Evanston, Ill. - Behind two finishes by Eleanor Dale and a pair of assists from Sarah Weber, the Nebraska soccer team defeated Northwestern 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. 

The Huskers improved to 8-2-3 (2-1-2 Big Ten) on the season, while the Wildcats fell to 7-3-3 (1-3-1 Big Ten) on the year. 

The Huskers started the match aggressively, and Dale sparked the offense with her NCAA-leading 16th goal of the season. In the 29th minute, Anglim sent a free kick into the goal box which was headed by Sarah Weber to Dale who sent the ball into the back of the net off her own header. 

Just 62 seconds later, NU tallied another finish as sophomore defender Briley Hill netted her first career goal off an assist from Gwen Lane. Hill gathered the cross from Lane, dribbled through the Wildcat defense and punched the ball past the diving Wildcat goalie for the score. The Huskers then continued to control the pace for the remainder of the first half and took a commanding 2-0 lead into the break. 

To open the second half, Dale and Weber recorded shots, but Northwestern held much of the offensive momentum as Emma Phillips recorded a finish in the 71st minute. Then in the 84th minute, the Wildcats earned a corner kick and Phillips scored again off the assist from Meg Boade, but the 2-2 tie didn’t last long. 

Less than a minute later, Dale was left unguarded just outside the goal box, and Weber sent a cross in, which Dale gathered and shot into the back of the net for the score. This finish marked Dale’s 17th of the season and sixth game winner. 

The Huskers then kept the Wildcats scoreless for the remainder of the match and earned their second Big Ten road match of the season.

In the goal, senior Sami Hauk played the entire game, earned her 19th career win and tallied eight saves (48 on the year). Hauk was joined by defenders Lauryn Anglim and Nicola Hauk, midfielder Haley Peterson and forward Eleanor Dale who also played 90 minutes. Additionally, senior Gwen Lane recorded her first start of the season and recorded a team save in the 84th minute. 

The Big Red returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 7 at home against Iowa for Senior Day. Action is slated to begin at 1:05 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus. 

HUSKERS SHOOT TO STRONG START IN WISCONSIN

Hamish Murray and Quinn Yost both fired rounds of 69 (-3) to lead the Nebraska men's golf team to a tie for third in an 18-team field after the opening round at the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin on Sunday.

Murray, a junior transfer from Sydney, Australia, carded five birdies and eight pars over his final 13 holes at the University Ridge Golf Course to bounce back from back-to-back bogeys on holes No. 4 and 5. He closed his round with a 32 (-4) on the back nine that included four birdies and five pars.

Yost, a sophomore from Farmington, N.M., matched Murray shot-for-shot with five birdies, 11 pars and a pair bogeys in the first round. Yost got off to a strong start with a 34 (-2) on the front nine, carding two birdies and seven pars. He overcame a pair of bogeys on the back nine with a trio of birdies.

Yost and Murray enter Monday's second round in a tie for sixth on the individual leaderboard, four strokes behind the tournament leader Austin Cherichella from Florida Gulf Coast, who scorched the par-72, 7,271-yard layout at University Ridge for a 65 (-7).

The Huskers closed the first round with a 282 (-6), trailing only Florida Gulf Coast's 274 (-14) and Middle Tennessee's 281 (-7) in the team standings. Nebraska is tied with Long Beach State, one shot ahead of both Illinois State and Central Arkansas in a tie for fifth at 283 (-5).

Reed Malleck also played solid golf for the Huskers, carding a 71 (-1) over Sunday's 18 holes. The senior from York, Neb., recorded three birdies and 13 pars to overcome a pair of bogeys. Malleck enters the second round tied for 21st.

Fifth-year senior Will Marshall (Elburn, Ill.) rounded out Nebraska's team score in the five-count-four format with a 73 (+1). Marshall rebounded from a slow start with a 39 on the front nine, by carding a 34 (-2) on the back with a trio of birdies, five pars and a bogey, to end the tournament's opening day in a tie for 44th. 

Harry Crockett rounded out Nebraska's lineup with a 75 (+3). The junior from Oxted, England overcame a 41 on the front with a 34 of his own on the back, including an eagle on No. 16 - a 554-yard, par-5. Crockett enters the second round tied for 58th.

In addition to the team competition at the Badger Invitational, Nebraska sophomore Davis Johnson completed rounds of 80 and 77 over the first 36 at the TPC Individual at TPC Wisconsin on Sunday. He enters tomorrow's final round in a tie for 21st at 157 (+13) in a 26-player field.

Play resumes at the Badger Invitational with the second round beginning with tee times at 9:30 a.m. (CT) on Monday.

Badger Invitational
Oct. 1-3, 2023
University Ridge GC (Madison, Wis.)
Par 72, 7,271 Yards

Team Standings (First Round)
1. Florida Gulf Coast - 274 (-14)
2. Middle Tennessee - 281 (-7)
T3. Nebraska - 282 (-6)
T3. Long Beach State - 282 (-6)
T5. Illinois State - 283 (-5)
T5. Central Arkansas - 283 (-5)
7. South Dakota State - 286 (-2)
T8. Eastern Michigan - 288 (E)
T8. VCU - 288 (E)
T10. Northern Illinois - 290 (+2)
T10. Campbell - 290 (+2)
12. Marquette - 291 (+3)
13. Ball State - 294 (+6)
14. Wisconsin - 296 (+8)
15. Western Carolina - 299 (+11)
16. South Alabama - 300 (+12)
17. Maryland - 303 (+15)
18. Loyola-Chicago - 308 (+20)

Individual Standings (First Round)
1. Austin Cherichella, FGCU - 65 (-7)
2. Zach Little, Central Arkansas - 66 (-6)
T3. Veikka Viskari, VCU - 68 (-4)
T3. Luke Honner, South Dakota State - 68 (-4)
T3. Joachim Tegner, Campbell - 68 (-4)
T6. Hamish Murray, Nebraska - 69 (-3)
T6. Quinn Yost, Nebraska - 69 (-3)
T6. Cam Kellett, Eastern Michigan - 69 (-3)
T6. Felix Krammer, Northern Illinois - 69 (-3)
T6. Bhoom Sima Aree, Marquette - 69 (-3)
T6. Tj Barger, Illinois State - 69 (-3)
T6. Matt Millar, FGCU - 69 (-3)
T6. Mike Barnard, Middle Tennessee - 69 (-3)
T6. Joe Sullivan, FGCU - 69 (-3)
T6. Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee - 69 (-3)
T6. Isaac Rodea, Long Beach State - 69 (-3)

Nebraska Individuals
T6. Hamish Murray - 69 (-3)
T6. Quinn Yost - 69 (-3)
T21. Reed Malleck - 71 (-1)
T44. Will Marshall - 73 (+1)
T58. Harry Crockett - 75 (+3) 

TPC Individual (TPC Wisconsin)
T21. Davis Johnson - 80-77-157 (+13)

HUSKERS CONCLUDE PLAY IN TEXAS, TRAVEL TO ITA ALL-AMERICAN

Waco, Texas - The Nebraska women’s tennis team wrapped up competition at the H-E-B Baylor Invite on Sunday. The Huskers finished 15-6 in singles and 9-10 in doubles play against Lamar, SMU, Baylor, Denver, Tennessee and Missouri. 

On Monday, seniors Raphaëlle Lacasse and Isabel Adrover Gallego will travel to Cary, N.C. to compete in the ITA All-American. Most recently, Husker great Mary Weatherholt earned the ITA All-American status in both singles and doubles in 2013, partnered with Patricia Veresova. 

At the Baylor Invite, the Huskers kicked off competition in Texas with doubles play on Friday morning. The doubles duo of Maria Taranova and Jillian Roa defeated Denver’s Karsyn Evans and Anastasia Simnov, 6-4. The pairings of Anfisa Danilchenko and Lucy Loy, Lacasse and Adrover Gallego, Maja Pietrowicz and Ana Zamburek, competed and battled, but lost their respective matches. NU then started singles play with newcomers Maria Taravova and Pietrowicz winning their first singles matches as Huskers. Additionally, Roa, Adrover, Lacasse and Zamburek all won their opening matches, while Danilcheko and Loy dropped their matches. 

In Saturday’s doubles play, the Huskers tallied two wins and two losses in the second day of competition at the H-E-B Invite. Roa and Zamburek, and Loy and Taranova defeated Lamar in the opening match before Baylor defeated the pairs of Lacasse and Gallego, and Danilchenko and Pietrowicz. In singles play, NU earned four wins and four losses including two notable victories as Roa and Loy tallied two three-set victories. 

Sunday marked the final day in Texas as Nebraska went 3-0 in doubles play in 5-1 singles competition. 

Results
Isabel Adrover Gallego  

Lacasse/Gallego (Nebraska) def. Alice Otis/Martinez de Velasco (Denver) 6-4
Liubov Kostenko/Daniella Dimitrov (Baylor) def. Lacasse/Gallego (Nebraska) 7-6 (7-2)
Eleonora Molinaro/Lauren Anzalotta (Tennesee) def. Gallego/Loy (Nebraska) 6-4
Britt Pursell/Andrea Beltran (Denver) def. Lacasse/Gallego (Nebraska) 7-5
Sofia Cabezas (Tennessee) def. Gallego (Nebraska) 6-4, 6-3
Gallego (Nebraska) def. Liubov Kostenko (Baylor) 6-2, 6-4

Anfisa Danilchenko 

Danilchenko/Zamburek (Nebraska) def. A. Burguete Beltran/Britt Pursell (Denver) 6-2
Zuzanna Kubacha/Brooke Thompson (Baylor) def. Danilchenko/Pietrowicz (Nebraska) 6-2
Millie Skelton/Reka Patel (SMU) def. Roa/Danilchenko (Nebraska) 6-4
Caroline Driscoll/Louise Wikander (Denver) def. Danilchenko/Loy (Nebraska) 6-4
Danilchenko/Zamburek (Nebraska) def. #32 Mae Canete/Inah Canete (Missouri) 6-1
Caroline McGinley (SMU) def. Danilchenko (Nebraska) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Daniella Dimitrov (Baylor) def. Danilchenko (Nebraska) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Danilchenko (Nebraska) def. Inah Canete (Missouri) 6-3, 6-4

Lucy Loy 

Anastasia Simonov/Louise Wikander (Denver) def. Loy/Roa (Nebraska) 6-1
Eleonora Molinaro/Lauren Anzalotta (Tennessee) def. Gallego/Loy (Nebraska) 6-4
Caroline Driscoll/Louise Wikander (Denver) def. Danilchenko/Loy (Nebraska) 6-4
Loy/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Megan Do/Elena Rubio (Lamar) 6-2
Pietrowicz/Loy (Nebraska) def. Gabriela Martinez/R. Cardenas Rifka (Missouri) 6-3
Loy (Nebraska) def. Reka Patel (SMU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
Megan Do (Lamar) def. Loy (Nebraska) 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Loy (Nebraska) def. Sophia McLellan (Missouri) 6-2, 6-1

Raphaëlle Lacasse

Lacasse/Gallego (Nebraska) def. Alice Otis/Martinez de Velasco (Denver) 6-4
Liubov Kostenko/Daniella Dimitrov (Baylor) def. Lacasse/Gallego (Nebraska) 7-6 (7-2)
Sofia Cabezas/Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) def. Lacasse/Pietrowicz (Nebraska)
Britt Pursell/Andrea Beltran (Denver) def. Lacasse/Gallego (Nebraska) 7-5
Lauren Anzalotta (Tennessee) def. Lacasse (Nebraska) 6-4, 6-5
Lacasse (Nebraska) def. Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6

Maja Pietrowicz 

Pietrowicz/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Caroline Driscoll/Karsyn Evans (Denver) 6-2
Sofia Cabezas/Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) def. Lacasse/Pietrowicz (Nebraska)
Alice Otis/Claudia De Velasco (Denver) def. Pietrowicz/ Zamburek (Nebraska) 6-1
Pietrowicz/Loy (Nebraska) def. Gabriela Martinez/R. Cardenas Rifka (Missouri) 6-3
Pietrowicz (Nebraska) def. Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) 1-6, 6-4, 13-11
Pietrowicz (Nebraska) def. Elena Rubio (Lamar) 6-4, 6-4
Pietrowicz (Nebraska) def. Gabriela Martinez (Missouri) 3-0

Jillian Roa 

Anastasia Simonov/Louise Wikander (Denver) def. Loy/Roa (Nebraska) 6-1
Zamburek/Roa (Nebraska) def. Jayci Wong/Nouray Metwally (Lamar) 6-2
Millie Skelton/Reka Patel (SMU) def. Roa/Danilchenko (Nebraska) 6-4
Roa/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Karsyn Evans/Anastasia Simonov (Denver) 6-4
Taranova/Roa (Nebraska) def. Andrea Artimedi/Sophia McLellan (Missouri) 6-1
Roa (Nebraska) def. Millie Skelton (SMU) 6-3, 5-7, 11-9
Roa (Nebraska) def. Jayci Wong (Lamar) 6-0, 6-0
Roa (Nebraska) def. R. Cardenas Rifka (Missouri) 6-0, 6-3

Maria Taranova 

Pietrowicz/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Caroline Driscoll/Karsyn Evans (Denver) 6-2
Loy/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Megan Do/Elena Rubio (Lamar) 6-2
Maja Makoric/Caroline McGinley (SMU) def. Zamburek/Taranova (Nebraska) 6-3
Roa/Taranova (Nebraska) def. Karsyn Evans/Anastasia Simonov (Denver) 6-4
Taranova/Roa (Nebraska) def. Andrea Artimedi/Sophia McLellan (Missouri) 6-1
Eleonora Molinaro (Tennessee) def. Taranova (Nebraska) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Taranova (Nebraska) def. Nouray Metwally (Lamar) 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
Taranova (Nebraska) def. Andrea Artimedi (Missouri) 6-4, 4-6, 18-8

Ana Zamburek

Danilchenko/Zamburek (Nebraska) def. A. Burguete Beltran/Britt Pursell (Denver) 6-2
Zamburek/Roa (Nebraska) def. Jayci Wong/Nouray Metwally (Lamar) 6-2
Maja Makoric/Caroline McGinley (SMU) def. Zamburek/Taranova (Nebraska) 6-3
Alice Otis/Claudia De Velasco (Denver) def. Pietrowicz/Zamburek (Nebraska) 6-1
Danilchenko/Zamburek (Nebraska) def. #32 Mae Canete/Inah Canete (Missouri) 6-1
Zamburek (Nebraska) def. Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
Zamburek (Nebraska) def. Brooke Thompson (Baylor) 6-3, 6-4
#60 Mae Canete (Missouri) def. Zamburek (Nebraska) 6-2, 5-7, 10-4

MCGOWENS HELPS USA TO GOLD MEDAL AT U23 3X3 WORLD CUP

Former Nebraska men’s basketball player Trey McGowens earned a gold medal on Sunday, leading Team USA to a gold medal in the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup on Sunday in Lublin, Poland.

McGowens, who played at Nebraska for two seasons (2020-22), was named MVP of the Tournament and named to the Team of the Tournament, as the United States completed a 7-0 tournament with three wins on Sunday.

He was joined by fellow NBA G League players Matthew Hurt, Jalen Lecque and Bryce Wills on the gold medal squad.  McGowens led all tournament players with 54 points during the competition.

He carried the USA to a 21-3 win over Israel in the final, scoring 10 points, including a pair of 2-pointers, and playing strong defense.  Earlier Sunday, McGowens had four points in a 21-10 win over Germany, which won the bronze medal, in the semifinals and had a team-high 10 points in a 21-13 win over Romania in the quarterfinals.

McGowens, who was with the New Jersey Nets Summer League roster, spent the 2022-23 season with the Long Island Nets in the G League, appearing in 23 games as a rookie.   

At Nebraska, McGowens was a two-year starter for the Huskers (2020-22). He averaged 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game at NU while he was often assigned to the opponent’s top perimeter scoring threat.

His best season at NU was in 2020-21 when he averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference in steals per game and ranked second on the squad in both scoring and assists in 2020-21. McGowens played in just 15 games in 2021-22 after suffering a broken foot early in the season. As a collegian, he totaled nearly 1,200 points, 200 steals and 400 rebounds including his two seasons at Pittsburgh (2018-20).

NEBRASKA TOPS OMAHA

A four-run fourth inning powered the Nebraska softball team to an 8-4 victory over Omaha Sunday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium in the first of eight exhibition games this fall for the Huskers.

 

Nebraska out-hit Omaha, 12-7. Five Huskers had multiple hits, three scored multiple runs and two drove in multiple runs. The first three batters in the NU order - Jordy Bahl, Katelyn Caneda and Ava Bredwell - had two hits apiece and combined to go 6-for-9 with three runs and six RBIs. Bredwell went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, Caneda was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Bahl finished 2-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored. Alina Felix and Dakota Carter also had two hits for the Big Red, with Carter scoring twice.

 

In the circle, Bahl earned the win. In 5.0 innings, she allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits and struck out four. The leadoff batter reached in each of Bahl's five innings, but she limited UNO to just 1-for-18 hitting with runners on base. Emmerson Cope pitched the final 2.0 innings and did not allow a run while working around three hits.

 

Kamryn Meyer took the loss for UNO, allowing six runs (two earned) on eight hits in 3.2 innings.

 

Nebraska threatened early with a pair of runners in scoring position in the bottom of the first inning. Bahl reached on an error and stole second before Bredwell drew a one-out walk. A passed ball advanced the runners to second and third but a strikeout and a flyout ended the threat.

 

In the bottom of the second, Nebraska got singles from Felix and Carter but could not produce a run.

 

The Huskers then broke through in the third. Bahl led off the inning with an infield single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Caneda. Bredwell then blasted a 1-2 pitch off the scoreboard in left for a two-run homer that put Nebraska on top 2-0.

 

Omaha answered in the top of the fourth with the help of two free passes. A leadoff walk and a hit batter put Mavericks on first and second. A ground ball moved the tying runs into scoring position with only one out and UNO plated its first run on an RBI ground out from Ava Rongisch. Olivia Aden then lined a two-out RBI double down the third-base line to tie the game at 2-2.

 

Nebraska came right back to score four runs in the bottom of the frame. Bella Bacon singled off the top of the wall in center and Felix followed with her second hit of the day. Samantha Bland then put down a sacrifice bunt and was safe on an error, loading the bases with no outs. After UNO got two straight force outs at home, Caneda came through with a clutch single up the middle that scored pinch runner Caitlynn Neal and Felix. On the play, a throwing error allowed Bahl to score to put the Huskers in front 5-2. Caneda then scored on a wild pitch, pushing the lead to 6-2.

 

The Huskers threatened to add more when Bredwell singled and Cope and Gray walked to load the bases again, but a hard ground out prevented further damage.

 

Omaha did not go away, as the Mavericks took advantage of a pair of Husker errors to score twice in the top of the fifth and trim Nebraska's lead to 6-4.

 

Nebraska responded with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Bland and Carter produced back-to-back one-out singles in front of Bahl, who ripped an RBI double to left center. Caneda then scored Carter with an RBI single that made it an 8-4 Husker advantage. 

 

Nebraska travels to Kansas City next Saturday for a pair of games before returning home on Sunday to host Creighton at 2 p.m. at Bowlin Stadium (free admission).