Deeg Leads Huskers on Final Day in Arizona

Peoria, Ariz. - Nebraska's Cassie Deeg carded a one-under-par 71 to lead the Husker women's golf team to a final-round team score of 296 on its way to a tie for 13th at the Westbrook Spring Invitational on Monday.

Deeg, a junior from Hugo, Minn., posted her top individual round of the tournament to finish with a 54-hole score of 224 (77-76-71) in a tie for 48th.

Emily Gillman produced a solid round of 75 on Monday. The freshman from Austin, Texas, had her score count toward Nebraska's team total in all three rounds, while matching Deeg's 224 (75-74-75) to tie for 48th for the tournament.

Sophomore Jordan Chael, who entered the final round in a tie for third at 141 after rounds of 69 and 72 on Sunday, slipped into a tie for 16th with a 76 on Monday. Chael was Nebraska's top individual finisher with a one-over-par 217 on the par-72, 6,269-yard layout of the Vistas Course at the Westbrook Village Golf Club.

Although Chael notched Nebraska's fourth-best score of the round on Monday, her three-round total of 217 was a career-best, surpassing a 220 to open the fall at the 2014 Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln.

Morgan Smejkal provided Nebraska's No. 2 individual score of the third round with a two-over-par 74. The junior from Columbus, Neb., closed the tournament in a tie for 67th at 228 (74-80-74).

Cassidy Stelzmiller and Sarah Pravecek rounded out the Nebraska contingent in Arizona in a tie for 80th at 235.

Tennessee won the team title with a three-round total of 851, three strokes ahead of second-place Oregon (854). The Ducks posted Monday's top team round with a seven-under-par 281. Notre Dame and the College of Charleston tied for third at 868.

Tennessee's A.J. Newell won medalist honors with a six-under-par 216 over 54 holes. Newell, who opened the tournament with a 68, added a final-round 69. Oregon's Cathleen Santoso finished one shot back at 211 (71-69-71).

Nebraska returns to Arizona in three weeks for the Clover Cup. The three-day tournament hosted by Notre Dame in Mesa begins on Friday, March 13.

Westbrook Spring Invitational
Feb. 22-23, 2015
Westbrook Village Golf Club (Vistas Course - Par 72, 6,269 Yards)

Final Team Standings
1. Tennessee - 279-289-283-851
2. Oregon - 286-287-281-854
T3. Notre Dame - 291-289-288-868
T3. College of Charleston - 286-297-285-868
5. Ohio State - 289-293-288-870
T6. Oklahoma - 292-288-294-874
T6. Oregon State - 290-290-294-874
8. Illinois - 291-288-296-875
9. Iowa - 298-292-292-882
10. Wisconsin - 299-296-289-884
11. Indiana - 296-300-292-888
12. Kansas State - 293-303-294-890
T13. Nebraska - 294-302-294-892
T13. Tulsa - 300-296-296-892
T13. Washington State - 307-296-289-892

Final Individual Results
1. A.J. Newell, Tennessee - 68-73-69-210 (-6)
2. Cathleen Santoso, Oregon - 71-69-71-211 (-5)
T3. Anna Newell, Tennessee - 69-72-72-213 (-3)
T3. Kelsey Ulep, Oregon - 72-72-69-213 (-3)
T3. Laura Fuenfstueck, College of Charleston - 70-72-71-213 (-3)
T3. Chayanid Prapassarangkul, Illinois - 73-70-70-213 (-3)
T7. Lucia Polo, Tennessee - 71-70-73-214 (-2)
T7. Hannah Wood, Oklahoma - 72-68-74-214 (-2)
T7. Caroline Inglis, Oregon - 71-73-70-214 (-2)
T10. Ashley Armstrong, Notre Dame - 71-72-72-215 (-1)
T10. Alivia Brown, Washington State - 74-69-72-215 (-1)

Nebraska Golfers
T16. Jordan Chael - 69-72-76-217 (+1)
T48. Cassie Deeg - 77-76-71-224 (+8)
T48. Emily Gillman - 75-74-75-224 (+8)
T67. Morgan Smejkal - 74-80-74-228 (+12)
T80. Cassidy Stelzmiller - 76-81-78-235 (+19)
*T80. Sarah Pravecek - 79-81-75-235 (+19)
*playing as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup