Honolulu - Morgan Smejkal shot a 75 while Haley Thiele, Cassidy Stelzmiller and Audrey Judd all carded scores of 76 to help the Nebraska women's golf team to a tie for ninth at the 16-team Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational on Wednesday.
Nebraska got consistent play from top to bottom in the lineup to notch a 303 in the final round on the par-72, 6,099-yard layout of the Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course. The Huskers used their best round of the tournament to move up two spots over the final 18 holes. Nebraska finished with a three-round score of 914 (305-306-303).
The Huskers matched Idaho (305-305-304-914) in the final team standings, while moving ahead of UMKC (303-305-307-916) on the tournament's final day.
Oklahoma State won the team title by tiebreaker over Texas A&M. OSU posted a 291 on Wednesday to finish at 860, while the Aggies erased the Cowgirls' seven-shot lead heading into the final round with a 284. The defending champion Cowgirls won the tiebreaker, while Pepperdine finished third at 864 after producing a final-round 288.
Texas A&M's Thanya Pattamakijsak earned individual medalist honors after scorching the Kane'ohe Klipper course with a final-round 67 to finish at 208. Pattamakijsak won the title by three strokes over teammate Bianca Fabrizio and OSU's Maddie McCrary.
Thiele, a freshman from Wahoo, Neb., led the Huskers in the final individual standings by tying for 31st at 226 (72-78-76). Stelzmiller, a senior from Placerville, Calif., finished just one stroke back of Thiele in a tie for 34th at 227 (74-77-76).
Smejkal, a senior from Columbus, Neb., gave Nebraska a trio of top-40 finishers in the 97-player field with a three-round score of 230 (80-75-75). Fellow senior Cassie Deeg tied for 54th with a 233 (79-76-78), while the sophomore Judd tied for 60th at 235 (80-79-76).
Sophomore Emily Gillman, who was playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup, fired a final-round 75 on Wednesday to finish in a tie for 77th at 244 (87-82-75). Junior Sarah Pravecek, also playing as an individual, added a 77 Wednesday to finish at 239 (84-78-77) in a tie for 69th.
Nebraska closes its regular-season spring schedule at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., April 3-5.
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
March 22-23, 2016
Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Par 72, 6,099 Yards
Final Team Standings
1. Oklahoma State - 287-282-291-860 (wins title by tiebreaker)
2. Texas A&M - 281-295-284-860
3. Pepperdine - 294-282-288-864
4. Texas - 285-292-297-874
5. Illinois - 302-292-299-892
6. Fresno State - 307-295-295- 897
7. Hawaii - 303-299-301-903
8. Gonzaga - 302-304-301-906
T9. Nebraska - 305-306-303-914
T9. Idaho - 305-305-304-914
11. UMKC - 303-305-307-915
12. Portland State - 310-316-309-935
13. UTEP - 311-325-306-942
14. Osaka Gakuin (Japan) - 313-314-326-953
15. Lipscomb - 314-317-324-955
16. Hawaii-Hilo - 330-338-333-1,001
Final Individual Results
1. Thanya Pattamakijsak, Texas A&M - 70-71-67-208
T2. Bianca Fabrizio, Texas A&M - 67-75-69-211
T2. Maddie McCrary, Oklahoma State - 69-70-72-211
T4. Marissa Chow, Pepperdine - 73-68-71-212
T4. Hira Naveed, Pepperdine - 69-71-72-212
6. Julia Beck, Texas - 71-71-72-214
7. Linnea Johansson, Oklahoma State - 74-71-71-216
T8. Isabella Leung, Hawaii - 72-73-72-217
T8. Kenzie Neisen, Oklahoma State - 71-72-74-217
10. Emma Broze, Oklahoma State - 74-69-75-218
Nebraska Individuals
T31. Haley Thiele - 72-78-76-226
T34. Cassidy Stelzmiller - 74-77-76-227
T40. Morgan Smejkal - 80-75-75-230
T54. Cassie Deeg - 79-76-78-233
T60. Audrey Judd - 80-79-76-235
*T69. Sarah Pravecek - 84-78-77-239
*T77. Emily Gillman - 87-82-75-244
*playing as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup