May 11, 2007
Sadekar and Krishna in top 25 heading into final round.

UNLV women’s golf remained in 17th place following the second round at the NCAA West Regional, as the Rebels have a two-round total of 629 (+61) at the tournament that is being played at Entrada at Snow Canyon.
The Rebels’ round on Friday was highlighted by the play of freshman Natasha Krishna, who shot a one-over 72 to move up the leader board by 27 spots and is currently tied for 23rd with a total of 149 (+7). Krishna is one of four players who are playing in their first NCAA Regional for UNLV, which has made five-consecutive regional appearances.

 Oklahoma State moved into the lead and has a two-round score of 581 (+13) on the par-71, 6,234-yard course, which is good for a six-shot lead over Stanford. Pernilla Lindberg of Oklahoma State remained at the top of the leaderboard and has a 36-hole score of six-under 136 after she shot 68 (-3) for the second straight round.

Rebel senior Seema Sadekar followed her strong opening round of one over with a second round score of 76 (+5) for a total of 148 (+6) and is currently tied for 18th heading into Saturday’s final round. This is the fourth regional tournament for Sadekar and she is the lone Rebel to have played in a regional before this year’s tournament.

UNLV freshman Melissa Mabanta has a 36-hold total of 167 (86-81, +25) and is currently in 96th, sophomore Kasi Lee has a total of 168 (87-81, +26) and is currently in 97th and sophomore Nicole McGirr has a two-round total of 171 (84-87, +29) and is currently tied for 100th.

Saturday’s final round is slated to start at 7:30 a.m. (PT) and fans can follow the tournament live by going to www.golfstatresults.com. The top six teams in the 21-team field advance to the NCAA Championships, which are May 22-25 at Daytona Beach, Fla. 

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