Greenville, N.C. - JC Stevenson fired a final-round 73 to finish in a tie for sixth place individually, while helping the Nebraska women's golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
Stevenson, a junior from Grand Island, Neb., finished the 54-hole event on the par-71, 5,939-yard layout at the Greenville Country Club with a 222, after consistently solid rounds of 76, 73 and 73. It was her third top-10 finish of the season, and fourth straight top-15 showing to open the year.
With Stevenson leading the way, Nebraska maintained its fourth-place standing to close the tournament. The Huskers finished with a three-round score of 917, after settling for a 309 on Tuesday. Nebraska finished four shots back of third-place Miami (913).
Georgia State ran away with the team title by closing the tournament with a 298 to finish at 882, seven strokes ahead of the hosts from East Carolina (899). The final day provided no changes in the standings among the top seven teams.
Georgia State's Iliska Verwey added an individual title to GSU's hardware haul. Verwey closed the tournament with a two-over-par 73 to finish at 216, one stroke ahead of Florida International's Belen Buendia.
While Stevenson continued to climb the leaderboard on the final day of the tournament after entering Tuesday's round in a tie for eighth, Nebraska also received solid pushes up the leaderboard from Kate White and Natalie Gleadall.
White, a junior from Waukegan, Ill., bounced back from a rugged round on Monday to finish with a 76. White finished the tournament in a tie for 27th at 231. She was joined by Gleadall in a tie for 27th, after the true freshman from Stratford, Ontario, added a 76 of her own on Tuesday.
Sophomore Rachel Hanigan provided the final team score for the Huskers in the count-four format with an 84 in the final round. Hanigan finished in a tie for 67th at 241 in the 102-player field.
Fellow sophomore Mary Kate Bird also struggled on Tuesday. Bird, who entered the final round in a tie for 11th place, managed an 85 in the final round to fall into a tie for 51st.
Nebraska will close its 2008 fall schedule with The Challenge at Wolfdancer in Lost Pines, Texas, Nov. 2-3.
Lady Pirate Intercollegiate
Greenville, N.C. (Host: East Carolina)
Greenville Country Club
Par 71, 5,939 Yards
Oct. 19-21, 2008
Final Team Standings
1. Georgia State - 299-285-298-882
2. East Carolina - 303-294-302-899
3. Miami - 308-291-314-913
4. Nebraska - 305-303-309-917
5. Elon - 319-290-311-920
6. Georgetown - 305-305-312-922
7. UTEP - 316-301-306-923
8. Florida International - 314-308-302-924
9. East Tennessee State - 314-305-308-927
10. William & Mary - 310-312-308-930
T11. James Madison - 319-301-309-931
T11. Western Carolina - 315-311-305-931
13. Winthrop - 321-300-311-932
14. Gardner-Webb - 314-309-317-940
15. Richmond - 312-316-315-943
16. Xavier - 322-307-315-944
17. Maryland - 327-318-306-950
18. Old Dominion - 333-318-323-974
19. High Point - 339-336-328-1,003
20. Presbyterian College - 367-359-349-1,075
Individual Leaderboard (After One Round)
1. Iliska Verwey, Georgia State - 75-68-73-216
2. Belen Buendia, Florida International - 72-75-70-217
T3. Abby Bools, East Carolina - 73-69-78-220
T3. Chelsea Curtis, Georgetown - 75-77-68-220
5. Sandra Maier, Georgia State - 74-70-77-221
T6. JC Stevenson, Nebraska - 76-73-73-222
T6. Cathrine Madsen , Georgia State - 74-73-75-222
T8. Danielle Mills, Elon - 78-72-72-223
T8. Ana Maria Puche, East Carolina - 78-73-72-223
T10. Amber Littman, East Carolina - 75-75-75-225
T10. Maria Ronderos, Miami - 74-72-79-225
Nebraska Individuals
T6. JC Stevenson - 76-73-73-222
T27. Kate White - 76-79-76-231
T27. Natalie Gleadall - 79-76-76-231
T51. Mary Kate Bird - 76-75-85-236
T67. Rachel Hanigan - 77-80-84-241