld and Golfweek pre-season polls, while the Lady Rebels are 34th in the Golfworld rankings. “As a freshman, Therese had one of the best years of any player we have had at UNLV,” syas head coach Missy Ringler. “She is very mature and besides her talent, her biggest strength may be her consistency from tournament to tournament. She had a great summer and I look for her to carry that over to this season." Both teams play and practice at some of the best Las Vegas golf courses including Southern Highlands Golf Club, DragonRidge Country Club, and Las Vegas Country Club.
 

July 31, 2008--Natasha Krishna, a junior for the nationally-ranked UNLV Rebel Women's golf team, won the South Australian Stroke Play Championship, becoming the first player from New Zealand to capture the title. The event was played at Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia, and Krishna survived a playoff to win. Krishna shot a final-round two-under 72 to come from behind and force a playoff with Ashlee Dewhurst, and Krishna took the championship on the third playoff hole. Krishna was in contention throughout the event, as she shot a second-round four-under 70 and followed that with a solid score of 75 (+1) in the third round. "It was windy and cold and not nice to be out there," Krishna said. "I was three under with four holes to play but dropped a shot at the 15th. I came here to trial for the New Zealand team. I want to be on the world championship team so bad and winning this tournament is a bonus." 

May 24, 2008--The UNLV Lady Rebels kind of came from nowhere this year to end up qualifying for the NCAA Finals, and then finishing an all-time best 16th place in the event that was marred by extreme weather conditions. It was the third appearance for the Lady Rebels in the NCAA Finals, but the first for each of the players on the 2007-08 team. The Rebels overcame a devastating first-round score to play very solid the rest of the way and finish in the top 20 for the first time ever. “I am very proud of what this team was able to accomplish at the end of the season,” UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. “The girls held it together in very tough conditions. It makes me excited for the future of our program.” Four of the Rebels in this event return for next year and a solid recruiting class is on the way so the future is, indeed, bright for Lady Rebel golf. Golfweek writer Lance Ringler, star of Off Campus at Golfweektv.com, says the incoming Rebel recruits are stellar and include Kristen Schelling from Arizona, ranked #22 in her class, along with the two best players from the state of Nevada, Bethany Glassford and Stephanie Whatley, who are Southern Nevada residents.

May 23, 2008--The first day's play at the NCAA Finals of Women's Golf was haulted by wind, a rarety in golf. And then the third round was suspended by lightning. So not only did UNLV's five Lady Rebel golfers--all playing in their first Finals--have to battle nerves, the course, and the other teams, they were going to toe-to-toe with Mother Nature. But the team has survived, posting a very solid round two score and challenging to record the best team finish in the history of UNLV Women's Golf. “The conditions were very tough today and overall, they have been tough the past two days,” UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. “It has been very windy and cold, but we are hanging in there.” Therese Koelbaek and Natasha Krishna (pictured) are leading the Lady Rebels. LIVE SCORING now. UNLV's second-round team score was the third-best round of the day, trailing only 2nd place UCLA and 5th place University of Denver.