Highlands Ranch, Colo. - The Nebraska women's golf team fired its best round of the season with an even-par 288 to finish with a season-tournament-best 876 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate on Sunday.
Kate Smith notched her third consecutive top-10 finish, carding a two-under-par 70 in the final round to tie for seventh with a career-best 54-hole score of 215. It marked the fourth straight top-15 finish for the freshman from Detroit Lakes, Minn., to open her collegiate career.
Junior Audrey Judd matched Smith stroke for stroke in the tournament, notching a one-under-par 71 in the final round to tie Smith for seventh at 215. It marked the best tournament finish and three-round score of Judd's career as well.
Emily Gillman matched her career best with an even-par 72 in the final round. It marked the second time in three rounds on the 6,450-yard layout of the Highlands Ranch Golf Club that the junior from Austin, Texas, made par. Gillman produced the first top-25 finish of her collegiate career with a tie for 23rd with a career-best three-round total of 219.
Sarah Pravecek, a senior from Omaha, rounded out Nebraska's team score on the day with a three-over-par 75. Pravecek closed the tournament in a tie for 57th at 227.
Despite shooting their best round of the season, the Huskers slipped three spots to sixth in the 18-team field at Highlands Ranch.
Pepperdine claimed the team title with a three-round score of 854, four strokes ahead of the hosts from runner-up Denver at 858. Kentucky jumped ahead of the Huskers into third at 871 with the tournament's best round on Sunday (277). Georgetown finished fourth at 874 with a 285 in the third round, while Colorado State took fifth just one stroke ahead of the Huskers at 875 after a final-round 281.
Denver's Sophie Newlove claimed medalist honors with a six-under-par 210 over 54 holes. Pepperdine's Hira Naveed finished as the individual runner-up with a 212 over three rounds.
In addition to the solid rounds from the Huskers in the lineup on Sunday, Annie Sritragul carded a one-under-par 71 in the final round. The freshman from Bangkok, Thailand, struggled in the first two rounds but finished in a tie for 84th at 234 in the 102-player field.
Nebraska will close its fall season at the UNLV Collegiate Shootout in Boulder City, Nev., Oct. 23-25.
Ron Moore Intercollegiate
Highlands Ranch Golf Club
Par 72, 6,450 Yards
Oct. 7-9, 2016
Final Team Results
| 1 | Pepperdine | -10 | F | -4 | 280 | 290 | 284 | 854 |
| 2 | Denver | -6 | F | -4 | 289 | 285 | 284 | 858 |
| 3 | Kentucky | +7 | F | -11 | 295 | 299 | 277 | 871 |
| 4 | Georgetown | +10 | F | -3 | 293 | 296 | 285 | 874 |
| 5 | Colorado State | +11 | F | -7 | 292 | 302 | 281 | 875 |
| 6 | Nebraska | +12 | F | E | 293 | 295 | 288 | 876 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | +13 | F | -3 | 296 | 296 | 285 | 877 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | +17 | F | E | 296 | 297 | 288 | 881 |
| T9 | Nevada | +21 | F | -5 | 305 | 297 | 283 | 885 |
| T9 | Fresno State | +21 | F | -2 | 299 | 300 | 286 | 885 |
| 11 | Delaware | +26 | F | +6 | 295 | 301 | 294 | 890 |
| 12 | UC Riverside | +32 | F | +11 | 303 | 294 | 299 | 896 |
| 13 | San Francisco | +38 | F | +10 | 303 | 301 | 298 | 902 |
| T14 | Wyoming | +46 | F | +16 | 297 | 309 | 304 | 910 |
| T14 | Northern Colorado | +46 | F | +6 | 308 | 308 | 294 | 910 |
| 16 | South Dakota | +47 | F | +17 | 302 | 304 | 305 | 911 |
| 17 | UALR | +61 | F | +24 | 305 | 308 | 312 | 925 |
| 18 | North Dakota State | +64 | F | +11 | 313 | 316 | 299 | 928 |
Final Individual Results
| 1 | Sophie Newlove | Denver | -6 | F | -2 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 210 |
| 2 | Hira Naveed | Pepperdine | -4 | F | E | 70 | 70 | 72 | 212 |
| 3 | Tatiana Wijaya | Pepperdine | -3 | F | -4 | 70 | 75 | 68 | 213 |
| T4 | Jessica Carty | Denver | -2 | F | -2 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 214 |
| T4 | Katrina Prendergast | Colorado State | -2 | F | -3 | 68 | 77 | 69 | 214 |
| T4 | Patricia Wong | Pepperdine | -2 | F | E | 70 | 72 | 72 | 214 |
| T7 | Audrey Judd | Nebraska | -1 | F | -1 | 69 | 75 | 71 | 215 |
| T7 | Kate Smith | Nebraska | -1 | F | -2 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 215 |
| T7 | Mariell Bruun | Denver | -1 | F | +2 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 215 |
| T7 | Samantha Gong | San Francisco | -1 | F | -1 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 215 |
| T7 | Jordan Chael | Kentucky | -1 | F | -7 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 215 |
Nebraska Individuals
| T7 | Audrey Judd (2) | -3 (F) | +3 (F) | -1 (F) | 215 |
| T7 | Kate Smith (1) | +1 (F) | E (F) | -2 (F) | 215 |
| T23 | Emily Gillman (4) | E (F) | +3 (F) | E (F) | 219 |
| T57 | Sarah Pravecek (3) | +7 (F) | +1 (F) | +3 (F) | 227 |
| T84 | Annie Sritragul (IND) | +6 (F) | +13 (F) | -1 (F) | 234 |
| 99 | Claire Robertson (5) | +11 (F) | +11 (F) | +6 (F) | 244 |