With one swing of his 7-iron, Kurt Kitayama gave UNLV the miracle it needed Thursday in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.
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On a day in which major moves were made at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, UNLV couldn’t keep up and play its way into contention.
Someone forgot to tell the UNLV men’s golf team that it was supposed to play “Follow the leader.”
UNLV women’s golfer Dana Finkelstein earned all-West Region honors from the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
It’s not wise to live in the past. But it never hurts to remember it. UNLV won its lone NCAA men’s golf championship in 1998, and from time to time, coach Dwaine Knight will bring that up with this year’s team.
Sometimes, it only takes one or two shots to get a golfer going in the right or wrong direction. And as his freshman season at UNLV was continuing its downward spiral, AJ McInerney was desperate for something good to happen.
Kevin Penner hasn’t forgotten his only NCAA Golf Championship experience.
UNLV had two individuals and a relay team qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the NCAA West Preliminary in Austin, Texas.
UNLV’s pitchers repeatedly limited the damage Saturday, but in allowing 17 hits, they couldn’t erase it.
New Mexico showed Friday why it is the Mountain West’s best hitting team.
Brandon Bayardi had just watched UNLV teammate T.J. White slap a fastball for an RBI single, and the slugger guessed he wouldn’t see a similar pitch.
Patrick Armstrong was out of shape last fall and couldn’t hit, and he knew he was hanging on to a UNLV roster spot by the smallest of threads.
Junior Lucia Batta became the first UNLV women’s tennis player to win a singles match at the NCAA tournament since 2000 when she defeated Florida’s Alexandra Cercone 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 in the first round Wednesday in Urbana, Ill.
Joey Armstrong and Brandon Bayardi each drove in four runs to lead the UNLV baseball team to a 14-6 victory over Air Force in the regular-season finale on Saturday at Air Force Academy, Colo.