The Nebraska women's golf team heads west for the third consecutive week to compete in the BYU at Entrada Classic Monday and Tuesday in St. George, Utah.
The Huskers will tee off the two-day tournament with 36 holes on Monday morning at the Entrada at Snow Canyon Golf Club, before concluding the 13-team tournament with the final round on Tuesday morning.
Nebraska, which will be playing a 54-hole tournament for the fourth consecutive week, is coming off a fifth-place finish in the 19-team Northern Migration in Florence, Ariz., March 15-17. Sophomore Maddie Sheils led the Huskers in Arizona with a career-best seventh-place showing. Sheils' career-best three-round total of 223 included a career-best final-round 70 to lead the Huskers. NU also competed at the UNLV Invite March 8-10, finishing eighth in an 18-team field.
Seniors JC Stevenson and Charlotte Wendner will try to help Huskers peak as they head down the home stretch of the regular season, while junior Mary Kate Bird will also try to continue building for a postseason run.
Live scoring for the BYU at Entrada Classic will be available from GolfStat.com.
BYU at Entrada Classic
Host: BYU
Location: St. George, Utah
Course: Entrada at Snow Canyon
Par/Yardage: 72/TBA
Tee Times (All Times Central)
Monday, March 22 (36) - 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 23 (18) - 9:30 a.m.
Nebraska Lineup
- Mary Kate Bird
- Maddie Sheils
- JC Stevenson
- Erin Sharpee
- Kayla Knopik
Individuals
BYU Dixie Classic (13 Teams)
BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Louisville, Nebraska, New Mexico State, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, San Diego State, Southern Utah, Weber State, Wyoming
Daily Results: GolfStat.com
Huskers Take Fifth at Northern Migration
Led by Maddie Sheils' career-best round of 70 and top-10 finish, Nebraska posted a final-round 305 to finish in a tie for fifth at the Northern Migration at Poston Butte Golf Club in Florence, Ariz., March 15-17.
The Huskers' 916 team score put them 21 strokes behind the team champion, Texas-San Antonio, who shot 895. UTSA won the close team race over Idaho (896).
Sheils, who entered the day tied for 27th, used her two-under-par round to push her into a career-best tie for seventh at 223. Mary Kate Bird tied for 24th after a final-round 77 put her at 229. Erin Sharpee scored 78 in the final round and finished at 231 (T29th).
NU's second-best round of the final day came from Kayla Knopik, who carded a 76 competing as an individual. Knopik finished in a tie for 47th at 235.