Huskers Close Fall Season with 12th-Place Finish

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The Huskers completed three rounds of action with an 889 total and their finish was their lowest of the fall schedule. Nebraska had moved up the leaderboard with a second-round 289, but fell back to 12th after the final round. The Huskers were one of a handful of teams to complete second-round play just before darkness on Monday after the field sat through a fog delay at the start of Monday’s play.

 

Host Charlotte captured the team championship with a final total of 854, good for a one-shot victory over UNC Greensboro. Virginia Commonwealth (859), Rhode Island (859) tied for third, while Ohio (864) and Rhode Island (864) finished in a tie for fifth place.

 

Individually, Nebraska was led by junior Judd Cornell who finished three rounds at one-under par 215. Cornell was among the leaders after finishing two rounds at 139 (70-69), but fell back to a tie for 16th place after a 76 in Tuesday’s final round. Sophomore Tom Bethel posted Nebraska’s best final round with an even-par 72 and finished three rounds at 217, good for a tie for 21st place. Mark Pillen posted a 76 on Tuesday to finish at 229 (tie 59th), while Ryan Lenahan’s final round of 80 gave him a three-round 235 total and a 73rd-place finish.

 

Charlotte’s Matt Mincer fired a final-round 66 on Tuesday and finished three rounds of play at 14-under-par 202, good for a seven-shot victory over Marquette’s Ted Gray.

 

Final Team Scoring

1. Charlotte                               283-290-281?854

2. UNC-Greensboro                    295-277-283?855

3. Va. Commonwealth                284-286-289?859

Rhode Island                             287-287-285?859

5. St. Louis                               293-284-287?864

Ohio U.                                     288-289-287?864

7. Arkansas State                      287-291-294?872

8. Marquette                              290-293-291?874

Mercer                                      303-286-285?874

10. James Madison                    296-291-295?882

Campbell                                   299-292-291?882

12. Nebraska                             296-289-304?889

13. Longwood                            295-301-295?891

14. Wofford                                304-295-293?892

15. Kennesaw State                   300-298-300?898

 

Nebraska Individuals

T16. Judd Cornell                       70-69-76?215

T21. Tom Bethel                        73-72-72?217

T59. Mark Pillen                        75-78-76?229

73. Ryan Lenahan                      78-77-80?235

Drew Reynolds                          80-71-DQ

 

Final Individual Leaders

1. Matt Mincer, Charlotte            66-70-66?202 (-14)

2. Ted Gray, Marquette               72-68-69?209 (-7)

3. Jake Lowder, UNC-Green.       73-67-70?210 (-6)

4. Jens Fahrbring, VCU              71-68-72?211 (-5)

Andrew DiBitetto, Charlotte         69-72-70?211 (-5)

Manuel Relancio, VCU               68-72-71?211 (-5)

Blake Russell, Ohio                   69-74-68?211 (-5)

Kyle Roberts, Arkansas State     73-66-72?211 (-5)

Barry O’Neil, St. Louis                69-71-71?211 (-5)