St. George, Utah - Madeleine Sheils fired a final-round 75 to record her second top-10 finish of the year to help the Nebraska women's golf team to a tie for eighth at the BYU Entrada Classic on Tuesday.
Sheils, a junior from Boise, Idaho, climbed two spots in the final standings on Tuesday with her three-over-par 75 to finish in a five-way tie for 10th at 229 (73-81-75). Her 73 in Monday's first round tied her for second after the opening 18 holes, while her 75 was her 11th round this season of 75 or better.
Sheils led a Husker trio that included Mary Kate Bird and Kayla Knopik, who all finished among the top 30 individuals in the 82-player field on the par-72, 6,073-yard layout of the Entrada at Snow Canyon Course.
Bird, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., added a 78 on Tuesday to close the two-day tournament in a tie for 26th at 234 (76-80-78). Knopik, a junior from Papillion, Neb., closed with the Huskers' best round of the day with a 73 to finish one shot back of Bird in a tie for 30th at 235 (83-79-73). Knopik's final round was the second-best round of her career, trailing only her 72 in the final round of NU's last event at the UNLV Spring Invite, March 7-9.
Nebraska's most experienced golfers helped the Huskers register a final-round 303 on Tuesday, which was NU's best round of the 54-hole event. The Huskers closed the tournament in a tie for eighth in the 15-team field with a 932 (314-315-303). Nebraska finished four shots back of seventh-place New Mexico State, and just six shots out of a three-way tie for fourth (926) with the hosts from BYU, Illinois and UTSA.
Wisconsin won the tournament with a three-round total of 914, five strokes ahead of runner-up Oklahoma State (919), which also shot a 303 on Tuesday. Texas State finished third at 921.
In addition to Nebraska's three top 30 individual finishes, freshman Steffi Neisen added a tie for 39th after settling for a final-round 81. The New Prague, Minn., native closed the tournament at 238.
Fellow freshman Katelyn Wright added a tie for 48th at 241 after closing the tournament with a solid 77 to contribute to NU's final-round team score.
Junior Katie Keiser just missed a top 50 finish by closing at 243 with a final-round 81, while playing as an individual outside the Nebraska lineup.
New Mexico State's Demi Mak won the individual title by four strokes with a three-round total of 218 (two-over-par), including a final-round 70. Hailey Koschmann from Illinois finished second at 222, while BYU's Kelsey Vines took third at 223.
Nebraska will continue its two-tournament spring break road trip by traveling to the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., March 24-26. The two-day event hosted by the University of Colorado will tee off with Friday's opening round beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. (central). Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com.
BYU Entrada Classic
Final Team Results
Monday, March 21-Tuesday, March 22
St. George, Utah (Entrada at Snow Canyon Course)
Par 72, 6,073 Yards
| 1 |
|
+50 |
F |
+11 |
313 |
302 |
299 |
914 |
| 2 |
|
+55 |
F |
+15 |
306 |
310 |
303 |
919 |
| 3 |
|
+57 |
F |
+14 |
303 |
316 |
302 |
921 |
| T4 |
|
+62 |
F |
+8 |
313 |
317 |
296 |
926 |
| T4 |
|
+62 |
F |
+1 |
320 |
317 |
289 |
926 |
| T4 |
|
+62 |
F |
+17 |
316 |
305 |
305 |
926 |
| 7 |
|
+64 |
F |
+11 |
315 |
314 |
299 |
928 |
| T8 |
|
+68 |
F |
+15 |
314 |
315 |
303 |
932 |
| T8 |
|
+68 |
F |
+23 |
321 |
300 |
311 |
932 |
| 10 |
|
+72 |
F |
+21 |
315 |
312 |
309 |
936 |
| 11 |
|
+90 |
F |
+20 |
334 |
312 |
308 |
954 |
| 12 |
|
+92 |
F |
+21 |
334 |
313 |
309 |
956 |
| 13 |
|
+100 |
F |
+23 |
341 |
312 |
311 |
964 |
| 14 |
|
+132 |
F |
+31 |
338 |
339 |
319 |
996 |
| 15 |
|
+136 |
F |
+40 |
351 |
321 |
328 |
1000 |
