Huskers Close Season at Big Ten Championship

Freshman Eden Lohrbach was Nebraska's top finisher with a three-round total of 228 (+12) to lead the Huskers at the Big Ten Women's Golf Championship in Havre de Grace, Maryland on Sunday.

Lohrbach, a true freshman from Ames, Iowa, closed the three-day event with a final-round 77 (+5) on the 6,187-yard layout of the Bulle Rock Golf Course, after opening the tournament with a 75 (+3) on Friday. She added a 76 (+4) on Saturday. Lohrbach tied for 61st individually in a 105-golfer field.

Miu Takahashi closed out her Nebraska career with a final-round 75 (+3) on Sunday. The senior from Nasu-machi, Japan tied for 74th with a 54-hole total of 232 (+16) after rounds of 82 and 75 over the first two days.

Sophomore Hannah Kono matched Takahashi in a tie for 74th at 232 (+16), including Nebraska's best individual round of the tournament with an even-par 72 on Saturday. Kono opened and closed the tournament with rounds of 80.

Olivia Lovegrove helped the Huskers on Sunday with a 75 (+3). The freshman out of Lincoln Christian also counted a 77 (+5) toward Nebraska's team score on Saturday, after sitting out the first round of the tournament as NU's substitute in the five-count-four scoring format.

Redshirt sophomore Symran Shah counted a 77 (+5) toward Nebraska's first-round team score and added a 79 in the second round, but sat out the third round as the Husker substitute.

Freshman Danica Lundgren managed an 82 in the first round, before sitting out the second round as a substitute. She closed the tournament with a final-round 84.

As a team, Nebraska took 18th with a three-round total of 921 (+57). No. 5 Oregon ran away with the team title with an 852 (-12), while No. 24 Michigan State finished second, 14 strokes behind the Ducks at 866 (+2). Illinois took third at 870 (+6), while No. 14 Ohio State (873) and No. 10 Northwestern (874) rounded out the top five.

Oregon's Kiara Romero captured the Big Ten individual championship with a 209 (-7), including a final-round 68 (-4). Romero, who is ranked No. 5 nationally, defeated Ohio State's No. 13 Kary Hollenbaugh (212) and Wisconsin's Kate Brody (212) by three strokes.

Big Ten Championship
April 18-20, 2025
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Bulle Rock GC (Par 72, 6,178 Yards)

Final Team Results
1. (5) Oregon - 286-290-276=852 (-12)
2. (24) Michigan State - 292-281-293=866 (+2)
3. Illinois - 286-292-292=870 (+6)
4. (14) Ohio State - 288-294-291=873 (+9)
5. (10) Northwestern - 293-291-290=874 (+10)
6. Wisconsin - 293-291-291=875 (+11)
7. (27) UCLA - 297-291-291=879 (+15)
8. Michigan - 298-294-290=882 (+18)
9. (7) USC - 294-292-298=884 (+20)
10. Rutgers - 295-299-296=890 (+26)
T11. Minnesota - 307-288-296=891 (+27)
T11. (41) Purdue - 300-292-299=891 (+27)
13. Maryland - 302-293-300=895 (+31)
14. Iowa - 303-300-296=899 (+35)
15. Penn State - 303-298-300=901 (+37)
T16. Indiana - 305-306-293=904 (+40)
T16. Washington - 316-296-294=904 (+40)
18. Nebraska - 314-301-306=921 (+57)

Final Individual Results
1. (5) Kiara Romero, Oregon - 71-70-68=209 (-7)
T2. (13) Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State - 72-73-67=212 (-4)
T2. Kate Brody, Wisconsin - 70-73-69=212 (-4)
4. (46) Brooke Biermann, Michigan State - 72-69-72=213 (-3) 
T5. (16) Catherine Park, USC - 70-72-72=214 (-2)
T5. Victoria Zheng, Illinois - 70-71-73=214 (-2)
T5. Hsai Tai Lin, Northwestern - 72-71-71=214 (-2)
T5. (143) Tong An, Oregon - 74-74-66=214 (-2)
9. (21) Suvichaya Vinijchaitham, Oregon - 75-71-68=215 (-1)
T10. (82) Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State - 72-71-73=216 (E)
T10. (92) Faith Choi, Ohio State - 72-72-72=216 (E)

Nebraska Individuals
T61. Eden Lohrbach - 75-77-76=228 (+12)
T74. Miu Takahashi - 82-75-75=232 (+16)
T74. Hannah Kono - 80-72-80=232 (+16)
DNP. Olivia Lovegrove - SUB-77-75
DNP. Symran Shah - 77-79-SUB
DNP. Danica Lundgren - 82-SUB-84