Huskers Finish in 2nd Place at Ron Moore Invitational

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<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Goodyear, Ariz. ? Junior Brady Schnell’s first-round school-record score of 64 led the Huskers to a second-place finish in the 17-team field in the Ron Moore Invitational at the par-72, 7,015-yard Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz.

The Huskers’ final team score of 837 (279-277-281) left them just one stroke shy of first place and marks a season low in team scoring. The team’s second-place finish is its third consecutive top-five finish this spring, as well as the seventh top-10 finish this season.

Schnell led the Husker squad by firing a school- and career-record 64 on the opening 18 holes as he finished in second place in the tournament. Schnell finished with a final score of 203 (64-70-69), beating his previous career-low round by five strokes, when he finished with a 208 (73-65-70) at the Pioneer Golf Classic in 2005.

Schnell’s low round beat his own previous record of 65 when he shot seven-under par at the 2005 Pioneer Golf Classic. Two additional former Huskers boast rounds of 65, including Jamie Rogers at the 1998 NCAA Central Regional as well as the 1998 Ram Collegiate and Knox Jones.

Junior Drew Reynolds was just one stroke behind Schnell, finishing with a 204 (70-68-66) for a third-place tie and also snagging a career-low with a 66 in the final 18 holes. Reynolds’ previous career low was a 68, shot at the Branson Creek Invitational in 2005.

Senior Judd Cornell snagged a tie for 22nd with a final total score of 214 (71-72-71), while junior Ty Capps was just two strokes behind with a 216 (74-67-75), placing him in a tie for 34th. Capps’ second-round 67 is also his career-low at Nebraska, breaking his previous mark of 69 shot at the Sam Hall Invitational in the fall. His final score of 216 is also a Nebraska career low.

Junior Ryan Lenahan rounded out the Husker lineup with a 231 (75-79-77), finishing in 91st.

Additionally, freshman Trent Price got his first spring action as he shot as an individual and finished with a 216 (69-77-70), placing him in a tie for 34th.

Denver’s James Love shot a tournament-low round of 63 to snag the top individual spot with a final score of 199 (69-63-67). Reynolds’ final score of 204 tied for third with both New Mexico’s Nick Geyer (66-66-72) and IowaState’s Joe Cermak (68-67-69).

Louisville boasted four individuals in the top-20 for the first-place spot with a final team score of 836 (281-278-277). Denver boasted the top individual in Love to snag the number three spot with a team score of 838 (285-275-278), while Kansas 841 (279-275-287) and ColoradoStateUniversity (281-279-284) rounded out the top five.

The Huskers will enjoy a two-week break before resuming play at the Branson Creek Invitational in Branson, Mo., on April 3-4, set to begin at 8:30 a.m. CST.