Rochester, N.Y. - The Nebraska bowling team ended its season at the Rochester Regional with a 2-2 record as the Huskers won their third match against Wilmington but fell to Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship match.
 
NU started the day off with a rematch against Wilmington, winning 2-0. Continuing yesterday's lineup with Gwen Maeha, Kendyl Hofmeister, Kayla Verstraete, Cassidy Ray, and Crystal Elliott, the Huskers began traditional-style play and won its first point of the mega-match, by a score of 1,046-905. The team was led by Ray and Elliott who both scored 223. Hofmeister (220) and Verstraete (206) trailed closely, and Maeha rounding out the team with 174. With a 1-0 record, Nebraska jumped into baker-style play, where they swept and took the second point (1,093-973). The bowlers started with a bang in the first game, scoring (247-223). Keeping up the momentum, NU claimed the victory in games two (193-172), three (221-189) and four (216-189). With a 103-pin lead, Alexis Buchert stepped into the lineup in the tenth frame to throw the last two shots, ending the match 216-200 and solidifying a place in the championship match. 
 
The Huskers moved onto the championship match against Fairleigh Dickinson. The team fell in the first portion of the mega-match (1,054-996). To start the traditional-style match, Nebraska kept its same lineup of Maeha, Hofmeister, Verstraete, Ray and Elliott and subbed in Michelle Guarro for Maeha in the sixth frame. Verstraete led the team with 10 total strikes and a score of 256. Following closely behind was Hofmeister (206), Ray (191), Maeha/Guarro (172) and Elliott (171). Moving on to the baker-style match, Nebraska fell in the first game (203-194), but pushed back in the second game to win by a score of 206-202. With only a five-pin difference, NU fell in the final three games (177-166, 237-200 and 188-185) and dropped the overall match.

Nebraska ends its season with the most tournament titles from the 2021-22 season with five. The team brought home three-straight titles with wins at the Bearcat Hammer Open, Track Kat Klash, and Motiv Ladyjack Classic. NU most recently won the Mid-Winter Invitational, and its lone home tournament, the Big Red Invitational.

Ybarra Powers Huskers to 6-0 Victory

The Nebraska softball team extended their win streak to 11 after a 6-0 win over Michigan State Saturday afternoon. The Huskers (26-9, 6-0 Big Ten) were led by senior Cam Ybarra who smashed a grand slam in the second inning and added a double in the fifth, finishing 2-for-3 on the day. 

In the circle, Olivia Ferrell recorded the four-hit shutout to move to 14-4 on the year. Ferrell pitched the complete game for her fourth shutout of the season. 

Ashley Miller (1-7) received the loss while the Spartans dropped to 20-18 (1-7 Big Ten). 

The Huskers took a big lead in the top of the second inning with five runs. Singles from Abbie Squier and Ava Bredwell put a runner in scoring position while a single from Caitlynn Neal scored Squier. With two outs, the Spartans intentionally walked Billie Andrews and loaded the bases. Cam Ybarra smashed a grand slam to take a 5-0 lead. 

The Spartans tried to respond in the bottom of the third. A walk and an error put a runner in scoring position, but a fielder's choice and strikeout got NU out of the inning while holding MSU scoreless. 

The Big Red added another run in the top of the fifth inning. A double from Cam Ybarra put her in scoring position. Sydney Gray followed it with a triple, scoring Ybarra. Nebraska was able to hold Michigan State scoreless the rest of the game, claiming game one, 6-0. 

The Huskers return to action Sunday, April 10 for a doubleheader against the Spartans. Game one will start at 11 a.m. followed by game two at approximately 1:30 p.m. (CT). Both games will be broadcasted live on the Huskers Radio Network and Huskers.com with the call from Matt Coatney. The games can also be streamed live on BTN+ (subscription required). 

Game Notes

• Cam Ybarra smashed a grand slam in the top of the second inning. This marked her second grand slam of the season and the team's fifth. 
• With five grand slams on the season, the Huskers are now tied for third all-time in Nebraska history. They are tied with the 2015 team which recorded five as well.
• Ybarra's home run marked only the second homer Ashley Miller has given up all season. She originally held opponents to one home run in 451 at bats.  
• Miller had held opponents to only 13 extra-base hits in 122 innings this season. Through seven innings today, NU had two doubles, a triple and a home run against the sophomore. 
• The Huskers extended their win streak to 11 games. The last time Nebraska held an 11-game win streak was in 2014.

NU Scores Two In Spring Match Against Colorado

Lincoln, Neb. – Despite tallying more shots and corner kicks, the Huskers fell to Colorado, 3-2, Saturday evening in Nebraska's third of five spring soccer matches. 
 
Colorado struck first in the 21st minute with a goal from Kayleigh Webb and took a 3-0 lead after a penalty kick and a second goal by Webb in the first few minutes of the second half. 
 
The Huskers fought back with a goal in the 61st minute by Eleanor Dale, assisted by Florence Belzile. Belzile took a shot which was saved by the goalie who lost control. Dale then gathered the ball and scored a goal into the back left corner of the net. 
 
Nebraska then made it a one-score game after Abbey Schwarz gathered a header from Katie Stoneburner and found the goal. 
 
Cece Villa, making her third start of the spring season, collected four saves in 90 minutes of action. She was one of three Huskers to play the full time on Saturday, along with Stoneburner and Lauryn Anglim. 
 
Next week the Huskers travel to Kansas for their first and only spring road game. Nebraska will face the Jayhawks on Saturday, April 16 at 12 p.m. CT. 

Westenberger Leads Huskers at Stitch

Tom Westenberger put together a top-25 individual finish to lead the Nebraska men's golf team to a ninth-place showing at the 13-team Stitch Intercollegiate at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday.

Westenberger, a senior from Wuppertal, Germany, produced a final-round 74 (+2) on the 7,287-yard layout to close with a team-best 54-hole total of 222 (+6) to tie for 24th in the 84-player field.

Fellow senior Mark Foelbaek fired Nebraska's best round on Saturday with a 71 (-1) to add a 35th-place showing at 224 (+8) over three rounds. 

Senior Branden Meyer matched Westenberger's 74 for the Huskers in the final round and closed with a 54-hole score of 225 (-9) in a tie for 36th, right behind Foelbaek.

Caleb Badura managed Nebraska's fourth score of Saturday's final round with an 80, as the Huskers ended the tournament with a 299 over the last 18 holes. NU's three-round score of 897 allowed the Huskers to finish ahead of Davidson (899), Campbell (902), Jacksonville State (911) and Air Force (983).

Duke won the team title with a three-round team score of 861 (-3), three strokes ahead of the hosts from North Carolina State and Notre Dame (864). Duke's Quinn Riley took home medalist honors with a 54-hole score of 212 (-4), one stroke ahead of NC State's Easton Paxton and Maximilian Steinlechner and Notre Dame's Taichi Kho and Davis Chatfield, who all finished in a four-way tie for second at 213 (-3).

Young Husker golfers Reed Malleck and Gentry Scheve both performed well over the first 36 holes, before struggling in the final round. Malleck, who was competing as an individual outside the Husker lineup, entered the final round in the top 20 in the individual standings before settling for an 80 to tie for 40th overall at 226 (+10). Malleck opened the tournament with a 71 (-1) on Friday.

Scheve played solid golf with rounds of 74 and 75, including a hole-in-one on No. 6 (par-3, 163 yards) in Friday's opening round. He settled for an 82 in the Saturday's final round to tie for 60th at 231.

The Huskers return to action next weekend at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, which begins on Saturday, April 16.

Stitch Intercollegiate
April 8-9, 2022
Raleight, N.C.
Lonnie Poole Golf Course (Par 72, 7,287 Yards)

Final Team Results
1. Duke - 285-291-285=861 (-3)
T2. Notre Dame - 284-291-289=864 (E)
T2. NC State - 292-287-285=864 (E)
4. Georgia Southern - 290-286-299=875 (+11)
5. College of Charleston - 287-299-295=881 (+17)
6. UNCG - 289-293-300=882 (+18)
7. East Tennessee State - 294-298-297=889 (+25)
8. Toledo -291-311-288=890 (+26)
9. Nebraska - 296-302-299=897 (+33)
10. Davidson - 293-309-297=899 (+35)
11. Campbell - 299-297-306=902 (+38)
12. Jacksonville State - 296-316-299=911 (+47)
13. Air Force - 329-319-335=983 (+119)

Final Individual Results
1. Quinn Riley, Duke - 70-71-71=212 (-4)
T2. Taichi Kho, Notre Dame - 69-72-72=213 (-3)
T2. Easton Paxton, NC State - 71-71-71=213 (-3)
T2. Davis Chatfield, Notre Dame - 71-70-72=213 (-3)
T2. Maximilian Steinlechner, NC State - 70-70-73=213 (-3)
6. Kelly Chinn, Duke - 71-72-71=214 (-2)
7. Ben Carr, Georgia Southern - 72-69-75=216 (E)
T8. Barend Botha, Toledo - 71-74-72=217 (+1)
T8. Archie Davies, East Tennessee State - 70-72-75=217 (+1)
T10. *John Peters, Duke - 72-71-75=218 (+2)
T10. Luke Sample,  Duke - 76-71-71=218 (+2)
T10. Palmer Jackson, Notre Dame - 71-76-71=218 (+2)
T10. Henrik Lilja, Campbell - 74-73-71=218 (+2)

Nebraska Individual Results 
T24. Tom Westenberger - 73-75-74=222 (+6)
35. Mark Foelbaek - 76-77-71=224 (+8)
T36. Branden Meyer - 76-75-74=225 (+9)
T40. *Reed Malleck - 71-75-80=226 (+10)
T60. Gentry Scheve - 74-75-82=231 (+15)
70. Caleb Badura - 73-82-80=235 (+19)
*competed as an individual outside the team lineup

Huskers Defeat Scarlet Knights, 4-0

Piscataway, N.J. - The Nebraska women's tennis team (11-8, 4-3 Big Ten) defeated Rutgers (5-12, 0-6 Big Ten) 4-0 Saturday morning at the Rutgers Tennis Complex. 

The Huskers started off strong in doubles competition. In the No. 3 spot, Ellie Kuckelman and Samantha Alicea took the match over Rutgers, 6-3. Also defeating the Scarlet Knights on Court One was Kristina Novak and Maja Makroic, 6-3. In the No. 2 spot, Chloe Kuckelman and Isabel Adrover Gallego's 5-4 battle against Jackie Lopez and Krsitiana Zahare resulted in an unfinished match. 
 
To start singles play, Novak played in the No. 1 spot sweeping Fisher, 6-4, 6-0. Adrover Gallego followed suit in the No. 3 spot with a 6-1, 6-3 win. At the No. 2 spot, Makoric fell short in the first set against Lopez, ending the match unfinished. Alicea competed in the No. 4 spot against Rutgers' Kim battling a three-set match that went unfinished. Ellie, playing in the No. 5 spot, won 6-2, 6-2 to clinch the conference win for the Huskers. In the No. 6 spot, Sandberg overcame the first set 6-4, leaving the match unfinished. 

Up next, the Huskers will stay on the road and face Maryland on Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m. CT.

Nebraska 4, Rutgers 0

Singles competition
1. Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Fisher, Tess (RU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Lopez, Jackeline (RU) vs. Maja Makoric (NEB) 6-4, 4-4, unfinished
3. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) def. Kaplan, Sydney (RU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Kim, Minchae (RU) vs. Samantha Alicea (NEB) 6-1, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
5. Ellie Kuckelman (NEB) def. Cardenas, Daira (RU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Prinyarux, Alisa (RU) vs. Vivien Sandberg (NEB) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Maja Makoric/Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Fisher, Tess/Kim, Minchae (RU) 6-3
2. Lopez, Jackeline/Zahare, Kristiana (RU) vs. Chloe Kuckelman/Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) 4-5, unfinished
3. Ellie Kuckelman/Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Kaplan, Sydney/Cardenas, Daira (RU) 6-3

Match Notes:
Nebraska 11-8, 4-3 Big Ten
Rutgers 5-12, 0-6 Big Ten
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,5)