Cassidy Stelzmiller closed with a 73 to produce her second career top-25 Big Ten Championships finish to lead the Nebraska women's golf team in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Stelzmiller, a fifth-year senior from Placerville, Calif., ended her career with a three-over-par 219 to tie for 25th in the 84-player field at the Big Ten Championships. Stelzmiller's 219 was a season-best and the second-best tournament score of her career, trailing only 216 as a sophomore at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. Stelzmiller tied for 18th with a 230 at the Big Ten Championships as a sophomore in 2014.
Stelzmiller's strong play helped the Huskers produce their best round of the tournament with a 293, finishing with a three-round total of 890. Nebraska finished in 13th place.
Northwestern and Ohio State shared the team title with identical three-round scores of 852. It marked the second straight season that the Wildcats and Buckeyes shared the Big Ten title and the third consecutive year that Ohio State shared the tournament crown.
Ohio State fired the best round of the tournament for the second straight day with a 280 on Sunday, following the 281 the Buckeyes carded on Saturday. Purdue finished third at 859.
The Boilermakers' August Kim stormed to medalist honors with a five-under 67 on the par-72, 6,221-yard layout at The Fort Golf Resort. Kim, who finished with a three-round total of 207, finished one shot ahead of Ohio State's Katja Pogacar, who also posted a 67 Sunday. It was Pogacar's second consecutive Big Ten runner-up finish.
Both Kim and Pogacar overcame Wisconsin's Brooke Ferrell, who opened the tournament with a 65, but was unable to hold onto the lead after carding rounds of 72 on both Saturday and Sunday to finish in third at 209.
Nebraska's Haley Thiele shot a 74 Sunday to finish with a three-round score of 222. The freshman from Wahoo, Neb., ended her first Big Ten Championship appearance in a tie for 39th at 222.
Senior Cassie Deeg added a final-round 74 to finish with a three-round score of 225 in a tie for 50th. Fellow senior Morgan Smejkal closed with Nebraska's best round of the day with a 72 to climb into a tie for 54th at 226.
Sarah Pravecek (75-79-79-233) and Audrey Judd (81-77-80-238) rounded out the Nebraska contingent.
Big Ten Championships
April 22-24, 2016
The Fort Golf Resort (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Par 72, 6,221 Yards
Final Team Results
T1. Northwestern - 284-286-282-852
T1. Ohio State - 291-281-280-852
3. Purdue - 283-291-285-859
T4. Illinois - 285-293-284-862
T4. Wisconsin - 289-290-283-862
6. Michigan - 285-288-292-865
7. Indiana - 286-293-287-866
8. Penn State - 288-288-294-870
T9. Michigan State - 292-286-298-876
T9. Iowa - 292-295-289-876
11. Minnesota - 297-287-294-878
12. Rutgers - 287-298-301-886
13. Nebraska - 298-299-293-890
14. Maryland - 304-303-303-910
Final Individual Results
1. August Kim, Purdue - 69-71-67-207
2. Katja Pogacar, Ohio State - 69-72-67-208
3. Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin - 65-72-72-209
T4. Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois - 72-71-68-211
T4. Amy Ihm, Iowa - 73-70-68-211
T4. Stephanie Lau, Northwestern - 69-70-72-211
T7. Jessica Porvasnik, Ohio State - 71-70-71-212
T7. Sarah Burnham, Michigan State - 70-69-73-212
T9. Lauren Waller, Penn State - 70-70-73-213
T9. Hannah Kim, Northwestern - 71-72-70-213
T9. Becky Klongland, Wisconsin - 74-71-68-213
Nebraska Individuals
T25. Cassidy Stelzmiller - 74-72-73-219
T39. Haley Thiele - 75-73-74-222
T50. Cassie Deeg - 74-77-74-225
T54. Morgan Smejkal - 76-78-72-226
75. Sarah Pravecek - 75-79-79-233
T80. Audrey Judd - 80-77-81-238
Big Ten All-Championship Team
- August Kim, Purdue
- Katja Pogacar, Ohio State
- Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin
- Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois
- Amy Ihm, Iowa
- Stephanie Lau, Northwestern