FIRST ROUND RESULTS (PDF)
SECOND ROUND RESULTS
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (February 18, 2019) – Throughout most of the daylight this past Thursday Northern Arizona University's women's golf program participated in the Rebel Beach Invitational hosted by UNLV and Long Beach State in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Spanish Trail Country Club.
The first day of the event started at 9 a.m. (MST) and concluded just before dusk.
NAU is currently thru holes 15-16 in the second round. The 'Jacks sit at 15th-place and are 28-over par with a total tally of 593. At the end of the first round the Lumberjacks were in 13th-place with a total tally of 314.
In-state rival Arizona (+5, 572) is currently in first-place and host UNLV (+9, 568) is in second.
During the first round of the Invitational Aleksandra Chekalina led the way for NAU as she went only four-over par; including a birdie on the 18th hole. Chekalina ended the round with a total tally of 76 and a tie for 17th-place.
Ashley Croft followed up Chekalina with a five-over par performance in the first round. Croft birdied on holes 18 and six but had a triple bogey on the 13th-hole. Croft ended the first round of play in a nine-way tie for 40th-place.
Elle Kocourkova shot for eight-over par in the first round for a total tally of 80. Kocourkova would earn a tie for 64th-place.
Sara Padilla was the fourth leading Lumberjack at the conclusion of the first round. Padilla was tied for 71st on the individual leaderboard after she shot nine-over par. Padilla also birdied on hole six.
The last scorer for NAU in the initial round of the tournament would be Loren Skibba at 13-over par with a tally of 85 which earned her the 84th spot on the leaderboard.
Croft would make herself the top Lumberjack on the individual scoreboard towards the stop in play. Croft is now tied for 35th-place and is only five-over par throughout her play in the second round. Croft shot a double-bogey on the 11th hole but was able to bounce back and keep herself consistent throughout the round as she would break even on 11 of the 15 holes played in the second round so far. Overall Croft is ten-over par.
Kocourkova was able to move herself up the leaderboard in an impressive way during the second round. She has so far had the best performance in the second round based on the scoresheet for the 'Jacks. She is in a tie for 49th-place but is only four-over par for the round. Kocourkova birdied on the fifth-hole in the second round; in the first round she shot a double-bogey on that same hole.
In the second round Chekalina has birdied on three holes (six, 14, 15). She currently is nine-over par in the second round with two holes left to be played (12 and 13). Chekalina is now in a tie for 58th-place at 13-over par throughout the Invitational.
Padilla has shot ten-over par during the second round. She has shot 19-over par overall and is in a tie for 79th-place. She would birdie on the seventh-hole during that round.
Skibba has also shot ten-over par thus far in the second round. Skibba is currently 23-over par and sits at 85th-place.
The remainder of the second round will conclude tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. (MST) and the third and final round will start afterwards with a Shotgun Start.
