Huskers in Hunt at Purdue

Gentry Scheve fired a second-round 67 to lead three Huskers among the top 20 to help the Nebraska men's golf team to third place in the team standings after the first day at the Purdue Fall Invitational.

Scheve, a senior from Emporia, Kan., charged into the top 10 during Monday's second round by recording seven birdies and eight pars to go with three bogeys on the par-71, 7,275-yard layout at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ind.

Scheve's 67 (-4) followed an opening-round 73 (+2) to send him to the final round in a seven-way tie for eighth individually at 140 (-2).

Sophomore Quinn Yost (Farmington, N.M.) and junior Harry Crockett (Oxted, England) joined Scheve among the top 20 golfers in the 84-player field, as they finished the day at even-par 142 in a tie for 19th.

Yost nearly matched Scheve in the second round, carding a 68 (-3) with four birdies, 13 pars and a single bogey. Yost's second round came on the heels of an opening-round 75.

Crockett gave Nebraska its best opening round of the day with a 70 (-1), before adding a 72 in the second round. 

Hamish Murray (Sydney, Australia) continued to play solid golf in his third consecutive appearance in the Nebraska lineup. Murray bounced back from a pair of first-round double bogeys with an eagle on the 547-yard par-5 16th hole. He sits in a tie for 27th at 143 (73-70) entering Tuesday's final round. 

Senior Reed Malleck (York, Neb.) added strong scores of his own with an opening-round 74 (+3) before an even-par 71 in the second round. He heads to the final round tied for 37th at 145 (+3). 

Nebraska's solid opening-day efforts have the Huskers hunting for the title in a 15-team field that features seven teams among the top 90 nationally in the most recent Golfstat rankings. The Huskers, who have climbed to No. 87 in the rankings, sit alone in third at 566 (-2) through 36 holes. NU is six shots back of co-leaders Illinois State and Northern Illinois (560). The Big Red own a one stroke lead over Central Arkansas, VCU and the hosts from Purdue in a tie for fourth.

Nebraska enters the final round with a three-shot edge over No. 9 Illinois.

The Purdue Fall Invitational concludes on Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. (CT). Live updates and scoring can be found at HuskersGolf on Instagram and X, and Golfstat.com. 

Purdue Fall Invitational
Oct. 9-10, 2023
West Lafayette, Indiana
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course (Par 71, 7,275 Yards)

Team Standings (Two Rounds)
T1. Illinois State - 277-283=560 (-8)
T1. Northern Illinois - 281-279=560 (-8)
3. Nebraska - 290-276=566 (-2)
T4. Central Arkansas - 278-289=567 (-1)
T4. Purdue - 291-276=567 (-1)
T4. VCU - 289-278=567 (-1)
7. Illinois - 284-285=569 (+1)
8. Ball State - 294-277=571 (+3)
9. Miami (Ohio) - 284-288=572 (+4)
10. UNLV - 289-284=573 (+5)
11. Butler - 293-290=583 (+15)
12. Western Kentucky - 292-293=585 (+17)
13. Eastern Michigan - 294-294=588 (+20)
14. Dayton - 301-291=592 (+24)
15. DePaul - 302-291=593 (+25)

Individual Standings (Two Rounds)
1. Valentin Peugnet, Illinois State - 67-66=133 (-9)
2. Zach Place, Northern Illinois - 67-68=135 (-7)
3. Ben Sluzas, Northern Illinois - 68-68=136 (-6)
4. Jackson Buchanan, Illinois - 68-69=137 (-5)
5. Max Henderson, Illinois - 72-66=138 (-4)
T6. Veikka Viskari, VCU - 69-70=139 (-3)
T6. Mattias Varjun, VCU - 72-67=139 (-3)
T8. Gentry Scheve, Nebraska - 73-67=140 (-2)
T8. *Ryan Voois, Illinois - 72-68=140 (-2)
T8. Braxton Kuntz, Ball State - 71-69-140 (-2)
T8. Josh Kirkham, Northern Illinois - 70-70=140 (-2)
T8. Alex McCulla, Illinois State - 70-70=140 (-2)
T8. Ben Sawaia, UNLV - 72-68=140 (-2)
T8. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue - 73-67=140 (-2)

Nebraska Individuals
T8. Gentry Scheve - 73-67=140 (-2)
T19. Quinn Yost - 74-68=142 (E)
T19. Harry Crockett - 70-72=142 (E)
T27. Hamish Murray - 73-70=143 (+1)
T37. Reed Malleck - 74-71=145 (+3)