Schofield Barracks, Oahu - Cassie Deeg and Cassidy Stelzmiller tied for ninth place individually to lead the Nebraska women's golf team to a third-place finish at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational on Thursday.
Stelzmiller, a junior from Placerville, Calif., carded Nebraska's best round of the day with her even-par 72 to finish with a season-best three-round total of 222. Stelzmiller's tie for ninth marked her first career top-10 finish and the fourth top-25 showing of her career.
Deeg, a junior from Hugo, Minn., added a two-over-par 74 to match Stelzmiller's tournament total of 222 on the par-72, 6,228-yard layout of the Leilehua Golf Club. It marked Deeg's seventh career top-10 finish, including her third of Nebraska's 2014 fall campaign.
Nebraska's third junior, Morgan Smejkal from Columbus, Neb., pitched in a final-round 78 to register a career-best three-round total of 224 to tie her career best by tying for 13th in the 82-player field. It was Smejkal's third career top-25 finish.
Sophomore Jordan Chael notched Nebraska's third-best individual score of the day with her third consecutive 77 to finish in a tie for 28th at 231.
As a team, Nebraska recorded a final-round 301 to close the 54-hole tournament at 899. The Huskers finished just three strokes behind second-place Boise State, which managed a 303 on Thursday to hold off NU. Vanderbilt ran away with the team title by posting a two-under-par 862, 34 strokes better than Boise State's 896.
Nebraska finished four strokes ahead of fourth-place BYU and nine shots in front of fifth-place Cal State Fullerton.
All five Vanderbilt golfers finished in the top 15, led by medalist Cindy Ha, who scorched the course with a four-under-par 68 on Thursday to finish at six-under-par 210. Ha defeated teammate Kendall Martindale, who finished second with a four-under-par 212.
Freshmen Emily Gillman and Audrey Judd rounded out the Husker contingent in Hawaii. Gillman, who played as an individual outside the NU lineup, tied for 44th at 235, while Judd tied for 63rd at 243.
The Huskers completed their fall season with their third top-five tournament finish. They will return to action at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 22-23.
Rainbow Wahine Invitational
Oct. 22-23, 2014
Schofield Barracks, Oahu
Leilehua Golf Club
Par 72, 6,228 Yards
Final Team Results
1. Vanderbilt - 288-286-288-862
2. Boise State - 290-303-303-896
3. Nebraska - 297-301-301-899
4. BYU - 296-307-300-903
5. Cal State Fullerton - 297-302-309-908
6. Grand Canyon - 298-317-295-910
7. Hawaii - 306-301-304-911
8. Alabama State - 303-310-309-922
9. Sacramento State - 307-317-307-931
T10. Weber State - 308-308-316-932
T10. Wichita State - 306-310-316-932
T10. UC Irvine - 301-313-318-932
13. Utah Valley - 323-320-316-959
14. Hawaii-Hilo - 336-335-341-1,012
Final Individual Results
1. Cindy Ha, Vanderbilt - 73-69-68-210 (-6)
2. Kendall Martindale, Vanderbilt - 68-71-73-212 (-4)
3. Genevieve Ling, Boise State - 71-77-70-218 (+2)
T4. Samantha Martin, Boise State - 72-71-77-220 (+4)
T4. Kennedie Montoya, Grand Canyon - 74-75-71-220 (+4)
T6. Kate Sborov, Vanderbilt - 73-74-74-221 (+5)
T6. Martina Edberg, Cal State Fullerton - 74-74-73-221 (+5)
T6. Lea Garner, BYU - 69-76-76-221 (+5)
T9. Cassie Deeg, Nebraska - 75-73-74-222 (+6)
T9. Cassidy Stelzmiller, Nebraska - 74-76-72-222 (+6)
T9. Dismary Marquez, Alabama State - 75-75-72-222 (+6)
Nebraska Individuals
T9. Cassie Deeg - 75-73-74-222 (+6)
T9. Cassidy Stelzmiller - 74-76--72-222 (+6)
T13. Morgan Smejkal - 71-75-78-224 (+8)
T28. Jordan Chael - 77-77-77-231 (+15)
*T44. Emily Gillman - 75-78-82-235 (+19)
T63. Audrey Judd - 79-81-83-243 (+27)
*competed as an individual outside the Nebraska lineup