Not even 24 hours after finishing its first tournament of the Spring Season, the Ball State University women's golf team has started off the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Spring Rebel Invitational in Boulder City, Nev., with a bang.
Tied for third place with the University of Missouri, Ball State set a school record by shooting a combined 289 in the first round. The record was the best 18-hole team score in Ball State history. This record beats the previous one of 294 set three years ago during the 2007-08 Mid-American Conference Preview in Speedway, Ind.
Host UNLV leads the tournament with a first-round score of 281 and the University of Idaho sits in second with a score of 285.
Ball State's Kristtani Cain set a career-best with a score of 69 in the first round and is tied for fourth place, while junior Brittany Kelly is tied for 17th and tied her season low with a first-round score of 72.
Freshman Chantelle Hefer carded a 74 and is tied for 29th, as well as Rachael Pruett.
Kristy O'Conner ended the first round with a 75 and tied for 44th place while teammate Katie Windlan is competing as an individual in this tournament and finished the first round in 93rd place with an 89.
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