Keiser's Career Best Leads Huskers at Alamo

San Antonio, Texas - Katie Keiser fired a career-best even-par 72 to lead the Nebraska women's golf team to a second-round 301 at the Alamo Invitational on Tuesday.

Keiser, a junior from Gothenburg, Neb., produced the best round of the tournament so far for the Huskers, who slipped one spot into 10th place (607) in the 14-team tournament, despite a five-stroke improvement over Sunday's opening-round 306.

Keiser's second-round represented an eight-stroke improvement over her opening round, and allowed her to climb 15 spots on the individual leaderboard into a tie for 43rd through 36 holes with a 152.

Fellow junior Madeleine Sheils also made a move up the leaderboard for the Huskers on Monday, climbing 12 spots into a tie for 33rd with a one-over-par 73 on the 6,302-yard layout of the Briggs Ranch Golf Club.

Sheils was joined in a tie for 33rd (151) with Husker freshman Katelyn Wright, who produced her second straight strong round with a two-over 74. Wright is playing as an individual outside the NU lineup in San Antonio.

Junior Kayla Knopik added a 77 for the second straight round to move into a tie for 50th (154), while freshman Steffi Neisen fell in the individual standings into a tie for 45th (153) with a second-round 79. Neisen entered the second round in a tie for ninth after an opening-round 74 on Sunday.

Freshman Remylee Molyneux rounded out the NU contingent with an 81 on Monday to slip into a tie for 61st at 158.

TCU shot to the team lead on Monday with seven-under-par 281 to close the second round at 575. The Horned Frogs head into Tuesday's final round with a six-stroke lead over Tulane (581). Texas A&M and Colorado are just one shot back of the Green Wave at 582, while Notre Dame sits in fifth at 587.

TCU's Brooke Beeler heads into the final round atop the individual standings with a seven-under-par 137 (67-70), while Colorado's Jessica Wallace vaulted into second place with a tournament-best six-under-par 66 on Monday. Wallace is just one shot back of Beeler at 138 (72-66). Buff teammate Emily Talley is in a tie for third with Tulane's Ashley McKenney at 143.

The Huskers conclude the fall portion of their schedule with Tuesday's final round, which is scheduled for a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

UTSA Alamo Invitational
Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2010
Briggs Ranch Golf Club
San Antonio, Texas

Team Standings (Two Rounds)
1. TCU - 294-281-575
2. Tulane - 297-284-581
T3. Colorado - 291-291-582
T3. Texas A&M - 296-286-582
5. Notre Dame - 298-289-587
6. UTSA - 298-293-591
7. Baylor - 303-291-594
8. Tulsa - 302-295-597
9. Wisconsin - 307-293-600
10. Nebraska - 306-301-607
11. Central Arkansas - 308-301-609
12. Kansas State - 310-303-613
13. SMU - 312-302-614
14. Central Florida - 314-309-623

Individual Standings (Two Rounds)
1. Brooke Beeler, TCU - 67-70-137
2. Jessica Wallace, Colorado - 72-66-138
T3. Emily Talley, Colorado - 67-76-143
T3. Ashley McKenney, Tulane - 74-69-143
T5. Melissa Loh, TCU - 75-69-144
T5. Katerina Ruzickova, Texas A&M - 75-69-144
T5. Sarah Beth Davis, Texas A&M - 74-70-144
T5. Sarah Zwartynski, Texas A&M - 73-71-144
T9. Linn Gustafsson, Tulane - 75-70-145
T9. Maribel Lopez Porras, Tulane - 72-73-145
T9. So-Hyun Park, Notre Dame - 73-72-145
T9. Nicole Zhang, Notre Dame - 72-73-145

Nebraska Individuals (Two Rounds)
T33. Madeleine Sheils - 78-73-151
T36. Katelyn Wright - 77-74-151*
T43. Katie Keiser - 80-72-152
T45. Steffi Neisen - 74-79-153
T50. Kayla Knopik - 77-77-154
T61. Remylee Molyneux - 76-81-157
*competing as an individual outside of Nebraska lineup