Cowgirls Off to Solid Start at Mountain West Championships

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Cowgirls are off to a solid start at the Mountain West Women's Golf Championships at the Mission Hills Country Club.

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Wyoming is in sixth place after shooting a collective 299 (+11) in Tuesday's opening round on the par-72, 6,286-yard Dinah Shore Tournament Course.

Kiley Reisner, coming off her second individual victory of the season at last week's Bobcat Desert Classic, shot even 72 to lead the Cowgirls. The talented freshmen is tied for sixth.

Junior Elle Higgins (+1) and senior Meghan Vogt (+4), who are both grinding through injuries, are tied for 12th and 28th, respectively.

Sophomores Kira Reisner (+6) and Emerson Purcell (+7) rounded out UW's scoring.

Grand Canyon's Alexis Vakasiuola and Colorado State's Kara Kaneshiro are tied for the individual lead after shooting 68 (-4). San Jose State and CSU are tied for first on the team leaderboard at +3, one shot ahead of reigning champion UNLV and conference newcomer GCU.

The Cowgirls will tee off in the second round between 11:10 a.m. and 11:50 a.m. Wednesday playing with Nevada and San Diego State. Fans can follow the live results here: MW Women's Golf Championships.

Mountain West Championships Team Scores

1. San Jose State – 291 (+3)
1. Colorado State – 291 (+3)
3. UNLV – 292 (+4)
3. Grand Canyon – 292 (+4)
5. Nevada – 294 (+6)
6. Wyoming – 299 (+11)
7. New Mexico – 302 (+14)
8. Boise State – 303 (+15)
9. San Diego State – 305 (+17)
10 Fresno State – 314 (+26)

Cowgirls Team Scores

T6. Kiley Reisner – 72 (E)
T12. Elle Higgins – 73 (+1)
T28. Meghan Vogt– 76 (+4)
T38. Kira Reisner – 78 (+6)
T42. Emerson Purcell – 79 (+7)

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