Huskers Finish Fifth at Rice Intercollegiate

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The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes, but Monday’s second round was cancelled because of rain in the Houston area. Nebraska stood in second place after a 295 in round one, just a single shot behind first-round leader SamHoustonState. However, North Texas, Memphis and UT-Arlington all moved past the Huskers on Tuesday with sub-290 rounds. North Texas’ 285 left them with a 584 total, one shot better than Memphis, while SamHoustonState (587) and UT-Arlington (589) also finished ahead of Nebraska.

 

Nebraska’s top individual finisher was sophomore Brady Schnell, who competed in the tournament as an individual. Schnell is just four months removed from surgery to repair damage to his left knee, but posted the day’s second best score with a three-under par 69 on the par-72, 6,954-yard Highlands Course layout. His Tuesday round left him with a two-round total of even-par 144, good for a tie for fourth place, the best finish of his Nebraska career.

 

Among Nebraska’s team competitors, sophomore Ryan Lenahan posted a 74 in the second round and finished the tournament at 145, good for a tie for 10th place. Freshman Chris Bruening carded a 73 on Tuesday and finished in a tie for 19th place with a 148 total. The Husker lineup was rounded out by Kent Schreiner (77 on Tuesday, 150 total, tie 27th), Drew Reynolds (76, 152, tie 43rd) and Judd Cornell (76, 157, tie 71st).

 

North Texas’ Anthony Broussard captured the individual crown with a 141 total, two shots better than Ryan Cromwell of TexasState and Jordan Krantz from Texas-Arlington. Schnell was one of six players in a tie for fourth place.

 

Nebraska’s fifth-place finish was its fourth top-five finish of the 2004-05 campaign. Nebraska resumes its spring season on Feb. 28-March 1 at the UTSA Intercollegiate in San Antonio.

 

Team Scoring

1. North Texas                           299-285?584

2. Memphis                               300-285?585

3. SamHoustonState                294-293?587

4. UT-Arlington                           301-288?589

5. Nebraska                              295-299?594

6. San Diego                             306-289?595

Texas State                               302-293?595

Rice                                          300-295?595

9. Stephen F. Austin                  305-294?599

Louisiana Tech                          305-294?599

11. Louisiana-Lafayette               309-293?602

12. Texas-San Antonio               309-294?603

13. Army                                   304-302?606

14. DePaul                                312-304?616

15. Texas-Pan American            232-297?620

 

Individual Leaders

1. Anthony Broussard, NorthTexas         71-70?141 (-3)

2. Ryan Cromwell, Texas State               73-70?143 (-1)

Jordan Krantz, Texas-Arlington                71-72?143 (-1)

4. Brady Schnell, Nebraska*                75-69?144 (E)

Keven Fortin-Simard, Memphis                74-70?144 (E)

Robert Gwin, SamHoustonState            73-71?144 (E)

Chad Carter, Louisiana Tech                   76-68?144 (E)

Benjamin Smith, SamHoustonState       72-72?144 (E)

James McLeod, Stephen F. Austin          73-71?144 (E)

 

Other Nebraska Golfers

T10. Ryan Lenahan                                71-74?145 (+1)

T19. Chris Bruening                                75-73?148 (+4)

T27. Kent Schreiner                               73-77?150 (+6)

T43. Drew Reynolds                               76-76?152 (+8)

T71. Judd Cornell                                   81-76?157 (+13)

*-Competing as an individual