UNLV golfer Finkelstein wins Mountain West honors

By MARK WHITTINGTON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 29, 2014 - 3:52 pm

Dana Finkelstein competes during the Mountain West Conference Women's Golf Championship held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on April 25, 2014. (Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos)

Dana Finkelstein competes during the Mountain West Conference Women's Golf Championship held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on April 26, 2014. (Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos)

Dana Finkelstein competes during the Mountain West Conference Women's Golf Championship held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on April 25, 2014. (Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos)

Dana Finkelstein competes during the Mountain West Conference Women's Golf Championship held at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on April 26, 2014. (Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos)

UNLV senior Dana Finkelstein was named the Mountain West women’s golfer of the month on Wednesday.

Finkelstein won the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown this week with a 9-under 207 (67-73-65), the lowest tournament score of her career. She finished second earlier this month at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas.

She is ranked second in the country, according to the GolfStat Rankings released ednesday. She leads the conference with a 70.75 stroke average.

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