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1 UNLV WOMEN S GOLF UNLV Media Relations Maryland Parkway - Las Vegas - NV Contact: Sage Sammons - O: (702) C: (702) sage.sammons@unlv.edu UNLV QUICK FACTS NICKNAME...Rebels LOCATION...Las Vegas, Nevada ENROLLMENT... 28,000 FOUNDED PRESIDENT... Dr. Len Jessup DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS... Tina Kunzer-Murphy FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE...Brackley Frayer CONFERENCE... Mountain West COLORS... Scarlet and Gray 2015 NCAA ST. GEORGE REG. FINISH... 4th of MW FINISH... 4th of 9 TEAM TITLES...1 (Betsty Rawls Invitational) IND. TITLES...3 (Dana Finkelstein) LETTERWINNERS RET./LOST... 5/2 HEAD COACH...Amy Bush-Herzer ALMA MATER... New Mexico State, 2000 YEARS AT UNLV... 5th year ASSISTANT COACH... Ryan Potter ALMA MATER...Furman, 2005 YEARS AT UNLV... 1st year NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES/LAST...3/2008 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES/LAST (consecutive)/2015 CONFERENCE TITLES... 4 WEB SITE...UNLVRebels.com HOME COURSE... Boulder Creek Golf Club PAR YARDAGE... 6,230 Simply Rebels and UNLV! Please remember that UNLV (acronym on all references NOT Nevada-Las Vegas) is home to the REBEL women s golf team. Only the men s basketball team at UNLV is nicknamed the Runnin Rebels. REBELS IN THE RANKINGS TEAM GOLFSTAT...19th (May 9) GOLFWEEK... 21st (May 10) INDIVIDUAL GOLFSTAT... Dana Finkelstein, 11th (May 9) GOLFSTAT...Harley Dubsky, 51st (May 9) GOLFSTAT... Mackenzie Raim, 215th (May 9) GOLFSTAT... Avery French, 218th (May 9) GOLFWEEK... Dana Finkelstein, 4th (May 10) GOLFWEEK...Harley Dubsky, 79th (May 10) GOLFWEEK... Avery French, 224th (May 10) GOLFWEEK... Mackenzie Raim, 232nd (May 10) GOLFWEEK...Mayko Chwen Wang, 377th (May 10) REBELS TO MAKE FOURTH NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE The No. 19 UNLV women s golf team took fourth at the NCAA St. George Regional and advanced to the 2015 NCAA Division I Women s Golf Championships, which will be held May at The Concession Golf Club (par 72, 6,468 yards) in Bradenton, Fla. It will be the fourth time in the program s 14 year history that the Rebels will partake in the championship tournament and the first time since Six teams from each regional advanced to this year s NCAA Championship, which features 24 of the nation s best teams. The championship format will consist of three days of stroke play on Friday thru Sunday (54 holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play (Monday) to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday. The NCAA Championships will have live scoring on UNLVRebels.com, courtesy of Golfstat. ABOUT UNLV: The Rebels currently rank 19th nationally by Golfstat and 21st by Golfweek in each organization s most recent poll. UNLV has played in 11 tournaments, including one match play non-scoring event, and finished in the top-five in a school-record eight events. In October, UNLV captured its only team title of the season, winning the Betsy Rawls Invitational. Senior Dana Finkelstein captured medalist honors three times, winning the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in September, the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in October and the NCAA St. George Regional earlier this month. THE LINEUP: UNLV s lineup for the NCAA Championship will be the same from its NCAA St. George Regional appearance. Rebel participants for the NCAA finals include senior Dana Finkelstein, freshman Harley Dubsky, Freshman Mackenzie Raim, sophomore Avery French and senior Mayko Chwen Wang. UNLV WOMEN S GOLF ROSTER NAME HT CL (EXP) HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL MAJOR PRONUNCIATION Mayko Chwen Wang 5-2 SR (3L) Taipei, Taiwan/Los Altos HS Gaming Management MAY-co CHEN Harley Dubsky 5-8 FR (HS) Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso HS Hospitality Management HAR-lee DUBB-ski Dana Finkelstein 5-2 SR (3L) Chandler, Ariz./Corona del Sol HS Kinesiological Sciences FINK-el-steen Avery French 5-4 SO (1L) Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS Finance Vivian Hsuan Chen* 5-3 SO (1L) Taichung Taiwan/IMG Academy Undeclared Mackenzie Raim 5-5 FR (HS) Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert HS Communications RAIM - like rain Marguerite Swearingen* 5-5 SR (3L) Livermore, Calif./Granada HS Kinesiological Sciences HEAD COACH: Amy Bush-Herzer, 5th year (New Mexico 00) ASSISTANT COACH: Ryan Potter, 1st year (Furman 05)

2 HEAD COACH AMY BUSH-HERZER: UNLV women s golf head coach Amy Bush-Herzer is in her fifth year at the helm of the Rebel program. During her tenure, UNLV has reemerged on the national scene, being ranked as high as No. 11 in. Bush-Herzer guided the Rebels to a conference championship in 2013 and was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year that same season. Under her guidance, she has helped produce two of the best golfers in program history: Therese Koelbaek and Dana Finkelstein. Bush-Herzer served as the assistant coach for three seasons before becoming the head coach in THE FIELD: The NCAA Championships features 24 of the most talented teams in the country. The top 14 teams in the country qualified for the tournament and the highest ranked team that will be participating is ranked 46th. The following is the field along with each team s Golfstat ranking in parenthesis: Southern California (1), South Carolina (2), UCLA (3), Duke (4), Arizona (5), LSU (6), Washington (7), Arkansas (8), Texas A&M (9), Virginia (10), Wake Forest (11), Tennessee (12), Stanford (13), Northwestern (14), Baylor (18), UNLV (19), UC Davis (22), Tulane (23), Alabama (24), Texas Tech (27), Purdue (31), California (34), North Carolina State (39) and Campbell (46). Additionally, 12 individuals will compete in the field (the top three individuals from each regional not on teams that advanced to the NCAA Championship): Alivia Brown (Washington State), Michaela Fletcher (Memphis), Isabelle Johansson (Kentucky), Leilanie Kim (Idaho), Meghan MacLaren (FIU), Lena Schaffner (Coastal Carolina), Bertine Strauss (Texas), Taylor Totland (Furman), Monica Vaughn (Arizona State), Karolina Vlckova (Florida), Emily Williams (Middle Tennessee State) and Anica Yoo (Oregon State). UNLV S HISTORY AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: This will be UNLV women s golf fourth appearance at the NCAA Championship tournament. The Rebels previously qualified for the 2004 championship (Opelika, Ala.), the 2006 championship (Columbus, Ohio) and the 2008 championship (Albuquerque, N.M.). The team s best finish came in 2008 when UNLV finished 16th. The best individual performance by a Rebel was in 2006 when Da Sol Chung finished third and turned in a score of 2-over par 290. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE: The only player on the UNLV women s golf team with any NCAA Championship experience is senior Dana Finkelstein. Finkelstein qualified for the the NCAA Championship, which was played at the Tulsa Country Club. After a runner-up finish at the NCAA Central Regional, she became only the second Rebel in program history to qualify for the championship tournament as an individual, joining Sunny Oh (2003). A highlight for Finkelstein, who went on to tie for 33rd at the event, was her first career hole-in-one during the opening round of the tournament. MOUNTAIN WEST HONOREES: UNLV senior Dana Finkelstein was named the Mountain West Golfer of the Year for the third consecutive year, becoming only the second golfer in conference history to earn the award three times. Freshman Harley Dubsky became the sixth player in UNLV history to earn MW Freshman of the Year honors. Both Finkelstein and Dubsky also earned First Team All-MW honors this season. UNLV AT THE 2014 NCAA ST. GEORGE REGIONAL: The NCAA Championships features 24 of the most talented teams in the country. The top 14 teams in the country qualified for the tournament and the highest ranked team that will be participating is ranked 46th. The following is the field along with each team s Golfstat ranking in parenthesis: Southern California (1), South Carolina (2), UCLA (3), Duke (4), Arizona (5), LSU (6), Washington (7), Arkansas (8), Texas A&M (9), Virginia (10), Wake Forest (11), Tennessee (12), Stanford (13), Northwestern (14), Baylor (18), UNLV (19), UC Davis (22), Tulane (23), Alabama (24), Texas Tech (27), Purdue (31), California (34), North Carolina State (39) and Campbell (46). Additionally, 12 individuals will compete in the field (the top three individuals from each regional not on teams that advanced to the NCAA Championship): Alivia Brown (Washington State), Michaela Fletcher (Memphis), Isabelle Johansson (Kentucky), Leilanie Kim (Idaho), Meghan MacLaren (FIU), Lena Schaffner (Coastal Carolina), Bertine Strauss (Texas), Taylor Totland (Furman), Monica Vaughn (Arizona State), Karolina Vlckova (Florida), Emily Williams (Middle Tennessee State) and Anica Yoo (Oregon State). GOING OUT ON TOP: UNLV senior Dana Finkelstein turned in one of the seasons in program history as a junior, but during her final year of collegiate competition she was better. Finkelstein set numerous milestones and became the winningest player program history. She won three tournaments as a senior, the most wins by an individual in one season, giving her five career victories, the most in program history. Heading into the NCAA Championship, she has a season scoring average of 71.43, the lowest in program history and ranks second with a career scoring average of She turned in two of the most memorable single rounds in UNLV history. She came back to win the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with a third round score of 7-under-par 65, the lowest round in program history. She also used a 4-under 67 third round to win the NCAA St. George Regional and was the only player to finish the tournament with a score under par. RUNS IN THE FAMILY: UNLV s first-year assistant coach, Ryan Potter, helped the Rebels qualify for their first NCAA Championship appearance since 2008, but he will not be the only Potter coaching a team in Florida. Potter is the son of Mic Potter, who is the head coach of the Alabama women s golf team. The No. 24 Crimson Tide qualified for their 10th consecutive NCAA Championship after finishing tied for fourth at the NCAA Raleigh Regional. TELEVISION COVERAGE: Golf Channel s live tournament coverage of the women s championships will begin on Monday, May 25 to crown the individual national champion, as well as track the team s attempting to qualify for the eightteam match-play tournament. And this year, Golf Channel s coverage will include all three rounds of the team match-play tournament on Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27. FIRST AND SECOND ROUND TEE TIMES: UNLV will begin play on Friday, May 22 with its No. 5 player scheduled to tee off of the 1st tee at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Rebels will play with UC Davis and Tulane during the first round of play. UNLV will begin second-round play off the 10th tee on Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 a.m. ET and will again be paired with UC Davis and Tulane.

3 UNLV WOMEN S GOLF SCORECARD ptarmigan Ram fall classic Ptarmigan Country Club Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 8-9, teams, 90 Individuals San Diego State: (+6) Emma Henrikson, SDSU: (-5) 2 UNLV (+14) 7 Dana Finkelstein (+1) T13 Mackenzie Raim (+3) T13 Harley Dubsky (+3) T23 Mayko Chwen Wang (+8) T57 Vivian Hsuan Chen (+17) BRANCH LAW FIRM/DICK MCGUIRE INVITATIONAL The Championship Course at UNM Albuquerque, N.M., Sept , teams, 93 Individuals Northwestern: (-8) Dana Finkelstein, UNLV: (-9) 2 UNLV (E) 1 Dana Finkelstein (-9) T7 Harley Dubsky (-1) T19 Avery French (+5) T39 Vivian Hsuan Chen* (+10) T44 Mayko Chwen Wang (+11) T54 Mackenzie Raim (+13) BETSY RAWLS LONGHORN INVITE The University Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas, Oct , teams, 81 Individuals UNLV: (+31) Hayley Davis, Baylor: (-2) 1 UNLV (+31) 2 Dana Finkelstein (-1) T6 Harley Dubsky (+5) T27 Mayko Chwen Wang (+14) T27 Vivian Hsuan Chen (+14) T44 Mackenzie Raim (+19) Las vegas collegiate showdown Stallion Mountain Golf Club Boulder City, Nevada, Oct , teams, 96 Individuals Minnesota: (-1) San Diego State: (-1) Dana Finkelstein, UNLV: (-9) 3 UNLV (+4) 1 Dana Finkelstein (-9) 14 Harley Dubsky (+2) T25 Avery French* (+5) T30 Vivian Hsuan Chen (+6) T53 Marguerite Swearingen* (+10) T62 Mayko Chwen Wang (+11) T62 Mackenzie Raim (+11) *competed as an indvidual NORTHROP GRUMMAN REGIONAL CHALLENGE Palos Verdes Golf Course Palos Verdes, Calif., Feb. 8-10, teams, 88 Individuals Baylor: (+11) Bronte Law, UCLA: (-5) 11 UNLV (+43) T24 Dana Finkelstein (+10) T33 Harley Dubsky (+12) T33 Mayko Chwen Wang (+12) T44 Mackenzie Raim (+14) T62 Avery French (+18) UC IRVINE INVITATIONAL presented by Kia Santa Ana Country Club Irvine, Calif., Feb , teams, 72 Individuals Washington: (-10) Marijosse Navarro, Texas A&M: (-5) 4 UNLV (+73) 5 Dana Finkelstein (-2) T10 Harley Dubsky (+1) T25 Mackenzie Raim (+5) T30 Avery French (+7) T36 Mayko Chwen Wang (+10) arizona Wildcat Invitational Sewailo Golf Course Tucson, Ariz., March 16-17, teams, 88 Individuals Southern California: (-30) Karen Chung, USC: (-11) 3 UNLV (+1) 3 Dana Finkelstein (-9) T14 Harley Dubsky (+3) T19 Mackenzie Raim (+5) T30 Avery French (+8) T49 Mayko Chwen Wang (+11) THE FARMS INVITATIONAL The Farms Golf Club San Diego, Calif., March 23-25, Teams Tennessee: 4-0 (match play event) 6 UNLV 2-2 Harley Dubsky Avery French Dana Finkelstein Mackenzie Raim Mayko Chwen Wang PING/ASU INVITATIONAL Karsten Golf Course Tempe, Ariz., April 10-12, teams, 87 Individuals Arizona: (-3) Monica Vauhn, Arizona State: (-6) Bertine Strauss, Texas: (-6) 15 UNLV (+31) T6 Harley Dubsky (-2) T45 Dana Finkelstein (+7) T70 Mackenzie Raim (+13) T73 Avery French (+14) 87 Mayko Chwen Wang (+26) MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Country Club Rancho Mirage, Calif., April 20-22, Teams, 45 Individuals San Diego State: (+12) Manon Molle, New Mexico: (-6) 4 UNLV (+30) 3 Dana Finkelstein (E) T16 Harley Dubsky (+10) T16 Avery French (+10) 23 Mackenzie Raim (+14) T32 Mayko Chwen Wang (+19) NCAA ST. GEORGE REGIONAL Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club St. George, Utah., May 7-9, teams, 96 Individuals Southern California: (+28) Dana Finkelstein: (-2) 4 UNLV (+43) 1 Dana Finkelstein (-2) T20 Mackenzie Raim (+11) T46 Avery French (+17) T50 Harley Dubsky (+18) T63 Mayko Chwen Wang (+20) TEAM, INDIVIDUAL MARKS LOW TEAM 54 (to par) (+1), Wildcat Invitational LOW TEAM 18 (to par) (-6), Wildcat Invitaional, 3rd round LOW IND 54 (to par) (-9), Dana Finkelstein, twice...lv Collegiate Showdown and Wildcat Invitational LOW INDY 18 (to par) (-7), Dana Finkelstein... Las Vegas Showdown, 3rd Round BEST TEAM FINISH... 1st, Betsy Rawls Invite BEST INDY FINISH...1st, Dana Finkelstein (3x)...Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational... Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown... NCAA St. George Regional

4 NCAA Participant Bios Mayko Chwen Wang 5-2 Senior Taipei, Taiwan Los Altos High School UNLV Mayko Chwen Wang (pronounced MAY-co CHEN) brings plenty of international experience to the Rebels this season... Currently ranks eighth in program history with a scoring average per round of entering her senior year... Chwen Wang earned all-conference honors as a sophomore and a junior and was the Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Year with teammate Dana Finkelstein during rookie season... Has a contagious personality and has been a leader during her tenure as a Rebel. Has played 30 total rounds as a senior, which is tied for the most on the team... Top performance of the season came in the season opener, Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic, as she tied for 23rd at eight-over-par Played 28 total rounds as a junior, which ranked tied for third on the team... Named to the All-Mountain West Second Team for the second consecutive year... Carried a stroke average, which ranked second on the team and 10th in the conference... Top performance of the year was a tie for eighth at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown after turning in a score of even-par 144 in the weather shortened tournament Tied for a team-high 32 rounds played during the season... Named to the All-Mountain West Second Team... Carried stroke average, which ranked fourth on the team and 16th in the conference... Was the only Rebel to shoot in the 60's during the season and did it twice: 68 in the first round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational and 69 in the second round of the Mountain West Championship... Her 68 in the first round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational is tied for the ninth lowest round and her score of 5-under-par is tied for the second lowest round to par in school history... Tied for fourth, which also was a tie for her best career finish, at the Mountain West Championship with a score of 9-over 225 ( ) Was named Co-Mountain West Freshmen of the Year with teammate Dana Finkelstein... Played 32 rounds as a freshman, which tied for the most on the team... Carried a stroke average of 75.91, which was second on the team and ninth in the conference... Recorded six top-20 finishes, including two top-five finishes... Finished fifth at the UNLV Spring Invitational with a score of 6-over 222 ( )... Finished fourth at the Battle of Rancho Bernardo with a two round score of 2-over 146 (72-74)... Finished tied for 16th at the Mountain West Championship with a score of 16-over 232 ( ). HIGH SCHOOL A 2011 graduate of Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, Calif.... Is originally from Taipei, Taiwan... Was a four-year letterman for the Conquerors under coach Hal Evans... Helped guide Los Altos to a first place finish and Kanabe Cup Championship in Part of 2008 CIF SS Championship team that also finished state runner-up... Improved scoring average by two strokes in high school, finishing her senior year with a 76.7 average... Was an All-Hacienda League selection three straight years and the 2010 league MVP... Won the 2009 American Junior Golf Association championship and finished tied for third in Was the 2010 CIF Sectional Champion... Collected top-three finishes at the 2010 ASGA and Women's Western Championship... Tied for first place at the 2010 Southern California Toyota Championship. PERSONAL Mayko Chwen Wang was born April 8, The daughter of Kowen Wang and Hsiu Mei Huang... Chose UNLV over Cal State Long Beach, UC Riverside, SMU and Oregon... Majoring in gaming management.

5 CHWEN WANG S CAREER SCORECARD YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 30 2, , , , TOTALS 122 9, CHWEN WANG S CAREER FINISHES T23rd Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T44th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T27th Betsy Rawls Invitational T61st Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T33rd NorthropGrumman Reg. Challenge T36th UC Irvine Inv presented by Kia T49th Arizona Wildcat Invitational th PING/ASU Invitational T32nd Mountain West Conference Champ T63rd NCAA St. George Regional T20th Colonel Bill Wollenberg's Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T26th Betsy Rawls Invitational T25th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown th Peg Barnard Invitational T22nd 2014 Clover Cup T42nd The Farms Invite nd Silverado Showdown T4th Mountain West Championship T96th NCAA Central Regional T10th Colonel Bill Wollenberg's Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T21st Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T26th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational T25th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown th Betsy Rawls Invitational T22nd Cal Invite T42nd Bruin Wave Invitational nd The Farms Invite T81st PING/ASU Invitational T4th Mountain West Championship T96th NCAA West Regional T38th Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T26th UNM Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T12th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational T20th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T58th Besty Rawls Invitational T5th UNLV Spring Invitational T11th Bruin/Wave Invitational T4th Battle at Rancho Bernardo T71st PING/ASU Invitatioanl T16th Mountain West Championship T82nd NCAA West Regional

6 NCAA Participant Bios Harley Dubsky 5-8 Freshman Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso High School UNLV Dubsky completes her first year with the program after being a highly touted prepster out of the Hoosier State Currently ranks 51st nationally according to Golfstat and 79th according to Golfweek... A great ball striker who has already seen a tremendous amount of success as an amateur and seamlessly made the transition to collegiate game Earned the conference s highest honor bestowed upon a freshman, being dubbed the Mountain West Freshman of the Year... One of the most consistent Rebels as a rookie. Became the sixth Rebel to earn Mountain West Freshmen of the Year honors... Also was named to All-MW First Team with teammate Dana Finkelstein... Has competed in every tournament and has played 30 rounds as a freshman for UNLV... Sank a program-best three eagles during her freshman campaign... Carries a stroke average of 73.60, which is the fourth lowest in the Mountain West... Has turned in four top-10 finishes, eight top-20 and has turned in 10 rounds at par or better this season... Finished tied for 13th in first collegiate tournament, Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic, at 3-over-par Finished sixth twice this season, at the Betsy Rawls Invitational, posting a score 5-over 221, and at the PING/ASU Invitational, turning in a career-best 2-under Earned MW Player of the Week honors following the PING/ASU Inviataional. HIGH SCHOOL A 2014 graduate of Valparaiso HS in Valparasio, Ind. Ranked as No. 31 in the class of 2014 and No. 88 overall by Golfweek Junior Rankings and ranked as low as No. 18 in the class Came to UNLV as No. 73 by AJGA Polo Rankings Qualified for the U.S. Women s Amateur Public Links Championship three times, made the cut twice and advanced to the round of 32 in 2014 Qualified for US Girls Junior in 2011 Three time individual tournament champion and placed in the top four in six events in AJGA tournaments Was the 2013 IHSAA Individual State Champion as a senior Finished 5th as a freshman, 3rd as a sophomore and junior at the IHSAA State Championship A four-time All-State First Team member Won IHSAA State Mental Attitude Award for top girl golfer achievement in the state in mental attitude, leadership, scholarship and athletic ability. PERSONAL Harley Lei Hawkins Dubsky was born August 7, 1995, in Merrillville, Ind. The daughter of Sunni and Douglas Dubsky Has one older brother, Jamison Todd Majoring in hospitality management. Chose UNLV over Georgia, Arkansas and Arizona.

7 DUBSKY'S CAREER SCORECARD YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 30 2, TOTALS 30 2, DUBSKY'S CAREER FINISHES T13th Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T7th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T6th Betsy Rawls Invitational th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T33rd NorthropGrumman Reg. Challenge T10th UC Irvine Inv presented by Kia T14th Arizona Wildcat Invitational T6th PING/ASU Invitational T16th Mountain West Conference Champ T50th NCAA St. George Regional

8 NCAA Participant Bios Dana Finkelstein 5-2 Senior Chandler, Arizona Corona del Sol High School UNLV Finkelstein (pronounced FINK-el-steen) completes her fourth and final season as a Rebel at the NCAA Championship tournament... Currently ranks No. 4 in the country according to Golfweek and No. 11 according to Golfstat... She turned in one of the best seasons in program history as a junior and bested that as a senior... Finkelstein became only the second golfer in conference history to earn Mountain West Golfer of the Year honors three times in her career, joining New Mexico s Jodi Ewart... Is the winningest golfer in school history as she has won five tournaments, including three as a senior... She posted the lowest scoring average in program history for the second consecutive season at and ranks second with a career average of 73.21, trailing only Da Sol Chung (73.20)... Enters the NCAA Championship with 340 career birdies, the second most in program history... Traveled to Switzerland with Team USA in the summer of 2014 and helped the Americans earn a second place finish in the World University Golf Championship... Individually she finished ninth overall and sixth amongst all amateurs... Advanced to the Round of 32 at the Women's Western Golf Association's 113th National Amateur Championship during the summer of Advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in the summer of Has become one of the most accomplished golfers in program history and looks to be an All-American candidate entering her senior year... Has consistently paced the Rebels over her three years with the program... Brings a wealth of experience from the junior level to the squad. Named the Mountain West Golfer of the Year for the third straight year, becoming the second golfer in program history to earn the honor three times in a career... Earned third career all-region honor after being named to the WGCA St. George All-Region Team... Earned medalist honors three times during the season, giving her five career victories, the most in school history... Most recently she won the NCAA St. George Regional after being the only golfer to post the a tournament score below par at 2-under-par She turned in arguably the best round in program history, by turning in a 4-under 67 in the final round of the St. George Regional... Her first victory of the season came in the second tournament, winning the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational by three shots with a score of 9-under-par She also claimed medalist honors in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown after posting a career-best 7-under 65 in the final round, giving her a tournament score of 9-under She matched her best 54-hole score at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational and finished third at 9-under Has finished fifth or better in seven tournaments and has turned in 17 rounds at par or better heading into the NCAA Championship tournament Became the fourth Rebel in program history to earn All-America honors, joining Sunny Oh, Da Sol Chung and Therese Koelbaek... Named to both the WGCA and Golfweek All-America Second Team... Named the Mountain West Golfer of the Year for the second straight year, becoming the first Rebel in program history to capture back-to-back MW Golfer of the Year honors... Named to the WGCA All-Region Team... Captured first collegiate victory in the season-opening tournament, the Colonel Bill Wollenberg's Ptarmigan Ram Classic... Turned in a score of 4-under-par 212 ( ) to win the Ram Classic... Also won the spring-opening Peg Barnard Invitational, joining Sunny Oh ( ) as the only two players in UNLV women's golf history to earn two medalist honors in one season... Won the Peg Barnard Invitational with a score of 5-under 137 (69-68)... Qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championship after finishing tied for second at the NCAA Central Regional... Sunk her first career hole-in-one at the NCAA Championship and finished the tournament tied for 33rd... Finished the season with seven top-five finishes, which included three runner-up finishes... Recorded 93 birdies during the season, which is the fifth most in a during a single season... Named to Golf World magazine's Top 50 Female Players to Watch for the season... Named to the MW Spring Academic Team Named the Mountain West's Golfer of the Year after posting nine top-20, five top-10 and two top-five finishes on the season... Earned all-region honors after finishing tied for 10th at the NCAA West Regional with a score of 3-over-par 216 ( )... Led the MW in scoring, averaging strokes per round... Extended her consecutive top-20 finishes to eight dating back to 2012 after placing in the top-20 in all five fall events and the first spring tournament. Named the Mountain West Golfer of the Month for October 2012 after finishing tied for 13th at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational with a score of 11-over 227 ( ), fifth at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with a score of 4-over 220 ( ) and tied for 19th at the Betsy Rawls Invitational with a score of 4-over 220 ( )... Recorded her career-best finish, a tie for second, in the spring-opener Cal Invite with an even-par score of 144 (74-70)... Finished in the top-10 in three more events in the spring: tied for 8th at The Farms Invite at 7-over 223 ( ), tied for ninth at the Mountain West Championship at 12-over 228 ( ) and tied for 10th at the NCAA West Regional... Earned MW Golfer of the Week honors twice (Feb. 27 and April 3) Named MW Co-Freshmen of the Year with teammate Mayko Chwen Wang... Carried the fourth lowest average in the conference at Made an immediate impact for the team in the fall, turning in two top-20 finishes and one top-10 finish... Tied for 12th at Edan Ihlanfeldt Invitational with a 12-over 228 ( )... Tied for 8th at Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with 3-over 219 ( )... Continued her success in the spring with a third-place finish at UNLV Spring Invitational with a score of 4-over 220 ( )... Tied for third at the Mountain West Championship, turning in a score of 4-over 220 ( )... Tied for 16th at the NCAA West Regional with a score of 4-over 220 ( )... Named MW Golfer of the Month for February. HIGH SCHOOL A 2011 graduate of Corona del Sol High School... Was a four-year letterman for coach Pat Reed... Helped guide the Aztecs to a mark and three consecutive regional championships ( )... Carried a 34.7 scoring average as a senior... Named the Corona del Sol Athlete of the Year following her senior season... Medalist winner at the regional championship... Voted Southwest Section Player of the Year in Recorded five top-five American Junior Golf Association finishes... Named a Tempe All-City golfer. PERSONAL Dana Sari Finkelstein was born Jan. 6, The daughter of Jay and Stacey Finkelstein... Has one younger sister, Rachel... Chose UNLV over Oregon, Washington, San Diego State, New Mexico State and Northern Arizona... Majoring in kinesiological sciences.

9 FINKELSTEIN'S CAREER SCORECARD YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 30 2, , , , TOTALS 126 9, FINKELSTEIN'S CAREER FINISHES T7th Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic st Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational nd Betsy Rawls Invitational st Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T24th NorthropGrumman Reg. Challenge th UC Irvine Inv presented by Kia rd Arizona Wildcat Invitational th PING/ASU Invitational rd Mountain West Conference Champ st NCAA St. George Regional st Colonel Bill Wollenberg's Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T18th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T2nd Betsy Rawls Invitational T13th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown st Peg Barnard Invitational T10th Bruin Wave Invitational th 2014 Clover Cup T5th The Farms Invite T16th Silverado Showdown T2nd Mountain West Championship T2nd NCAA Central Regional T33rd NCAA Women's Championship T20th Colonel Bill Wollenberg's Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T13th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T13th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T19th Betsy Rawls Invitational T2nd Cal Invite T29th Bruin Wave Invitational T8th The Farms Invite T38th PING/ASU Invitational T9th Mountain West Championship T10th NCAA West Regional T76th Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T12th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational T8th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T38th Besty Rawls Invitational rd UNLV Spring Invitational th Bruin/Wave Invitational T22nd Battle at Rancho Bernardo T32nd PING/ASU Invitatioanl T3rd Mountain West Championship T16th NCAA West Regional

10 NCAA Participant Bios Avery French 5-3 Sophomore Valencia, California Dana Hills High School UNLV French brings a wealth of experience from the amateur level and has played well in big tournaments... Consistently helped the team during the season and has played 24 rounds this season. Has played 24 total rounds as a sophomore... Top finish of the season came at the Mountain West Championship, where French finished tied for 16th at 10-over-par Owns a scoring average of 75.29, which ranks as the third lowest on the team and 16th in the MW... Turned in one other finish in the top-20 by finishing tied for 19th at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, posting a score of six-over-par Her best 54-round score came at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, where she posted a 5-over 221 and finished tied for 24th... Has posted two rounds at par or better this season. HIGH SCHOOL A 2013 graduate of Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, Calif.... Was a four-year letterwinner for the Dolphins under coach Phil Wilburton... Helped Dana Hills to a South Coast League Championship in Won the Toyota Tour Cup Tournament of Champions in Through nine holes averaged 44 as a freshman, 39 as a sophomore, 36 as a junior and 34.5 as a senior... Also lettered one year on the softball team. PERSONAL Avery Lynne Victoria French was born Oct. 28, 1994, in Laguna Niguel, Calif.... The daughter of Lisa and Alan French... Has an older brother, Alex, and older sister Whitney, who played golf at Oregon State... Majoring in finance and accounting Played in 31 rounds as a freshman, which ranked as the second highest on the team... Ranked third on the team and 25th in the Mountain West with a scoring average of Sank 50 birdies during the season, which was the second most on the team... Recorded in her first top-20 finish as she tied for 20th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown by turning in a score of three-over-par 147 (73-74)... Best finish came at the Mountain West Conference Championship, where she finished tied for 14th with a score of 12-over 228 ( )... Turned in two rounds of at par or better during the year: 72 in the third round of the Col. Wollenberg's Ram Classic and 72 during the second round of the Mountain West Conference Championship... Named to the MW Spring Academic Team... Named as a Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

11 FRENCH S CAREER SCORECARD YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 24 1, , TOTALS 55 4, French S CAREER FINISHES T19th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T24th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T62nd NorthropGrumman Reg. Challenge T30th UC Irvine Inv presented by Kia T30th Arizona Wildcat Invitational T73rd PING/ASU Invitational T16th Mountain West Conference Champ T46th NCAA St. George Regional T35th Colonel Bill Wollenberg's Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T34th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T75th Betsy Rawls Invitational T20th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T60th Peg Barnard Invitational T55th Bruin Wave Invitational T42nd 2014 Clover Cup T52nd The Farms Invite T52nd Silverado Showdown T14th Mountain West Championship T96th NCAA Central Regional

12 NCAA Participant Bios Mackenzie Raim 5-5 Freshman Palm Desert, California Palm Desert High School UNLV Raim brings a tremendous amount of prep and amateur success to the program... Has played in every tournament as a freshman and has competed in 30 rounds... Has been one of the most consistent players for the Rebels as a rookie. Has played 30 total rounds as a freshman... Owns a scoring average of 75.43, which is the fourth lowest on the team and ranks 17th in the Mountain West... Has recorded three top-20 finishes and has turned in four rounds at par or better as a freshman... Best performance came in her collegiate debut at the Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic, where she finished tied for 13th at 3-over-par Finished tied for 19th at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational at 5-over 221 and most recently tied for 20th at the NCAA St. George Regional, turning in a score of 11-over 224. HIGH SCHOOL A 2014 graduate of Palm Desert HS in Palm Desert, Calif. Was a four-year letterwinner for the Aztecs under coach Jack Stewart Ranked No. 92 on the Junior Golf Scoreboard Helped Palm Desert to the Southern California championship as well as leading the team to the state championship three of her four years Won the 2013 Desert Valley League Championship Earned medalist honors at the Toyota tour Cup at Desert Falls Averaged 37 strokes per hole (9 holes) as a junior and a senior, 35 as a sophomore and 39 as a freshman A member of Team Southern California for the Girls Junior Americas Cup in Reno, Nev. and Maui, Hawaii. PERSONAL Mackenzie Anna Raim was born May 20, 1996, in Palm Springs, Calif. The daughter of Dawn and Tim Raim Majoring in communications... Chose UNLV over interest from Auburn, Oregon, Oregon State, Pepperdine, Arizona, Arizona State and San Diego State.

13 RAIM S CAREER SCORECARD YEAR RDS STR AVG TOP 20 TOP 10 TOP 5 RDS PAR OR BETTER 30 2, TOTALS 30 2, RAIM S CAREER FINISHES T13th Colonel Bill Wollenberg s Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic T54th Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational T44th Betsy Rawls Invitational T61st Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown T44th NorthropGrumman Reg. Challenge T25th UC Irvine Inv presented by Kia T19th Arizona Wildcat Invitational T70th PING/ASU Invitational rd Mountain West Conference Champ T20th NCAA St. George Regional