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Nebraska began to show some signs of improvement in the final round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday following its break during the winter season. After struggling in the second round on Monday, the Huskers came back to drop a couple shots off of their team score from the second round.
The Huskers finished with a total team score of 935. This included scores of 309 on Sunday, 314 on Monday, and 312 for the final round on Tuesday. The score was good enough to secure the 14th spot for the Huskers in the tournament out of the 15-team field.
After remaining close to each other throughout all three rounds, LSU edged rival Georgia by two points for the overall team title with a score of 884. Despite the Bulldogs earning the top two individual spots, the Tigers' depth came through in the final round.
Individually for the Huskers, senior Madeleine Sheils came back after faltering a bit during the second round to earn the eighth spot out of the 84 individual competitors. Sheils shot a 72 even-par on Tuesday to give her a total of 220 for all three rounds, and only seven shots behind the leader.
Georgia's Marta Silva Zamora took home the individual title by shooting a 73 in the final round, giving her a final score of 213. Teammate Emilie Burger was not far behind with a score of 215, and remained tied with Laura Gonzalez-Escallon of Purdue following completion of the third round.
There was some consistency in the middle of the Husker's lineup, with Steffi Neisen, Kayla Knopik and Shelby Martinek all shooting eight-over-par 80s in the final round. Neisen lead the group with a final score of 235 to put her in a tie for 48th place. Knopik and Martinek were not far behind with total scores of 239 and 242, respectively.
Finishing out the rest of the Husker's lineup was sophomore Katelyn Wright and Katie Keiser. Wright fell just out of scoring position for Nebraska with a final round score of 84. Keiser competed individually for the Huskers and finished in 82nd place overall.
The invite in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, kicked off the start of the spring season for the Huskers, who have been out of competition since the end of October. While Nebraska finished behind Big Ten rivals Northwestern, Purdue and Michigan, the Huskers were able to edge past Penn State by nine points.
With a chance to preview some of their Big Ten competition after their time off, the Huskers had a chance to gage their position compared to the other Big Ten teams. While Nebraska still has over two months before the Big Ten Championships in Indiana, they are getting right back into competition mode. Next up for the Huskers is the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 26-27.
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