Thiele Claims Nebraska Match Play Crown in All-Husker Final Four

Lauren Thiele defeated Husker teammate Brooke Bream 1 up in the final to capture the 102nd Nebraska Women's Match Play title at Hillcrest Country Club in Lincoln on Thursday afternoon.

In a championship match that was delayed by morning rain in Lincoln, Bream was 2 up through 10 holes before Thiele won three straight holes to take her first lead of the match through 13. Bream answered with a win on No. 14 to square the match, before Thiele regained the lead with a win on No. 15. The Husker duo matched each other stroke for stroke on the final three holes, as Thiele claimed her first Women's Match Play championship. 

Lauren, a Wahoo native, follows in the family footsteps of her older sisters, Hannah (2016) and Lindsey (2023), as a Nebraska Women's Match Play champion. Lauren was also the Nebraska Girls Match Play Champion in 2021.

Bream, a redshirt senior for the Huskers in 2025-26, played outstanding golf throughout the tournament to earn a spot in the final. She advanced to the finals with a win over fellow Husker Arden Louchheim in the semifinals, while Thiele rallied to defeated another fellow Husker, Olivia Lovegrove.