November 27, 2006
Rebel freshman named Golfweek’s Player of the Week.

Following her first career win, UNLV women’s golf freshman Natasha Krishna was named the freshman of the week by Golfweek on Monday.

Krishna made the Rebels' first tournament in Hawaii a memorable one for her, as she won medalist honors on Thanksgiving Thursday at the Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational, shooting a final-round 69 (-1) on the par-70 Kiahuna Golf Course to carry her to the title. Overall she carded a 212 (+2), and opened the tournament with rounds of 72 (+2) and 71 (+1) as individuals played 36 holes on the opening day.

It was the first medalist honors for Krishna, a native of Auckland, New Zealand, who was playing in just the fifth collegiate tournament of her career. The win marked the ninth time that a Rebel golfer had won medalist honors in the school's five-plus years of golf.

The invitational was the last fall tournament for Krishna and the Rebels, who will resume play in the spring at the Wildcat Invitational on Feb. 26-27 in Tucson, Ariz.