Scottsdale, Ariz.- Reed Malleck set two career-bests to lead Nebraska at the Desert Mountain Collegiate on Sunday evening.
Along with a career-best 69 (-3) in the first round, Malleck's finish of 28th beat his previous high of T-34th, which he set at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational (Oct. 30, 2022).
The Huskers finished with a 54-hole score of 903 (291-316-296) to finish in 11th place amongst 16 teams. No. 22 Mississippi State took home the team title, aided by a first-round 283 (-5), the best score by any team in the field throughout the whole tournament.
Will Marshall (Sr., Elburn, Ill.) earned a top 50 placement for the Big Red, finishing with a 54-hole score of 228 (+12), which included a first-round 71 (-1). Marshall has finished inside the top 50 in every tournament this season for NU.
Jeremy Sisson finished in a tie for 46th with a 227 (+11) and Marshall finished tied for 48th, one stroke behind Sisson with a 228 (+12). Both carded up a 73 (+1) in their final rounds.
Evan McDermott (Fr., Spring Lake, Mich.) finished tied for 73rd, while Grant Jabenis (So., Omaha, Neb.) finished tied for 78th.
Up Next
Nebraska will head back to Arizona for their spring break trip, with an alumni dual at the Quintero Golf Club in Scottsdale March 14-18. Their next stroke play tournament will take place at the Seahawk Intercollegiate in Wilmington, N.C. March 26-27.
Team Leaderboard
1. Mississippi State 283-293-290=866 (+2)
T2. Little Rock 296-285-294=875 (+11)
T2. Michigan 293-286-296=875 (+11)
4. Santa Clara 288-294-297=879 (+15)
5. New Mexico State 292-287-303=882 (+18)
6. Southern California 300-298-286=884 (+20)
7. Miami University (OH) 296-296-295=887 (+23)
8. Lipscomb 288-302-299=889 (+25)
T9. ULM 295-294-307=896 (+32)
T9. Illinois State 298-302-296=896 (+32)
11. Nebraska 291-316-296=903 (+39)
12. Texas El Paso 297-305-304=906 (+42)
13. South Dakota State 300-307-302=909 (+45)
14. Central Michigan 306-312-304=922 (+58)
15. Connecticut 299-316-313=928 (+64)
16. DePaul 303-318-312=933 (+69)
Nebraska Lineup
T28. Reed Malleck 69-79-75=223 (+7)
T46. Jeremy Sisson 76-78-73=227 (+11)
T48. Will Marshall 71-84-73=228 (+12)
T73. Evan McDermott 77-75-82=234 (+18)
T78. Grant Jabenis 75-87-75=237 (+21)
Huskers Wrap Up Desert Mountain Collegiate
Will Marshall finished 48th at the Desert Mountain Collegiate.
share this story