Huskers Return to the Links Next Week at adidas Fall Invitational

The Nebraska women's golf team will be in action next week at the adidas Fall Invitational in Port St. Lucie, Fla.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

Play begins on the Pete Dye Course at PGA Village Monday, Oct. 21, with the first 36 holes, while the final round will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

 

Taking to the links for the Huskers will be senior Sarah Sasse, junior Stephanie Schaefer, sophomores Beth Anne Cherry, Merynn Ito and Stephanie Ruiz and freshman Jackie Beste.  The best four scores out of the six will be counted to the team score, which differs from typical tournament scoring counting the best four out of five.

 

The 11-team field will feature Arkansas, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas State, Baylor, Iowa State, Kent State, Missouri, Nebraska, North Texas, Notre Dame and Youngstown State.

 

Nebraska will be looking get back on track after a disappointing 14th-place performance at the Price's "Give'em Five Fund" Intercollegiate last week in Las Cruces, N.M.  The 14th-place finish marked the first time in four tournaments that NU finished outside the top seven.

 

The adidas Fall Invite will also give senior Sarah Sasse a chance to get back on top of the leaderboard after finishing in a tie for 26th at New Mexico State.  Sasse had won each of her three previous tournaments.  She currently owns a team-best scoring average of 73.25.