Neisen Fires Career Best in Oklahoma

Owasso, Okla. - Steffi Neisen fired a collegiate career-best 73 to lead the Nebraska women's golf team in the second round of the Dale McNamara Invitational on Tuesday.

Neisen, a true freshman from New Prague, Minn., managed to shoot one-over-par on the 6,450-yard, par-72 layout at the Patriot Golf Club. Neisen closed the tournament's second round in a tie for 16th place at 150 in position to contend for her second top-20 tournament finish in four events this season.

Neisen's strong round helped the Huskers move up one spot in the team standings to 12th place in the talent-rich 16-team field. Oklahoma closed the day in first at 583 with an eight-stroke lead over Oklahoma State (592). The Cowgirls produced the day's best round with a 290, while the hosts from Tulsa enter Wednesday's final round in third at 598. The Huskers sit at 624 after rounds of 311 and 313.

Madeleine Sheils, who opened the tournament with an even-par 72 to lead Nebraska on Monday, settled for an 81 on Tuesday to slip into a tie for 26th. Fellow junior Kayla Knopik added a 78 for NU's second-best round of the day to move to 155 in a tie for 41st for the tournament.

Freshman Katelyn Wright, who is competing as an individual outside of Nebraska's lineup, shot an 80 on Tuesday to move into a tie for 65th at 162. Fellow freshman Remy Molyneux contributed an 81 to NU's top five, closing the second round in a tie for 75th at 166. Junior Carolyn Schorgl rounded out the Husker contingent in 82nd place (85-85-170).

Oklahoma's Ellen Mueller maintained the top spot on the individual leaderboard at 140 (67-73), but she owns just a one stroke advantage over Tulsa's Kristina Merkle and Middle Tennessee State's Ashley Haggard. Oklahoma State's Victoria Park is just two shots back at 142.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament concludes on Wednesday with the final round, which is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com.

Dale McNamara Invitational
Host: Tulsa
Patriot Golf Club (Owasso, Okla.)
Oct. 11-13, 2010

Team Standings (Two rounds)
1. Oklahoma - 292-291-583
2. Oklahoma State - 301-290-591
3. Tulsa - 303-295-598
T4. UNLV - 292-307-599
T4. Texas - 297-302-599
6. Middle Tennessee State - 293-309-602
7. Long Beach State - 301-307-608
8. Kennesaw State - 305-307-612
9. UALR - 301-312-613
10. Missouri - 314-305-619
11. Wichita State - 310-313-623
12. Nebraska - 311-313-624
13. Oral Roberts - 309-317-626
14. Kansas State - 306-321-627
15. SMU - 314-327-641
16. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 330-317-647

Individual Standings (Two rounds)
1. Ellen Mueller, Oklahoma - 67-73-140
T2. Ashley Haggard, Middle Tennessee State - 69-72-141
T2. Kristina Merkle, Tulsa - 68-73-141
4. Victoria Park, Oklahoma State - 71-71-142
T5. Therese Koelbaek, UNLV - 69-74-143
T5. Taylor Schmidt, Oklahoma - 73-70-143
7. Madison Pressel, Texas - 72-72-144
8. Chirapet Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma - 73-72-145
T9. Kristen Schelling, UNLV - 72-75-147
T9. Hilary Wood, Oklahoma State - 76-71-147

Nebraska Individuals
T16. Steffi Neisen - 77-73-150
T26. Madeleine Sheils - 72-81-153
T41. Kayla Knopik - 77-78-155
T65. *Katelyn Wright - 82-80-162
T75. Remy Molyneux - 85-81-166
82. Carolyn Schorgl - 85-85-170

* playing as an individual outside of Nebraska's lineup