Jolly, Bream Earn Top 25 Finishes to Open Season

Jessica Jolly and Brooke Bream both earned top-25 finishes in their debuts in the Nebraska lineup to help the Husker women's golf team to a tie for eighth at the season-opening Sam Golden Invitational in Corinth, Texas, Tuesday.

Jolly, a transfer from Illinois State, played three strong rounds in her Big Red debut to tie for 19th with a 54-hole total of 211 (-5).  The sophomore from Rockford, Mich., put up rounds of 70 (-2) and 69 (-3) on Monday before closing with an even-par 72 on the 6,343-yard layout of the Oakmont Country Club. For the tournament, Jolly recorded 12 birdies against just seven bogeys while making 35 pars.

Bream, a fifth-year senior from Phoenix, Ariz., tied for 25th with a career-best three-round total of 212 (-4) that included back-to-back career-best rounds of 70 (-2) on Monday. She closed the tournament with an even-par 72 Tuesday.

Nebraska's top returning golfer from a year ago, Hannah Kono also put up solid scores throughout the tournament on her way to a tie for 30th at 213 (-3). The junior from Enkoping, Sweden, opened with a 69 (-3) before adding a 71 (-1) in Monday's second round. Kono started the final round strong with birdies on two of her first three holes, but she couldn't overcome a trio of bogeys over the final 15 holes on her way to a 73 (+1). She finished the tournament with eight birdies against five bogeys while making par 41 times in 54 holes.

Danica Lundgren put four Huskers under par for the tournament with a three-round total of 214 (-2). The sophomore from Austin, Texas, fired Nebraska's best round of the tournament with a second-round 67 (-5) on Monday after opening with a 74. She closed with a 73 Tuesday to tie for 35th individually.

Ailis Tribolet also closed her first college tournament with a solid round of even-par 72 to contribute to Nebraska's team score on Tuesday. The true freshman from Chandler, Ariz., opened with rounds of 76 and 75 on Monday on her way to a 223 (+7) in 66th among a 72-player field.

Fellow true freshman Kayleigh Babineaux from Austin, Texas, rounded out Nebraska's contingent in a tie for 53rd while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup. Babineaux matched Tribolet's even-par 72 on Tuesday, after posting a 71 (-1) in Monday's second round. Babineaux opened the tournament with a 76 and finished with a 54-hole total of 219 (+3).

Missouri ran away with the team title with a three-round total of 824 (-40), 16 strokes in front of both Tulsa and the hosts from North Texas, who finished at 840 (-24). Texas Tech and Kansas State tied for fourth at 842 (-22), while Louisville (844) and Texas State (846) completed the seven teams ahead of the Huskers in the team standings. 

Nebraska finished in a tie for eighth with UTSA at 849 (-15), defeating Central Arkansas (860), Middle Tennessee (861), New Mexico State (861) and Tulane (875).

Missouri's Ebba Liljeberg unleashed an amazing 54-hole score of 197 (-19) that included a second-round 61 (-11) on her way to medalist honors. She finished nine shots in front of co-runners-up Bouquet Subsomboon (North Texas) and Yvonne Chamness (Texas State), who finished at 206 (-10).

Nebraska returns to action at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 22-23).

Sam Golden Invitational
Sept. 8-9, 2025
Corinth, Texas
Oakmont CC (Par 72, 6,343 Yards)

Final Team Results
1. Missouri - 281-271-272=824 (-40)
T2. Tulsa - 282-278-280=840 (-24)
T2. North Texas - 282-280-278=840 (-24)
T4. Texas Tech - 283-282-277=842 (-22)
T4. Kansas State - 278-285-279=842 (-22)
6. Louisville - 277-281-286=844 (-20)
7. Texas State - 286-278-282=846 (-18)
T8. Nebraska - 283-277-289=849 (-15)
T8. UTSA - 287-278-284=849 (-15)
10. Central Arkansas - 289-283-288=860 (-4)
T11. Middle Tennessee - 290-279-292=861 (-3)
T11. New Mexico State - 290-285-286=861 (-3)
13. Tulane - 287-297-291=875 (+11)

Final Individual Results
1. Ebba Liljeberg, Missouri - 66-61-70=197 (-19)
T2. Bouquet Subsomboon, North Texas - 67-69-70=206 (-10)
T2. Yvonne Chamness, Texas State - 68-69-69=206 (-10)
T4. Daniela Abonce, UTSA - 74-65-69=208 (-8)
T4. Gudrun Thorsteinsdottir, Central Arkansas - 72-68-68=208 (-8)
T4. Melanie Walker, Missouri - 69-72-67=208 (-8)
T4. Jennifer Roller, Tulsa - 69-72-67=208 (-8)
T8. Mallorie Luitwieler, North Texas - 68-69-72=209 (-7)
T8. Thienna Huynh, Louisville - 67-71-71=209 (-7)
T8. Zoe Shamy, Tulsa - 69-69-71=209 (-7)
T8. Jiarui Chen, Kansas State - 70-70-69=209 (-7)

Nebraska Individuals
T19. Jessica Jolly - 70-69-72=211 (-5)
T25. Brooke Bream - 70-70-72=212 (-4)
T30. Hannah Kono - 69-71-73=213 (-3)
T35. Danica Lundgren - 74-67-73=214 (-2)
*T53. Kayleigh Babineaux - 76-71-72=219 (+3)
T66. Ailis Tribolet - 76-75-72=223 (+7)

*competed as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup