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Joels, UNLV Women Sweep
The Clash at Boulder Creek

or the first time in UNLV women's golf history, the 8-under 280 to finish at even for the tournament and win
Rebels won their second tournament during the fall by a whopping 16 strokes over second-place Fresno State.
Fportion of the season after taking the team title at The It was the lowest single-round team score since the Rebels
Clash at Boulder Creek. Senior Veronica Joels, a Vegas local, shot 277 and 278 in consecutive rounds to win the Las Vegas
earned her first career tournament victory after posting a Collegiate Showdown in October of 2017.
career-low 54-hole score of 5-under 211.
Joels, a Las Vegas native, has been playing the best golf of
“I am so thankful to have won this event,” Joels said. “My her career this fall and it showed this week in Boulder City.
parents, coaches, and people around me have always sup- After ending round one in a tie for fourth at 2-under 70, Joels
ported me and my goal this season. I told my head coach matched her career single-round low of 3-under 69 to take a
Amy that that my goal was to win a college event. Also, win- one-shot lead into Tuesday's finale at 5-under. Joels shot even
ning the event at Boulder Creek is somewhere where I felt on the day to remain at 5-under and it proved to be enough to
like I could always win a college event. I had a very good edge out Utah Valley's Victoria Estrada, who finished in sec-
fall season overall and was thankful to play in the last four ond at 4-under. Estrada is also a Vegas local.
events and have the opportunity presented so I could win
this tournament.” “Being from Las Vegas, I have a lot of pride representing
myself and my hometown,” Joels said. “I am thankful for
UNLV turned in its best team round in the last few years the opportunity given to me by UNLV as well as everyone
on the final day of the three-day event hosted by Northern around me to represent myself and the school through golf.”
Arizona at Boulder Creek Golf Club as the Rebels shot a

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