The UNLV women's golf team won the Mountain West Conference Championships for the third straight year, riding Da Sol Chung's individual title to a five-shot victory over New Mexico on Saturday in St. George, Utah.
UNLV shot 13-over-par 301 in the third round for a 31-over 895 total on the par-72 Entrada at Snow Canyon course. The Lobos shot 302 to finish at 900, followed by Brigham Young at 907.
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Chung won the individual title in a one-hole playoff. On the par-5 first hole, she nearly chipped in for eagle -- with the ball spinning around the lip of the cup -- before tapping in for birdie and the victory.
Chung, tied for fourth entering the final round, shot 1-over 73 to force the playoff with New Mexico's Mikaela Backstedt (77) and Py Bengtsson (74). They finished at 6-over 222.
The Rebels' top four players finished in the top 10, with Elena Kurokawa (76) tying for fifth at 225, and Seema Sadekar (76) and Grace Woo (76) tying for seventh at 226. Young Pak, who opened with a 72 to tie for the lead, shot 81 and tied for 23rd.
The victory gave UNLV an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Regional pairings will be announced Monday.
Chung was named MWC Player of the Year and co-Freshman of the Year, and UNLV coach Missy Ringler was named Coach of the Year.
Kurokawa, Sadekar and Woo joined Chung on the all-MWC team.
• CCSN BASEBALL -- Craig Heyer pitched his second consecutive complete game to lead the Community College of Southern Nevada to a split against Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City.
Heyer (6-4) picked up his fifth straight victory, allowing four hits and striking out eight while walking one as CCSN (9-43, 7-29 Scenic West Athletic Conference) won the first game, 3-1.
Salt Lake (28-17, 19-12) won the second game, 11-3.
• CCSN SOFTBALL -- CCSN ended its regular season with a split against Salt Lake at the Russell Road Recreation Complex.
In the first game, CCSN (10-32, 10-26) got solo home runs from Eliza Novoa and Angela Job in a 6-5 victory.
Salt Lake (27-20, 24-12) won the second game, 6-1.
