Cougars Top Leaderboard After Day One

LAS -- Three Cougars shot below par Monday, including an 6-under 66 by Kelsey Vines to lead the BYU women's golf team to the top of the leaderboard after day one of the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational.

The Cougars (-8) claimed the first day lead by two strokes over No. 24 Oklahoma (-6) and lead No. 25 Pepperdine (-3) by five strokes.

Vines carded seven birdies on the par-72 Boulder Creek Golf Course, giving her a low-round of 66 and putting her in the lead by one stroke.

Joining Vines in the top-10 are senior Emily Copier, who carded a first-round 70, and sophomore Amanda Keith, who birdied five holes to post a 1-under 71 and move into a tie for seventh place.

Senior Jade Bollinger and junior Maggie Yuan stand tied for 21st and 39th respectively after rounds of 73 and 76. Freshman Annika Afoa, who is competing as an individual, carded a first-round 82 and sits in a tie for 74th.

The second of three rounds begins tomorrow with the first Cougar teeing off at 8:50 am PT. Follow second-round action live by clicking HERE or by visiting www.golfstat.com.

The Field - 2011 UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational
1.   BYU 
2.   Oklahoma 
3.   Pepperdine 
4.   UNLV
5.   Idaho
T6.  Tulsa 
T6.  North Texas
T8.  Baylor
T8.  Ball State 
T8.  Oregon State
11.  Wyoming
12.  Colorado State
13.  New Mexico State
14.  South Dakota State
15.  Nebraska
1    Brigham Young University        -8    280                     280
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1    Kelsey Vines                    -6    66                      66
T5   Emily Copier                    -2    70                      70
T7   Amanda Keith                    -1    71                      71
T21  Jade Bollinger                  +1    73                      73
T39  Maggie Yuan                     +4    76                      76
T74  Annika Afoa*                   +10    82                      82
* competing as an individual