Huskers Finish 10th at Big 12 Championship

Columbia, Mo. - The Nebraska women's golf team struggled to a final-round 314 to finish in 10th place with a three-round total of 909 at the 2011 Big 12 Championship at The Club at Old Hawthorne on Sunday.

Nebraska slipped from a tie for seventh into 10th with its roughest round of the tournament on Sunday. Texas claimed the team title with an 872, while Texas A&M finished second with an 875. The hosts from Missouri finished third at 880.

Nebraska senior Mary Kate Bird slipped from a tie for second into a tie for 14th to close her tournament with a 54-hole score of 222. The Kansas City, Mo., native posted a final-round 79 to produce the best Big 12 Championship showing of her four-year career at NU. She opened the tournament with a 74, before producing a sizzling round of 69 on Saturday.

Freshman Steffi Neisen added a tie for 28th place for the tournament with a three-round total of 226. The New Prague, Minn., native settled for an 80 in the final round, after opening the tournament with a 72 and adding a 74 on Saturday.

Junior Madeleine Sheils matched Bird with a 79 on Sunday to close the tournament in a tie for 40th at 229. Fellow junior Kayla Knopik fired NU's best final round with a 76 to move up to a tie for 46th a 232. Junior Katie Keiser rounded out the Husker contingent with a final-round 81 to conclude the tournament in a tie for 54th at 238.

Texas' Madison Pressel ran away with the individual title with an eight-under-par three-round total of 208. Texas A&M's Katarina Ruzickova and Oklahoma State's Josephine Janson tied for second at 213.

Big 12 Championship
April 22-24, 2011
The Club at Old Hawthorne (Columbia, Mo.)
Par 72, 6,234 Yards

Final Results

1	20 Texas	+8	F	+1	296	287	289	872
2	27 Texas A&M	+11	F	-1	298	290	287	875
3	Missouri	+16	F	+4	297	291	292	880
4	15 Iowa State	+18	F	+9	300	285	297	882
5	28 Oklahoma	+24	F	+9	298	293	297	888
6	46 Texas Tech	+25	F	+11	294	296	299	889
7	48 Oklahoma State	+27	F	+7	302	294	295	891
8	Baylor	+36	F	+17	301	294	305	900
9	31 Colorado	+39	F	+16	302	297	304	903
10	Nebraska	+45	F	+26	297	298	314	909
11	Kansas	+47	F	+16	302	305	304	911
12	Kansas State	+52	F	+16	309	303	304	916