Boulder City, Nev. - True freshman Natalie Gleadall finished in a tie for sixth to help the Nebraska women's golf team to a 10th-place finish at the 18-team UNLV Spring Invitational on Wednesday afternoon.
Gleadall, who was tied for the individual lead through two rounds, added a solid round of 75 in the final round to finish with a career-best tournament score of 219 in the 96-player field.
Junior JC Stevenson produced the best round of the day for the Huskers with a one-over-par 73 to finish in 51st place at 232, while fellow junior Charlotte Wendner added her best round of the tournament with a 74 to finish in 71st at 239.
Sophomore Mary Kate Bird completed Nebraska's team score of 299 in the third round with a 77 to finish in a tie for 40th at 230. True freshman Maddie Sheils also fired her best round of the tournament with a 78 to close in a tie for 85th at 244.
As a team, Nebraska wrapped up the tournament with a three-round score of 917 on the 6,234-yard layout at the Boulder Creek Golf Club.
The hosts from UNLV won the tournament title with a final-round 289 to finish at 884, holding off runner-up Texas Tech, which also managed a 289 on Wednesday to finish two shots back at 886. Georgia took third with a 290 at 894, while Washington posted the best round of the day with a six-under-par 282 to finish in a tie for fourth with fellow Pac-10 foe Oregon in fourth at 895.
Georgia's Mallory Hetzel and Marta Silva shared the individual title with three-round totals of 214. Hetzel sizzled on Wednesday with a four-under-par 68, while Silva added a two-under-par 70.
Nebraska resumes play in its spring season at the Mountain View Collegiate, March 28-29.
UNLV Spring Invitational
Final Results
March 9-11, 2009
Boulder Creek Golf Club
Boulder City, Nev.
Par 72, 6,234 Yards
Team Standings
1. UNLV - 312-283-289-884
2. Texas Tech - 306-291-289-886
3. Georgia - 312-292-290-894
T4. Oregon - 311-301-283-895
T4. Washington - 325-288-282-895
6. Kent State - 319-294-288-901
7. Tulsa - 306-302-294-902
8. Oregon State - 317-296-296-909
9. Campbell - 323-294-293-910
10. Nebraska - 330-288-299-917
11. BYU - 321-303-297-921
12. Missouri - 324-298-302-924
13. Fresno State - 323-304-299-926
14. Coastal Carolina - 330-304-296-930
15. Washington State - 337-300-294-931
16. Idaho - 334-301-299-934
17. SMU - 325-314-297-936
18. UNLV (B) - 326-315-309-950
Individual Leaderboard
T1. Mallory Hetzel, Georgia - 75-71-68-214
T1. Marta Silva, Georgia - 70-74-70-214
3. Anya Alvarez, Washington - 79-69-67-215
4. Natasha Krishna, UNLV - 77-69-70-216
5. Cathryn Bristow, Oregon - 75-75-68-218
T6. Natalie Gleadall, Nebraska - 77-67-75-219
T6. Ulrika van Niekerk, Texas Tech - 74-70-75-219
T8. Maggie Yuan, BYU - 78-71-71-220
T8. Kayla Mortellaro, Idaho - 77-72-71-220
T10. Martina Gavier, Kent State - 80-72-69-221
T10. Rosalyn Kim, Texas Tech - 77-72-72-221
T10. Julia Potter, Missouri - 77-73-71-221
Nebraska Golfers
T6. Natalie Gleadall, Nebraska - 77-67-75-219
T40. Mary Kate Bird - 80-73-77-230
51. JC Stevenson - 87-72-73-232
71. Charlotte Wendner - 89-76-74-239
T85. Maddie Sheils - 86-80-78-244