Story by NU Athletic Communications
Kelli Ann Strand carded a 70 (-2) in the final round to tie for 15th in a loaded 96-player field at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., on Sunday.
The sophomore from Challis, Idaho, closed the three-day tournament at 213 (-3) after rounds of 72, 71 and 70. Her final round included three birdies, 14 pars and just one bogey.
Junior Lena Hassert added a strong final round with a 71 (-1), while Miu Takahashi and Michaela Vavrova both recorded 74s to help the Huskers to their best round of the tournament at 289 (+1). As a team, the Huskers tied for 14th at 880 (+16) in an 18-team field that featured 16 top-100 teams.
No. 19 Duke won the team title by tiebreaker over No. 16 Clemson, as both teams finished the 54-hole tournament at 843 (-21) on the par-72, 6,194-yard layout at the Country Club of Landfall. No. 14 UCF ended one shot back in third place at 844 (-20).
Furman's Anna Morgan took home the individual title by leading from start to finish. Morgan's final-round 69 (-3), followed rounds of 67 and 66 to put her at 202 (-14), five strokes ahead of Taylor Kehoe from Alabama and Clemson's Annabelle Pancake who tied for runner-up at 207 (-9). Kehoe closed the tournament with a final-round 64 (-8).
The Huskers will return to action to open the spring season at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 4-6) in Orlando, Fla.
Landfall TraditionOct. 27-29, 2023Country Club of Landfall (Wilmington, N.C.)Par 72, 6,194 Yards
Final Team StandingsT1. (19) Duke - 286-286-271=843 (-21)T1. (16) Clemson - 285-286-272=843 (-21)3. (14) UCF - 284-286-274=844 (-20)4. (25) Arizona - 288-280-287=855 (-9)5. (35) Alabama - 291-288-287=856 (-8)6. (29) Michigan State - 279-291-287=857 (-7)7. (47) Tennessee - 290-279-289=858 (-6)8. (38) Virginia Tech - 292-286-284=862 (-2)9. (56) Furman - 297-285-283=865 (+1)10. (75) Illinois - 285-290-297=872 (+8)T11. (33) Maryland - 305-287-282=874 (+10)T11 (30) SMU - 292-297-285=874 (+10)13. (13) Purdue - 294-295-288=877 (+13)T14. (59) Nebraska - 293-298-289=880 (+16)T14. (93) East Carolina - 299-288-293=880 (+16)16. Penn State - 294-291-301=886 (+22)17. UNC Wilmington - 299-299-290=888 (+24)18. (58) NC State - 297-300-292=889 (+25)
Final Individual Standings1. Anna Morgan, Furman - 67-66-69=202 (-14)T2. Taylor Kehoe, Alabama - 72-71-64=207 (-9)T2. Annabelle Pancake, Clemson - 70-71-66=207 (-9)4. Isabel Sy, Illinois - 69-73-66=208 (-8)T5. Anne Chen, Duke - 74-71-64=209 (-7)T5. Phoebe Brinker, Duke - 71-70-68=209 (-7)T7. Chloe Holder, Clemson - 76-71-63=210 (-6)T7. Paula Balanzategui, Michigan State - 68-71-71=210 (-6)T9. Isabel Amezcua, NC State - 75-71-65=211 (-5)T9. Tunrada Piddon, UCF - 70-76-65=211 (-5)T9. Pimpisa Sisutham, UCF - 69-72-70=211 (-5)T9. Erica Lee, Illinois - 70-70-71=211 (-5)
Nebraska IndividualsT15. Kelli Ann Strand - 72-71-70=213 (-3)T54. Miu Takahashi - 72-74-74=220 (+4)T64. Arden Louchheim - 75-73-76=224 (+8)T77. Lena Hassert - 75-82-71=228 (+12)T77. Michaela Vavrova - 74-80-74=228 (+12)