HENDERSON, Nev. – Following the opening round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, hosted by UNLV, the Nevada women's golf team is tied for 10^th place.
 
The Wolf Pack, playing against a tough field, carded a team score of 5-over (293) on Sunday and is tied with UC Riverside for 10^th in the 16-team field. Missouri leads the tournament after the first 18 holes at 13-under and is two strokes ahead of tournament-host UNLV. Just seven of the 16 participating teams finished day one under par.
 
Individually for Nevada all five players shot very respectable scores as no one carded lower than a 2-over 74 and had anything worse than a bogey on their scorecard. Senior Celyn Khoo, who has historically played well at this event, fired an even par round of 72 to lead the Pack. Khoo posted a balanced day on the course with three birdies and three bogeys to finish even for the day. She enters round two tied for 31^st in the 96-player field.
 
Junior Kaitlin Collom is one back of her teammate after carding a 1-over 73 on Sunday. She made birdie on No. 2 and No. 12 and is currently tied for 39^th place. The Wolf Pack had three players, senior Jordan Keyser, junior Chaithra Katamneni and sophomore Jenny Krause, all tie for the day with a 2-over 74 and enter Monday tied for 48^th in the field.
 
Emma Allen of Missouri owns the individual lead after the opening round after posting a 7-under 65. She leads by one shot over Ingrid Gutierrez of New Mexico.
 
Nevada continues the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown from Boulder City Golf Club with the second round on Monday. Live scoring is available on BirdieFire.com.
 
Nevada Players
T31. Celyn Khoo – 72 (E)
T39. Kaitlin Collom – 73 (+1)
T48. Jordan Keyser – 74 (+2)
T48. Jenny Krause – 74 (+2)
T48. Chaithra Katamneni – 74 (+2)