Gleadall Leads Huskers on First Day at UNLV

Boulder City, Nev. - True freshman Natalie Gleadall shot an opening-round 77 to sit in a tie for 11th place heading into Tuesday's second round at the UNLV Spring Invitational on Monday in Boulder City, Nev. As a team, the Huskers head into the second round in a tie for 15th at 330.

Gleadall's five-over-par first round on the 6,234-yard layout at the Boulder Creek Golf Club led NU's five-player lineup in the 18-team field, while sophomore Mary Kate Bird added an 80 to sit in a tie for 32nd place among the 96 individuals in the tournament.

True freshman Maddie Sheils added an 86 in her first career round in the Husker lineup, while junior JC Stevenson managed an 87 to round out NU's scoring contingent. Junior Charlotte Wendner settled for an 89 to tie for 90th through the first 18 holes in the 54-hole event.

Strong winds throughout the opening round caused first-round scores to be high across the board. Texas Tech and Tulsa tied for the best rounds of the day with scores of 306, while Oregon heads into the second round in third place at 311. The hosts from UNLV are tied for fourth at 312, along with Georgia.

Georgia's Marta Silva produced the only round better than par through the first 18 holes with a two-under-par 70. Silva enters the second round with a four stroke lead over Texas Tech's Ulrika van Niekerk, who managed a 74 to sit alone in second place.

Tournament play continues on Tuesday with tee times beginning at 9:30 a.m. (central time). Live scoring will be available at Huskers.com through a link provided by GolfStat.com.

UNLV Spring Invitational
First Round Results
Monday, March 9, 2009
Boulder Creek Golf Club
Boulder City, Nev.
Par 72, 6,234 Yards

Team Standings
T1. Tulsa - 306
T1. Texas Tech - 306
3. Oregon - 311
T4. UNLV - 312
T4. Georgia - 312
6. Oregon State - 317
7. Kent State - 319
8. BYU - 321
T9. Fresno State - 323
T9. Campbell - 323
11. Missouri - 324
T12. Washington - 325
T12. SMU - 325
14. UNLV (B) - 326
T15. Nebraska - 330
T15. Coastal Carolina - 330
17. Idaho - 334
18. Washington State - 337

Individual Leaderboard
1. Marta Silva, Georgia - 70
2. Ulrika van Niekerk, Texas Tech - 74
T3. Mary Mattson, Campbell - 75
T3. Kelly Fuchik, Tulsa - 75
T3. Cathryn Bristow, Oregon - 75
T3. Mallory Hetzel, Georgia - 75
T8. Whitney French, Oregon State - 76
T8. Shu-Yin Liu, Tulsa - 76
T8. Mercedes Germino, Kent State - 76
T11. Natalie Gleadall, Nebraska - 77

Nebraska Golfers
T11. Natalie Gleadall - 77
T32. Mary Kate Bird - 80
T80. Maddie Sheils - 86
T82. JC Stevenson - 87
T90. Charlotte Wendner - 90