Brown Leads Huskers in Wisconsin

Verona, Wis. - Elli Brown opened the 2006-07 season for the Nebraska women's golf team with consistent rounds of 78 and 77 to sit in a tie for eighth place after the first two rounds of the Badger Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin.

The solid opening rounds by the junior from Meridian, Idaho, helped the Huskers enter tomorrow's final round in ninth place after producing rounds of 321 and 318 on the 6,175-yard par 72 layout of the University Ridge Golf Course.

Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said Brown's rounds were even more impressive because of the rough playing conditions for the tournament's first two rounds.

"It rained from the time we got on the course in the morning until we got off the course tonight," Krapfl said. "It rained for 11 straight hours, and it just kept getting colder. We had to battle to keep our focus and to just keep our hands on the clubs. It was certainly not ideal scoring conditions out there today. The forecast also calls for more rain tomorrow, so we can expect more of the same."

Nebraska is 19 strokes behind first-place Indiana, which leads the 11-team tournament by two strokes at 620 after rounds of 313 and 307.

Oklahoma sits in second place at 622 (306-316), while Louisville is just strokes out of first at 626 (312-314). The hosts from Wisconsin are one stroke back of the Cardinals at 627 (311-316).

Brown's 11-over-par 155 through two rounds puts her nine strokes off the pace established by Kansas State's Michelle Regan, who fired rounds of three-over-par 75 and one-under-par 71 to close the first 36 holes at 146. Regan owns a one stroke lead over second-place Adrienne White from Louisville, who added the only below-par round of the day with her one-under-par 71 in the first round, before closing the day with a 76 in the second round.

"Under those conditions, Elli played very solid," Krapfl said. "Actually everybody played OK. It was tough on the freshmen. Not only were they out there playing 36 holes for the first time, but the conditions made it very tough. We did some very good things, but we did have some bad numbers. We didn't play well and we could have done a lot better, but it was our first rounds of the season in some pretty miserable playing conditions."

Allison Stewart, playing as an individual outside of the Husker lineup, joins Brown in the top 20. The junior from Vermillion, S.D., produced rounds of 79 and 80 to sit in 20th place at 159 heading into Monday morning's final round.

Three other Huskers are in position to make moves up the leaderboard on Monday, as senior Chrissie McArdle (Eden Prairie, Minn.), sophomore Megan Place (Omaha, Neb.) and true freshman JC Stevenson (Grand Island, Neb.), are all tied for 31st after managing scores of 162 through the opening 36 holes.

Kate White, a true freshman from Waukegan, Ill., is just one stroke behind that Husker trio at 163 in a tie for 37th place, putting all six Huskers among the top 40 among the 68 individuals in the tournament.

Monday's final round of the Badger Invitational is set to begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

Team Leader Board

Course:University Ridge Golf Course: Badger Womens Invt.     Par 72 - 6175 yards

current
position team scoring rounds total
score

to par thru today 1 2

1 Indiana University +44 F   +19 313 307 620

2 Oklahoma +46 F   +28 306 316 622

3 Louisville, Univ. of +50 F   +26 312 314 626

4 Wisconsin, U. of +51 F   +28 311 316 627

T5 Memphis +55 F   +29 314 317 631

T5 Iowa State Univ. +55 F   +28 315 316 631

7 Kansas State Univ. +56 F   +21 323 309 632

8 Illinois State Univ. +61 F   +31 318 319 637

9 Nebraska, U. of +63 F   +30 321 318 639

10 Minnesota, U. of +74 F   +37 325 325 650

11 Georgetown University +95 F   +52 331 340 671

 

Player Leader Board

* player is participating as an individual rather than as a team member. Course:University Ridge Golf Course: Badger Womens Invt.     Par 72 - 6175 yards
position player team scoring rounds total
score current start to par thru today 1 2   1 T6 Michelle Regan (7) Kansas State Univ. +2 F -1 75 71 146 2 1 Adrienne White (13) Louisville, Univ. of +3 F +4 71 76 147 T3 T2 Katie Elliott (1B) Wisconsin, U. of +7 F +5 74 77 151 T3 T2 Elaine Harris (7) Indiana University +7 F +5 74 77 151 T3 T8 Pennapa Pulsawath (10A) Iowa State Univ. +7 F +3 76 75 151 6 T2 Kelly Jacques (1B) Oklahoma +8 F +6 74 78 152 7 T11 Kellye Belcher (6A) Indiana University +9 F +4 77 76 153 T8 T16 Elli Brown (1B) Nebraska, U. of +11 F +5 78 77 155 T8 T32 Kathryn O'Rourke (10A) Memphis +11 F +2 81 74 155 T8 T11 Staci Smoot (4) Oklahoma +11 F +6 77 78 155 T11 T16 Kendall Dye (2) Oklahoma +12 F +6 78 78 156 T11 T32 Tiffany Hockensmith (16B) Illinois State Univ. +12 F +3 81 75 156 T11 T6 Rachel Larson (11) Memphis +12 F +9 75 81 156 T11 T16 Anne Martin (6A) Minnesota, U. of +12 F +6 78 78 156 T11 T23 Laura Nochta (6B) Indiana University +12 F +4 80 76 156 T16 T16 Jenny Calkins (14) Louisville, Univ. of +13 F +7 78 79 157 T16 T23 Jeana Dahl (1A) Wisconsin, U. of +13 F +5 80 77 157 T18 T11 Isabel Alvarez (2) Wisconsin, U. of +14 F +9 77 81 158 T18 T16 Dawn-Marie Conaty (10B) Memphis +14 F +8 78 80 158 20 T21 Allison Stewart (18A) * Nebraska, U. of +15 F +8 79 80 159 T21 T11 Christi Athas (9) Iowa State Univ. +16 F +11 77 83 160 T21 T39 Anita Gahir (8) Indiana University +16 F +6 82 78 160 T21 T39 Stacey Miller (16A) Illinois State Univ. +16 F +6 82 78 160 T21 T32 Helene Robert (6A) Kansas State Univ. +16 F +7 81 79 160 T25 T21 Kendra Hanson (12) Iowa State Univ. +17 F +10 79 82 161 T25 T32 Laura Harris (15) Illinois State Univ. +17 F +8 81 80 161 T25 T23 Amanda Henry (16B) Louisville, Univ. of +17 F +9 80 81 161 T25 T32 Christine Herzog (5) Minnesota, U. of +17 F +8 81 80 161 T25 T44 Cindy LaCrosse (15) Louisville, Univ. of +17 F +6 83 78 161 T25 T23 Kelsey Verbeten (3) Wisconsin, U. of +17 F +9 80 81 161 T31 T8 Britt Knutson (14) Illinois State Univ. +18 F +14 76 86 162 T31 T39 Chrissie McArdle (1A) Nebraska, U. of +18 F +8 82 80 162 T31 T44 Hailey Mireles (6B) Kansas State Univ. +18 F +7 83 79 162 T31 T44 Karly Pinder (10B) Iowa State Univ. +18 F +7 83 79 162 T31 T44 Megan Place (3) Nebraska, U. of +18 F +7 83 79 162 T31 T23 JC Stevenson (4) Nebraska, U. of +18 F +10 80 82 162 T37 T39 Megan Goodwin (17) * Oklahoma +19 F +9 82 81 163 T37 T2 Jill Ries (14) * Wisconsin, U. of +19 F +17 74 89 163 T37 T11 Jaclyn Stelzer (1A) Oklahoma +19 F +14 77 86 163 T37 T32 Kate White (2) Nebraska, U. of +19 F +10 81 82 163 T41 T39 Cameron Barber (12) Memphis +20 F +10 82 82 164 T41 T44 Heather Herrick (4) Wisconsin, U. of +20 F +9 83 81 164 T41 T23 Chrissy Pachuta (17) * Louisville, Univ. of +20 F +12 80 84 164 T41 T54 Kali Quick (5) Kansas State Univ. +20 F +8 84 80 164 T41 T54 Jessica Shin (11) Iowa State Univ. +20 F +8 84 80 164 T41 T23 Stacey Tate (9) Memphis +20 F +12 80 84 164 T47 T44 Kelli Berns (18B) * Minnesota, U. of +21 F +10 83 82 165 T47 T8 Ann Marie Sztukowski (16B) * Wisconsin, U. of +21 F +17 76 89 165 T49 T44 Samantha Braschler (7) Minnesota, U. of +22 F +11 83 83 166 T49 T23 Katie Dwyer (11) Georgetown University +22 F +14 80 86 166 T49 T54 Jenna Winokur (10A) Georgetown University +22 F +10 84 82 166 T52 T23 Hilary Anderson (13) Illinois State Univ. +23 F +15 80 87 167 T52 T44 Cristina Gonzalez (16A) Louisville, Univ. of +23 F +12 83 84 167 T52 T44 Young Na Lee (6B) Minnesota, U. of +23 F +12 83 84 167 55 T57 Kate Wierwill (13) * Wisconsin, U. of +26 F +13 85 85 170 T56 T59 Katy Heffel (8) Kansas State Univ. +27 F +13 86 85 171 T56 T64 Joyce Trus (3) Oklahoma +27 F +10 89 82 171 58 T44 Madeleine Nguyen (17) * Georgetown University +28 F +17 83 89 172 T59 T59 Stephanie Cope (12) Georgetown University +29 F +15 86 87 173 T59 T61 Heidi Hinners (16A) * Wisconsin, U. of +29 F +14 87 86 173 T61 63 Sydney Liles (8) Minnesota, U. of +32 F +16 88 88 176 T61 T32 Maggie Ward (10B) Georgetown University +32 F +23 81 95 176 63 T64 Amber Lindgren (5) Indiana University +33 F +16 89 88 177 64 T61 Camille Williams (18A) * Louisville, Univ. of +34 F +19 87 91 178 65 T57 Morgan Moon (18B) * Kansas State Univ. +35 F +22 85 94 179 66 66 Danielle Com (18B) * Louisville, Univ. of +49 F +26 95 98 193 - - Chelsea Curtis (9) Georgetown University - F +13 D 85 - - - Beth Weinstein (15) * Wisconsin, U. of - F +13 W 85 -