Columbus, Ohio - The Nebraska women's golf team fired the best NCAA Championship round in school history with an 11-over-par 299 in the final round to finish 20th on the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday morning.
Nebraska's record-setting round, which surpassed its previous top round at the NCAA Championships by three strokes, gave the Huskers another NCAA Championship school mark of 1,221 for the 72-hole tournament, and kept the Huskers in 20th place.
The previous school record for the top 18-hole effort in the NCAA Championships came with a 302 in the third round of the 2000 NCAA Championships at the Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver, Ore. The Huskers also sliced 18 strokes off their previous tournament record score, which also came in the 2000 NCAA Championships with a 1,239.
Duke claimed the national title with 15-over par 1,167 (297-292-287-291), 10 strokes ahead of Southern California who came in second with 1,177 (291-300-289-288). Pepperdine (1,187), Arizona State (1,195) and California (1,200) rounded out the top five.
"We finished strong today," Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. "The team got off to a slow start, but then we caught fire and really had it going for awhile. We played well and this is a championship golf course, so we showed we can compete with these teams and we're really proud of what we've accomplished."
Along with shaving 18 strokes off their previous best team effort at the NCAA Championships, the Huskers also received one of the top individual efforts in school history at nationals.
Senior Stephanie Ruiz closed her career with a three-over-par 75 on Friday to finish at 301, matching Elizabeth Bahensky's 301 at the 2000 NCAA Championships for the best individual tournament score in school history.
Ruiz birdied three of the final six holes to finish with a one-under-par 35 on the back nine, after shooting a four-over 40 through the first nine holes on Friday. Ruiz's 13-over-par 301 (72-76-78-75) kept her among the top 40 individual in the tournament, finishing in a tie for 38th.
Nebraska's top team finish in school history came with a 19th-place showing at the 2000 NCAA Championships.
After struggling in the first two days of the tournament, sophomore Allison Stewart rebounded in a big way on Friday, closing the tournament with a stellar one-over-par 73 to lead the Huskers. The native of Vermillion, S.D., had two birdies, 13 pars and three bogeys to close the tournament at 38-over-par and finished in a tie for 120th. Stewart, who finished with a 326, was just seven-over-par in the final two rounds, after shooting 31-over-par in the first two days of the tournament.
Senior Sara Sackett also finished strong after struggling in the first two rounds. She closed her Husker career with a 75 on Friday to finish with a 21-over-par 309 (81-77-76-75) and place in a tie for 79th. Like Stewart, Sackett was a combined seven-over-par on the final two days. The Cambridge, Neb., native also improved her score each day of the tournament.
Sackett's strong effort on the final day pulled her into a tie with teammate Elli Brown, who also tied for 79th, in the individual standings. Brown, a sophomore from Meridian, Idaho, managed a 10-over-par 82 in the final round to finish at 309 (76-74-77-82).
Junior Chrissie McArdle, a native of Eden Prairie, Minn., added a solid round of 76 on Friday, to finish just two strokes behind Sackett at 311 (82-78-75-76). McArdle placed in a tie for 88th, joining Stewart and Sackett in being just seven-over-par during the final two days of competition.
Team Leader Board Course:Scarlet Course - The Ohio State University: Championship Tees Par 72 - 6203 yards
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position team scoring rounds total
score to par thru today 1 2 3 4 1 Duke +15 F +3 297 292 287 291 1167 2 Southern California +25 F E 291 300 298 288 1177 3 Pepperdine +35 F +5 301 295 298 293 1187 4 Arizona State +43 F +11 292 294 310 299 1195 5 California +48 F +11 305 301 295 299 1200 T6 Georgia +50 F +12 306 305 291 300 1202 T6 Washington +50 F +12 305 304 293 300 1202 T6 Florida +50 F +12 293 307 302 300 1202 9 Purdue +51 F +19 301 295 300 307 1203 10 Arkansas, U. of +53 F +7 299 313 298 295 1205 11 UCLA +55 F +9 301 306 303 297 1207 12 Auburn +56 F +16 301 298 305 304 1208 T13 Tennessee +57 F +13 303 290 315 301 1209 T13 Stanford +57 F +18 307 301 295 306 1209 15 Wake Forest +59 F +13 297 312 301 301 1211 16 Florida State Univ. +61 F +14 305 305 301 302 1213 17 Arizona +64 F +16 296 319 297 304 1216 18 Oklahoma State +65 F +11 311 299 308 299 1217 19 Texas A&M University +67 F +7 302 306 316 295 1219 20 Nebraska, U. of +69 F +11 311 305 306 299 1221 21 Kent State +77 F +18 312 307 304 306 1229 22 UNLV +78 F +24 313 301 304 312 1230 23 Louisiana State +80 F +20 298 307 319 308 1232 24 Alabama, U. of +96 F +26 307 317 310 314 1248
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 3 4
1 T2 Dewi Schreefel Southern California -2 F -3 73 74 70 69 286 2 T2 Jennie Lee Duke E F -1 73 72 72 71 288 3 6 Da Sol Chung UNLV +2 F E 76 72 70 72 290 T4 T2 Sandra Gal (10) Florida +3 F +2 74 72 71 74 291 T4 1 Eileen Vargas Pepperdine +3 F +5 68 71 75 77 291 T6 T9 Amie Cochran UCLA +4 F E 78 71 71 72 292 T6 23 Azahara Munoz Arizona State +4 F -3 73 74 76 69 292 8 T12 Paige Mackenzie (10) Washington +5 F E 76 73 72 72 293 T9 T9 Amanda Blumenherst Duke +6 F +2 76 74 70 74 294 T9 T50 Stacy Lewis Arkansas, U. of +6 F -6 76 76 76 66 294 T9 T17 Leah Wigger * Virginia +6 F E 76 74 72 72 294 T12 T12 Sofie Andersson California +7 F +2 75 74 72 74 295 T12 T9 Tiffany Chudy (10) Florida +7 F +3 69 75 76 75 295 T12 T7 Elizabeth Janangelo Duke +7 F +4 77 71 71 76 295 T12 T12 Kira Meixner Kent State +7 F +2 74 74 73 74 295 T16 T24 Irene Cho Southern California +8 F E 73 73 78 72 296 T16 T12 Taylor Leon (10) Georgia +8 F +3 75 75 71 75 296 T16 T17 Carolina Llano Pepperdine +8 F +2 76 75 71 74 296 T16 T37 Rachel Newren * Brigham Young Univ. +8 F -2 78 75 73 70 296 T16 T2 Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana (10) Stanford +8 F +7 74 71 72 79 296 T21 T24 Anna Grzebien Duke +9 F +1 75 75 74 73 297 T21 T7 Maria Hernandez Purdue +9 F +6 76 72 71 78 297 T21 T24 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke +9 F +1 73 77 74 73 297 T21 T17 Onnarin Sattayabanphot Purdue +9 F +3 74 71 77 75 297 T21 T17 Abigale Schepperle (10) Auburn +9 F +3 74 71 77 75 297 T21 T12 Tiffany Tavee Arizona State +9 F +4 73 72 76 76 297 T27 T24 Mari Chun (10) Stanford +10 F +2 80 73 71 74 298 T27 T17 Violeta Retamoza (10) Tennessee +10 F +4 75 69 78 76 298 T29 T44 Golda Johansson (10) Tennessee +11 F E 75 73 79 72 299 T29 T37 Cassandra Kirkland (10) Arizona +11 F +1 73 79 74 73 299 T29 T50 Whitney Wade (10) Georgia +11 F -1 78 78 72 71 299 T29 T24 Caroline Westrup (10) Florida State Univ. +11 F +3 78 74 72 75 299 T33 T32 Veronica Felibert Southern California +12 F +3 74 78 73 75 300 T33 T32 Caroline Larsson (10) Florida State Univ. +12 F +3 72 79 74 75 300 T33 T17 Sung Ea Lee (10) Washington +12 F +6 75 75 72 78 300 T33 T44 Seema Sadekar UNLV +12 F +1 78 74 75 73 300 T33 T32 Sophia Sheridan California +12 F +3 75 76 74 75 300 T38 T64 Karin Kinnerud (10) Oklahoma State +13 F -1 77 72 81 71 301 T38 T24 Maria Martinez (10) Auburn +13 F +5 73 76 75 77 301 T38 T32 Amanda McCurdy Arkansas, U. of +13 F +4 75 77 73 76 301 T38 T59 Paola Moreno Southern California +13 F E 76 76 77 72 301 T38 T37 Stephanie Ruiz Nebraska, U. of +13 F +3 72 76 78 75 301 T43 T24 Christel Boeljon Purdue +14 F +6 75 76 73 78 302 T43 T32 Mallory Hetzel (10) Georgia +14 F +5 76 77 72 77 302 T43 T37 Nannette Hill Wake Forest +14 F +4 76 76 74 76 302 T43 T37 Joanna Klatten * Georgia State Univ. +14 F +4 76 75 75 76 302 T43 T50 Alissa Kuczka Arizona State +14 F +2 76 75 77 74 302 T43 T50 Pernilla Lindberg (10) Oklahoma State +14 F +2 77 76 75 74 302 T43 T44 Sommer Scholl (10) Arizona +14 F +3 71 82 74 75 302 T43 T74 Maggie Simons Wake Forest +14 F -2 76 80 76 70 302 T43 T24 Nicole Smith (10) Tennessee +14 F +6 77 70 77 78 302 T43 T37 Adriana Zwanck (10) Arizona +14 F +4 74 78 74 76 302 T53 T77 Leanne Bowditch Pepperdine +16 F -1 79 75 79 71 304 T53 T44 Laura Crawford Wake Forest +16 F +5 76 78 73 77 304 T53 T59 Melissa Eaton (10) Louisiana State +16 F +3 75 78 76 75 304 T53 T59 Lauren Johnson (10) Texas A&M University +16 F +3 77 76 76 75 304 T53 T37 Ashley Medders Arkansas, U. of +16 F +6 74 77 75 78 304 T53 T89 Christa Spedding (10) Texas A&M University +16 F -2 79 79 76 70 304 T59 T71 Marina Choi Pepperdine +17 F +2 78 74 79 74 305 T59 T77 Hannah Jun UCLA +17 F E 76 78 79 72 305 T59 T74 Jenny Suh (10) Alabama, U. of +17 F +1 80 74 78 73 305 T59 T50 Mika Takayama California +17 F +5 80 74 74 77 305 T59 T64 Mallorie Underwood (10) Oklahoma State +17 F +3 79 74 77 75 305 T64 T77 Allison Goodman California +18 F +1 78 80 75 73 306 T64 T50 Alina Lee (10) Georgia +18 F +6 77 75 76 78 306 T64 T50 Kimberly Meck (10) Louisiana State +18 F +6 75 75 78 78 306 T64 T64 Amber Prange (10) Washington +18 F +4 78 76 76 76 306 T68 T59 Mandy Goins Wake Forest +19 F +6 72 79 78 78 307 T68 T50 Tiffany Joh UCLA +19 F +7 71 78 79 79 307 T68 T74 Ashley Knoll (10) Texas A&M University +19 F +3 73 78 81 75 307 T68 T64 Rebecca Kuhn (10) Louisiana State +19 F +5 73 76 81 77 307 T68 T77 Kim Shin (10) Washington +19 F +2 76 84 73 74 307 T68 T50 Margaret Shirley (10) Auburn +19 F +7 77 73 78 79 307 T68 T77 Becky Wood Kent State +19 F +2 77 79 77 74 307 T75 T89 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine +20 F +2 83 78 73 74 308 T75 T77 Lindsey Hinshaw Arkansas, U. of +20 F +3 76 83 74 75 308 T75 T44 Jennifer Osborn Arizona State +20 F +9 70 73 84 81 308 T75 T64 Lauren Todd (10) Stanford +20 F +6 77 78 75 78 308 T79 T44 Elli Brown Nebraska, U. of +21 F +10 76 74 77 82 309 T79 T89 Nicole Hage (10) Auburn +21 F +3 77 82 75 75 309 T79 T77 Susie Mathews UCLA +21 F +4 77 80 76 76 309 T79 T89 Sara Sackett Nebraska, U. of +21 F +3 81 77 76 75 309 T83 T71 Julia Best (10) * Texas +22 F +7 74 76 81 79 310 T83 T64 Jean Chua Wake Forest +22 F +8 73 79 78 80 310 T83 T77 Jane Park UCLA +22 F +5 77 79 77 77 310 T83 T64 Carina Sorensen (10) Alabama, U. of +22 F +8 74 80 76 80 310 T83 T95 Marci Turner (10) Tennessee +22 F +3 76 78 81 75 310 T88 T59 Whitney Brummett (10) Florida State Univ. +23 F +10 76 77 76 82 311 T88 T77 Myrte Eikenaar Purdue +23 F +6 76 78 79 78 311 T88 T71 Catalina Marin Southern California +23 F +8 71 77 83 80 311 T88 T95 Chrissie McArdle Nebraska, U. of +23 F +4 82 78 75 76 311 T88 T89 Kayla Shaul (10) Florida State Univ. +23 F +5 80 75 79 77 311 T93 T99 Mallory Blackwelder (10) Florida +24 F +4 76 80 80 76 312 T93 T77 Laura Goodwin (10) Alabama, U. of +24 F +7 77 80 76 79 312 T95 T99 Jackie Beers (10) Georgia +25 F +5 78 80 78 77 313 T95 T102 Whitney Frykman Purdue +25 F +4 78 76 83 76 313 97 T111 Kate Meyer (10) Texas A&M University +26 F +3 75 78 86 75 314 T98 T102 Tara Delaney Kent State +27 F +6 76 76 85 78 315 T98 T95 Candie Herrera (10) Oklahoma State +27 F +8 78 77 80 80 315 T98 T77 Kelly Husted (10) Stanford +27 F +10 77 79 77 82 315 T98 113 Ki-Shui Liao (10) Stanford +27 F +3 79 81 80 75 315 T98 T108 Jessica Lovell (10) Auburn +27 F +5 80 78 80 77 315 T98 T102 Caroline Martens (10) Louisiana State +27 F +6 75 78 84 78 315 T98 T89 Brenda Norris (10) Texas A&M University +27 F +9 77 74 83 81 315 T105 T102 Amanda Johnson (10) Oklahoma State +28 F +7 80 81 76 79 316 T105 T95 Courtney Mahon Arkansas, U. of +28 F +9 74 83 78 81 316 T105 T114 Whitney Myers (10) Florida +28 F +3 82 83 76 75 316 T108 T116 Jaclyn Burch (10) Florida State Univ. +29 F +3 79 84 79 75 317 T108 T77 Ornella Jouven (10) Florida +29 F +12 74 80 79 84 317 T110 T114 Devan Andersen (10) * Texas +30 F +5 82 83 76 77 318 T110 T102 Kirby Dreher Kent State +30 F +9 85 78 74 81 318 112 T116 Holly Cantwell (10) Tennessee +32 F +6 80 78 84 78 320 113 T111 Grace Woo UNLV +33 F +10 82 76 81 82 321 T114 T99 Courtney McCracken (10) Washington +34 F +14 78 80 78 86 322 T114 T119 Lauren Smith (10) * Augusta State +34 F +7 82 86 75 79 322 T116 T108 Young Pak UNLV +35 F +13 79 79 80 85 323 T116 T119 Danelle Perata Arizona State +35 F +8 79 83 81 80 323 T116 T102 Amanda Wilson (10) Arizona +35 F +14 78 84 75 86 323 T116 T116 Shannon Yocum California +35 F +9 77 77 88 81 323 T120 T122 Karen Delaney Kent State +38 F +8 85 81 80 80 326 T120 125 Allison Stewart Nebraska, U. of +38 F +1 87 88 78 73 326 T122 121 Audrey Gale (10) Alabama, U. of +40 F +11 76 87 82 83 328 T122 T122 Sarah Sturm (10) Alabama, U. of +40 F +10 83 83 80 82 328 124 124 Rachel Gavin (10) Arizona +42 F +8 84 80 86 80 330 - - Alexis Rather (10) Louisiana State - F +6 78 81 W 78 - - T108 Elena Kurokawa UNLV - F W 80 79 79 W -