Las Vegas, Nevada – In the final tournament of the fall schedule, Ronnie Valerio and Kaley In posted top 10 finishes to lead UC Irvine to sixth place at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at the Stallion Mountain Golf Club.

The Anteaters shot a two-day total of 589 (296-293) to finish in sixth place in the event that was shortened to 36 holes. San Diego State won the team title (579) behind medalist Sirene Blair (71-67-138). UCI finished ahead of 37th-ranked Wisconsin who was seventh and No. 34 Denver who ended in 10th place.

Valerio, a senior, and In, a freshman, tied for eighth after carding two rounds of even-par 72 for scores of 144. The duo's eighth place finish was Valerio's best performance of the season and In's best career showing. In recorded nine birdies which was second most in the tournament field.

Sophomore Luciane Lee finished in a tie for 35^th place with a score of 149 (76-73). She was one-under in Par 4 scoring which was second best among all players. Junior Michelle Yang was tied for 51^st with a total of 152 (76-76) and senior Sara Banke was 74^th with a score of 155 (76-79).

The Anteaters will return to action Feb. 15-16, 2014 at the Peg Barnard Invitational hosted by Stanford.

Final Team Results
1.     San Diego State      290-289-579
T2.   UNLV                      288-293-581
T2.   Central Florida         291-290-581
T2.   Texas Tech             292-289-581
5.     Minnesota               290-296-586
6.     UC Irvine                296-293-589
7.     Wisconsin               298-292-590
8.     Long Beach State    297-295-592
9.     Missouri                   296-298-594
T10. Nebraska                 295-300-595
T10. Denver                    300-295-595
T12. New Mexico             301-296-597
T12. Nevada                    296-301-597
14.   Fresno State            300-299-599
15.   Kansas State            299-304-603
16.   Furman                    300-306-606
17.   Idaho                       307-304-611

UCI Results
T8.   Ronnie Valerio     72-72-144
T8.   Kaley In              72-72-144
T35. Luciane Lee         76-73-149
T51. Michelle Yang      76-76-152
74.   Sara Banke         76-79-155

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