NU Travels to Hattiesburg for Southern Miss/Sam Hall Intercollegiate

NU Travels to Hattiesburg for Southern Miss/Sam Hall Intercollegiate

Nebraska will travel to Jackson, Miss., as Southern Miss plays host to the Southern Miss/Sam Hall Intercollegiate at the par 72, 6,900-yard Patrick Farms Golf Club. Action in the tournament begins with 36 holes on Monday at 8:30 a.m., followed by the third and final round on Tuesday.

Joining the Golden Eagles and the Huskers in the 16-team field will be Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Evansville, Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Mercer, Middle Tennessee, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Sam Houston State, University of South Florida, West Florida, Western Kentucky, and Troy.

The Huskers enter their last tournament of the fall with two top-five tournament finishes in five events. Leading the Huskers in stroke average is junior Brady Schnell with a 73.

Huskers Place 11th at Louisiana Tech Invitational

The Huskers fell to an 11th-place finish after sitting in eighth place through 36 holes at the Louisiana Tech Invitational in Choudrant, La. Nebraska posted a final round team score of 301 on Oct. 18.

The Huskers final score of 889 (301-287-301) left them just one stroke out of a spot in the top 10 and 11 strokes out of a spot in the top five in a 20-team field.

Junior Drew Reynolds led the Huskers with a 217 (75-70-72), placing him in a tie for 14th, his second top-20 finish of the fall. Reynolds’ final score of 217 was also just one stroke shy of his season low of 216, while his second-round 70 was just one stroke shy of matching his season low round of 69, both of which he shot at the Xavier Invitational.

In addition, Reynolds was just two strokes out of a top-10 finish, and his two eagles, which he snagged on the first day of competition, tied for the most in the tournament.

Junior Brady Schnell filled the second spot for the Huskers with a 221 (74-73-74) while grabbing a tie for 34th. Junior Ryan Lenahan followed close behind with a 222 (74-73-75) and a tie for 37th. Senior Judd Cornell filled the fourth spot for the Huskers with a 229 (78-71-80), while freshman Joe Kubick rounded out the Husker lineup with a 232 (78-73-81) and a tie for 76th. Kubick finished in sixth place as an individual for most pars with 37.

As a team, Nebraska finished third in eagles with two, as well as fourth in par-5 scoring with an average of 4.77, or 14-under par, and eighth in par-4 scoring with an average of 4.19. The Huskers were also sixth in par-scoring, finishing with 163 pars out of a possible 270. The team finished in 10th place in birdies with a total of 39.

After three individuals finished with a score of 211, it took a four-hole playoff round to decide the individual title. The University of Texas Arlington’s Zack Reeves (67-74-70) came out on top, while Ole Miss’ Chris Rogers (71-72-68) and Louisiana-Monroe’s Tim Kunick (66-70-75) claimed a tie for second and third.

Mississippi won the tournament with an 855 (281-284-290), while Texas-Arlington was close behind with an 859 (283-287-289). Mississippi St. snagged the third spot with an 865 (286-288-291), while Louisiana-Lafayette (294-287-297) and Rice (291-298-289) tied with an 878 to round out the top five.

Up Next

The Southern Miss/Sam Hall Intercollegiate marks the last fall tournament for the Huskers, who will resume play with their spring season beginning Feb. 20-21 at the UTSA Intercollegiate in San Antonio, Texas.