Columbus, Ohio - Sophomore Elli Brown fired the top round for the Nebraska women's golf team with her two-over-par 74 to lead the Huskers to a 305 team total on the second day of the NCAA Championships at the Scarlet Course.
Brown's round on Wednesday's included a one-under-par 35 on the back nine, as she posted two birdies and six pars to go along with just one bogey over the final nine holes. The Meridian, Idaho, native jumped 17 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 29th place at 150 (74-76) through two rounds.
"Elli (Brown) just played solid golf all day," Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. "She was very steady. She hit the fairways and the greens. It was nothing spectacular, just good, solid golf."
Senior Stephanie Ruiz, added a solid round of 76 to her first-round score of 72 to remain in contention for a top-10 individual finish at the halfway mark of the four-day tournament. The second-team All-Big 12 selection is in a tie for 15th at 148 through 36 holes in the 72-hole tournament on the par-72, 6,203-yard Scarlet Course.
Elizabeth Bahensky was the only Husker to have ever finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships in school history. In 2000, Bahensky finished in a tie for 25th with the best score at the NCAA Championships in school history with 301 (79-78-68-76) at the Crosswater Golf Course in Sunriver, Ore., May 24-27.
Nebraska also received solid rounds from senior Sara Sackett (77) and junior Chrissie McArdle (78). Sackett climbed 18 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 97th place at 158, while McArdle moved up six spots into a tie for 110th.
The Huskers' 305 team total was six shots better than their first-round 311, putting them in sole possession of 22nd place at 616, just seven strokes out of 14th place in the 24-team field.
The Huskers are three strokes ahead of 23rd-place Kent State (619) and eight shots ahead of 24th-place Alabama. Nebraska is well within striking distance of its best NCAA Championships finish in school history, which came with the Huskers' 19th-place showing in 2000.
"We feel pretty good about our score today," said Krapfl. "We are getting to know the course better and get a feel for the greens. Our chips and putts were a lot better and we eliminated some of the mistakes from yesterday."
Arizona State took over the lead in the tournament on the second day. The Sun Devils posted a six-over-par 294, after opening the tournament with a 292 on Tuesday. ASU's two-round total of 586 is three strokes ahead of second-place Duke (589), which notched the second-best round of the day with a four-over 292.
USC, which led the tournament after firing a 291 on Tuesday, slipped to third at 591, five strokes off the pace, after managing a 300 on Wednesday. Tennessee, which shot Wednesday's best round with a two-over-par 290, vaulted into fourth place at 593.
25th NCAA Championships Team Leader Board - Second Round
Course:Scarlet Course - The Ohio State University: Championship Tees Par 72 - 6203 yardscurrent
position team scoring rounds total
score to par thru today 1 2 1 Arizona State +10 F +6 292 294 586 2 Duke +13 F +4 297 292 589 3 Southern California +15 F +12 291 300 591 4 Tennessee +17 F +2 303 290 593 T5 Purdue +20 F +7 301 295 596 T5 Pepperdine +20 F +7 301 295 596 7 Auburn +23 F +10 301 298 599 8 Florida +24 F +19 293 307 600 9 Louisiana State +29 F +19 298 307 605 10 California +30 F +13 305 301 606 11 UCLA +31 F +18 301 306 607 T12 Texas A&M University +32 F +18 302 306 608 T12 Stanford +32 F +13 307 301 608 T14 Wake Forest +33 F +24 297 312 609 T14 Washington +33 F +16 305 304 609 T16 Oklahoma State +34 F +11 311 299 610 T16 Florida State Univ. +34 F +17 305 305 610 18 Georgia +35 F +17 306 305 611 19 Arkansas, U. of +36 F +25 299 313 612 20 UNLV +38 F +13 313 301 614 21 Arizona +39 F +31 296 319 615 22 Nebraska, U. of +40 F +17 311 305 616 23 Kent State +43 F +19 312 307 619 24 Alabama, U. of +48 F +29 307 317 624
Player Leader Board * player is participating as an individual rather than as a team member. Course:Scarlet Course - The Ohio State University: Championship Tees Par 72 - 6203 yards
position player team scoring rounds total
score current start to par thru today 1 2
1 1 Eileen Vargas Pepperdine -5 F -1 68 71 139 2 3 Jennifer Osborn (10) Arizona State -1 F +1 70 73 143 T3 2 Tiffany Chudy Florida E F +3 69 75 144 T3 T33 Violeta Retamoza (10) Tennessee E F -3 75 69 144 T5 T10 Jennie Lee (10) Duke +1 F E 73 72 145 T5 T21 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (10) Purdue +1 F -1 74 71 145 T5 T21 Abigale Schepperle (10) Auburn +1 F -1 74 71 145 T5 T21 Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana Stanford +1 F -1 74 71 145 T5 T10 Tiffany Tavee (10) Arizona State +1 F E 73 72 145 T10 T10 Irene Cho (10) Southern California +2 F +1 73 73 146 T10 T21 Sandra Gal Florida +2 F E 74 72 146 T12 T10 Azahara Munoz (10) Arizona State +3 F +2 73 74 147 T12 T10 Dewi Schreefel (10) Southern California +3 F +2 73 74 147 T12 T70 Nicole Smith (10) Tennessee +3 F -2 77 70 147 T15 T46 Da Sol Chung (10) UNLV +4 F E 76 72 148 T15 T46 Maria Hernandez (10) Purdue +4 F E 76 72 148 T15 T70 Elizabeth Janangelo (10) Duke +4 F -1 77 71 148 T15 T33 Golda Johansson (10) Tennessee +4 F +1 75 73 148 T15 T4 Catalina Marin (10) Southern California +4 F +5 71 77 148 T15 T21 Kira Meixner Kent State +4 F +2 74 74 148 T15 T7 Stephanie Ruiz Nebraska, U. of +4 F +4 72 76 148 T22 T33 Sofie Andersson California +5 F +2 75 74 149 T22 T86 Amie Cochran (10) UCLA +5 F -1 78 71 149 T22 T4 Tiffany Joh (10) UCLA +5 F +6 71 78 149 T22 T70 Karin Kinnerud (10) Oklahoma State +5 F E 77 72 149 T22 T10 Rebecca Kuhn (10) Louisiana State +5 F +4 73 76 149 T22 T46 Paige Mackenzie Washington +5 F +1 76 73 149 T22 T10 Maria Martinez (10) Auburn +5 F +4 73 76 149 T29 T46 Amanda Blumenherst (10) Duke +6 F +2 76 74 150 T29 T46 Elli Brown Nebraska, U. of +6 F +2 76 74 150 T29 T33 Anna Grzebien (10) Duke +6 F +3 75 75 150 T29 T33 Sung Ea Lee Washington +6 F +3 75 75 150 T29 T33 Taylor Leon (10) Georgia +6 F +3 75 75 150 T29 T33 Kimberly Meck (10) Louisiana State +6 F +3 75 75 150 T29 T10 Jennifer Pandolfi (10) Duke +6 F +5 73 77 150 T29 T70 Margaret Shirley (10) Auburn +6 F +1 77 73 150 T29 T21 Julia Best * Texas +6 17 +4 74 - 74 T29 T46 Leah Wigger * Virginia +6 17 +2 76 - 76 T39 T33 Christel Boeljon (10) Purdue +7 F +4 75 76 151 T39 T7 Mandy Goins Wake Forest +7 F +7 72 79 151 T39 T10 Ashley Knoll (10) Texas A&M University +7 F +6 73 78 151 T39 T46 Alissa Kuczka (10) Arizona State +7 F +3 76 75 151 T39 T7 Caroline Larsson Florida State Univ. +7 F +7 72 79 151 T39 T46 Carolina Llano Pepperdine +7 F +3 76 75 151 T39 T21 Ashley Medders Arkansas, U. of +7 F +5 74 77 151 T39 T70 Brenda Norris (10) Texas A&M University +7 F +2 77 74 151 T39 T33 Sophia Sheridan California +7 F +4 75 76 151 T39 T46 Joanna Klatten * Georgia State Univ. +7 17 +3 76 - 76 T49 T86 Marina Choi Pepperdine +8 F +2 78 74 152 T49 T10 Jean Chua Wake Forest +8 F +7 73 79 152 T49 T46 Tara Delaney Kent State +8 F +4 76 76 152 T49 T21 Veronica Felibert (10) Southern California +8 F +6 74 78 152 T49 T46 Nannette Hill Wake Forest +8 F +4 76 76 152 T49 T10 Cassandra Kirkland Arizona +8 F +7 73 79 152 T49 T70 Alina Lee (10) Georgia +8 F +3 77 75 152 T49 T46 Stacy Lewis Arkansas, U. of +8 F +4 76 76 152 T49 T33 Amanda McCurdy Arkansas, U. of +8 F +5 75 77 152 T49 T46 Paola Moreno (10) Southern California +8 F +4 76 76 152 T49 T86 Seema Sadekar (10) UNLV +8 F +2 78 74 152 T49 T86 Caroline Westrup Florida State Univ. +8 F +2 78 74 152 T49 T21 Adriana Zwanck Arizona +8 F +6 74 78 152 T62 T46 Whitney Brummett Florida State Univ. +9 F +5 76 77 153 T62 T107 Mari Chun Stanford +9 F +1 80 73 153 T62 T33 Melissa Eaton (10) Louisiana State +9 F +6 75 78 153 T62 T46 Mallory Hetzel (10) Georgia +9 F +5 76 77 153 T62 T70 Lauren Johnson (10) Texas A&M University +9 F +4 77 76 153 T62 T70 Pernilla Lindberg (10) Oklahoma State +9 F +4 77 76 153 T62 T33 Caroline Martens (10) Louisiana State +9 F +6 75 78 153 T62 T33 Kate Meyer (10) Texas A&M University +9 F +6 75 78 153 T62 T4 Sommer Scholl Arizona +9 F +10 71 82 153 T62 T100 Mallorie Underwood (10) Oklahoma State +9 F +2 79 74 153 T62 T86 Rachel Newren (10) * Brigham Young Univ. +9 17 +3 78 - 78 T73 T100 Leanne Bowditch Pepperdine +10 F +3 79 75 154 T73 T46 Laura Crawford Wake Forest +10 F +6 76 78 154 T73 T46 Myrte Eikenaar (10) Purdue +10 F +6 76 78 154 T73 T86 Whitney Frykman (10) Purdue +10 F +4 78 76 154 T73 T21 Ornella Jouven Florida +10 F +8 74 80 154 T73 T46 Hannah Jun (10) UCLA +10 F +6 76 78 154 T73 T86 Amber Prange Washington +10 F +4 78 76 154 T73 T21 Carina Sorensen Alabama, U. of +10 F +8 74 80 154 T73 T107 Jenny Suh Alabama, U. of +10 F +2 80 74 154 T73 T107 Mika Takayama California +10 F +2 80 74 154 T73 T46 Marci Turner (10) Tennessee +10 F +6 76 78 154 T73 T70 Shannon Yocum California +10 F +5 77 77 154 T85 T86 Candie Herrera (10) Oklahoma State +11 F +5 78 77 155 T85 T107 Kayla Shaul Florida State Univ. +11 F +3 80 75 155 T85 T70 Lauren Todd Stanford +11 F +6 77 78 155 T88 T46 Mallory Blackwelder Florida +12 F +8 76 80 156 T88 T70 Kelly Husted Stanford +12 F +7 77 79 156 T88 T70 Jane Park (10) UCLA +12 F +7 77 79 156 T88 T46 Maggie Simons Wake Forest +12 F +8 76 80 156 T88 T86 Whitney Wade (10) Georgia +12 F +6 78 78 156 T88 T70 Becky Wood Kent State +12 F +7 77 79 156 T94 T70 Laura Goodwin Alabama, U. of +13 F +8 77 80 157 T94 T21 Courtney Mahon Arkansas, U. of +13 F +11 74 83 157 T94 T70 Susie Mathews (10) UCLA +13 F +8 77 80 157 T97 T86 Jackie Beers (10) Georgia +14 F +8 78 80 158 T97 T107 Holly Cantwell (10) Tennessee +14 F +6 80 78 158 T97 T86 Allison Goodman California +14 F +8 78 80 158 T97 T107 Jessica Lovell (10) Auburn +14 F +6 80 78 158 T97 T86 Courtney McCracken Washington +14 F +8 78 80 158 T97 T100 Young Pak (10) UNLV +14 F +7 79 79 158 T97 115 Sara Sackett Nebraska, U. of +14 F +5 81 77 158 T97 T100 Christa Spedding (10) Texas A&M University +14 F +7 79 79 158 T97 T116 Grace Woo (10) UNLV +14 F +4 82 76 158 T106 T70 Nicole Hage (10) Auburn +15 F +10 77 82 159 T106 T46 Lindsey Hinshaw Arkansas, U. of +15 F +11 76 83 159 T106 T107 Elena Kurokawa (10) UNLV +15 F +7 80 79 159 T106 T86 Alexis Rather (10) Louisiana State +15 F +9 78 81 159 T110 T100 Ki-Shui Liao Stanford +16 F +9 79 81 160 T110 T116 Chrissie McArdle Nebraska, U. of +16 F +6 82 78 160 T110 T46 Kim Shin Washington +16 F +12 76 84 160 T113 T121 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine +17 F +6 83 78 161 T113 T107 Amanda Johnson (10) Oklahoma State +17 F +9 80 81 161 T115 T100 Danelle Perata (10) Arizona State +18 F +11 79 83 162 T115 T86 Amanda Wilson Arizona +18 F +12 78 84 162 T115 T116 Devan Andersen (10) * Texas +18 17 +8 82 - 82 T118 T100 Jaclyn Burch Florida State Univ. +19 F +12 79 84 163 T118 T124 Kirby Dreher Kent State +19 F +6 85 78 163 T118 T46 Audrey Gale Alabama, U. of +19 F +15 76 87 163 121 123 Rachel Gavin Arizona +20 F +8 84 80 164 122 T116 Whitney Myers Florida +21 F +11 82 83 165 T123 T124 Karen Delaney Kent State +22 F +9 85 81 166 T123 T121 Sarah Sturm Alabama, U. of +22 F +11 83 83 166 125 T116 Lauren Smith (10) * Augusta State +24 17 +14 82 - 82 126 126 Allison Stewart Nebraska, U. of +31 F +16 87 88 175