KEARNEY, NE–&nbsp;The Tri-City Storm won an overtime thriller at the Viaero Center by a final score of 3-2 Tuesday night to tie the team’s opening round series against the Sioux Falls Stampede. Owen Beckner scored his first goal of the postseason during the overtime to seal the victory for the Storm. Tri-City netted three powerplay goals during the battle, and The Best-Of-Three playoff series will now be decided Wednesday night with a winner-take-all game. Puck drop for tomorrow night’s final game of the series between the Storm and the Stampede is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.

Noah Eyre netted the only goal of Tuesday's opening period to give the Stampede a 1-0 advantage in the matchup. Eyre’s goal was his first of the postseason, and was netted at 8:34 of the 1st&nbsp;period. Hunter Anderson collected an assist on the scoring play. The Storm outshot the Stampede by a 16-5 margin in the opening period, but trailed 1-0 entering Tuesday’s middle period.

Cam Briere tied the game for the Storm with a powerplay goal fifty-three seconds into the 2nd&nbsp;period. Jake Rozzi and Owen Beckner each recorded an assist on the scoring play. Jaksen Panzer netted his first goal of the postseason with under six minutes to play in Tuesday’s 2nd&nbsp;period to give Sioux Falls a one-goal advantage in the matchup. Tyler Borgula notched an assist on the play. The Storm outshot the Stampede by an 11-7 margin during the middle period, and trailed by one goal entering the 3rd&nbsp;period.

August Falloon scored his second goal of the postseason with less than nine minutes to play in Tuesday’s 3rd&nbsp;period to bring the game to a 2-2 tie. The goal was netted on the powerplay, and was assisted by Artemi Nizameyev and Ryan Smith. The Storm was outshot 5-4 during the 3rd&nbsp;period, but outshot the Stampede by a 31-17 margin during regulation time.

Tri-City successfully killed off a penalty assessed to Philippe Blais-Savoie for cross checking at 4:38 of the overtime period, and went on the powerplay at 10:09 of the period when the Stampede’s Egor Barabanov was given a two-minute penalty for tripping. Owen Beckner deflected a shot from Seth Constance past Sioux Falls netminder Christian Manz at 11:14 of the extra period to win the game for the Storm. The goal was netted on the powerplay, and was assisted by Seth Constance and Jake Rozzi. Beckner’s scoring play was the game-winning goal of Tuesday night’s game, and forced a decisive Game 3 at the Viaero Center on Wednesday night. Tri-City was outshot 5-4 in the overtime, but outshot Sioux Falls by an overall margin of 36-23 during Tuesday’s contest.

Cameron Korpi collected the win in goal for the Storm after making 21 saves on 23 shots in just over 71 minutes of gametime. Christian Manz dropped the game in net for the Stampede in a 33-save-on-36-shot performance.

Tickets to tomorrow’s game may be purchased online by skating to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office hours at 308-338-8144.&nbsp;All non-first-row seats are available for only $7 per game. Glass tickets are $15 for Adults, and $12 for Kids. Tickets are complimentary for all Tri-City Storm Season Ticket Holders. Fans who attended the Storm’s Fan Appreciation Night game on Friday, April 12th&nbsp;at the Viaero Center, can bring their ticket to the Viaero Center Box Office and receive free admission. The winner of tomorrow’s series at the Viaero Center between the Stampede and the Storm will advance to play the Anderson Cup Champion Fargo Force in a Best-Of-Five series in the Conference Semifinal Round of the postseason.

Season Tickets to the Storm’s 25th&nbsp;Anniversary Season are on sale now and can be purchased by contacting a member of the Storm Sales Staff at 308-338-8144. Pricing, and the Season Ticket Order Form for the 2024-2025 season, can be found online at&nbsp;<a href="https://stormhockey.com/sports/2022/8/19/season-tickets.aspx" target="_blank">https://stormhockey.com/sports/2022/8/19/season-tickets.aspx</a>.

The Storm hits the ice again on Wednesday, April 17th, in a playoff game at the Viaero Center against the Sioux Falls Stampede. Puck drop for the matchup is set for 7:05pm CT. Skate to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>&nbsp;for playoff tickets and more information regarding the Tri-City Storm&nbsp;organization. The Tri-City Storm is presented by Viaero Wireless.

Story by Tri-City CommunicationsKEARNEY, NE–&nbsp;The Tri-City Storm won an overtime thriller at the Viaero Center by a final score of 3-2 Tuesday night to tie the team’s opening round series against the Sioux Falls Stampede. Owen Beckner scored his first goal of the postseason during the overtime to seal the victory for the Storm. Tri-City netted three powerplay goals during the battle, and The Best-Of-Three playoff series will now be decided Wednesday night with a winner-take-all game. Puck drop for tomorrow night’s final game of the series between the Storm and the Stampede is scheduled for 7:05pm CT.Noah Eyre netted the only goal of Tuesday's opening period to give the Stampede a 1-0 advantage in the matchup. Eyre’s goal was his first of the postseason, and was netted at 8:34 of the 1st&nbsp;period. Hunter Anderson collected an assist on the scoring play. The Storm outshot the Stampede by a 16-5 margin in the opening period, but trailed 1-0 entering Tuesday’s middle period.Cam Briere tied the game for the Storm with a powerplay goal fifty-three seconds into the 2nd&nbsp;period. Jake Rozzi and Owen Beckner each recorded an assist on the scoring play. Jaksen Panzer netted his first goal of the postseason with under six minutes to play in Tuesday’s 2nd&nbsp;period to give Sioux Falls a one-goal advantage in the matchup. Tyler Borgula notched an assist on the play. The Storm outshot the Stampede by an 11-7 margin during the middle period, and trailed by one goal entering the 3rd&nbsp;period.August Falloon scored his second goal of the postseason with less than nine minutes to play in Tuesday’s 3rd&nbsp;period to bring the game to a 2-2 tie. The goal was netted on the powerplay, and was assisted by Artemi Nizameyev and Ryan Smith. The Storm was outshot 5-4 during the 3rd&nbsp;period, but outshot the Stampede by a 31-17 margin during regulation time.Tri-City successfully killed off a penalty assessed to Philippe Blais-Savoie for cross checking at 4:38 of the overtime period, and went on the powerplay at 10:09 of the period when the Stampede’s Egor Barabanov was given a two-minute penalty for tripping. Owen Beckner deflected a shot from Seth Constance past Sioux Falls netminder Christian Manz at 11:14 of the extra period to win the game for the Storm. The goal was netted on the powerplay, and was assisted by Seth Constance and Jake Rozzi. Beckner’s scoring play was the game-winning goal of Tuesday night’s game, and forced a decisive Game 3 at the Viaero Center on Wednesday night. Tri-City was outshot 5-4 in the overtime, but outshot Sioux Falls by an overall margin of 36-23 during Tuesday’s contest.Cameron Korpi collected the win in goal for the Storm after making 21 saves on 23 shots in just over 71 minutes of gametime. Christian Manz dropped the game in net for the Stampede in a 33-save-on-36-shot performance.Tickets to tomorrow’s game may be purchased online by skating to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office hours at 308-338-8144.&nbsp;All non-first-row seats are available for only $7 per game. Glass tickets are $15 for Adults, and $12 for Kids. Tickets are complimentary for all Tri-City Storm Season Ticket Holders. Fans who attended the Storm’s Fan Appreciation Night game on Friday, April 12th&nbsp;at the Viaero Center, can bring their ticket to the Viaero Center Box Office and receive free admission. The winner of tomorrow’s series at the Viaero Center between the Stampede and the Storm will advance to play the Anderson Cup Champion Fargo Force in a Best-Of-Five series in the Conference Semifinal Round of the postseason.Season Tickets to the Storm’s 25th&nbsp;Anniversary Season are on sale now and can be purchased by contacting a member of the Storm Sales Staff at 308-338-8144. Pricing, and the Season Ticket Order Form for the 2024-2025 season, can be found online at&nbsp;<a href="https://stormhockey.com/sports/2022/8/19/season-tickets.aspx" target="_blank">https://stormhockey.com/sports/2022/8/19/season-tickets.aspx</a>.The Storm hits the ice again on Wednesday, April 17th, in a playoff game at the Viaero Center against the Sioux Falls Stampede. Puck drop for the matchup is set for 7:05pm CT. Skate to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>&nbsp;for playoff tickets and more information regarding the Tri-City Storm&nbsp;organization. The Tri-City Storm is presented by Viaero Wireless.

Storm wins overtime thriller to force Game #3

Story by NU Athletic Communications

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule met with members of the media following the team’s spring practice on Tuesday.&nbsp;

He spoke to how the team handled the scrimmage on Saturday, particularly the quarterback room.

“I thought they were really good. It’s a really hard defense to go against. I thought we protected the ball well, which is the first thing. We’re on a mission to be in the positive territory in turnover margins. I think there was only one turnover on the day, through a lot of reps. I thought they handled all the pressures, I thought they adjusted to the different things. The biggest thing is just getting into the stadium for the first time. I put crowd noise on, so you can’t have coaches out there like ‘no, cut your split!’. Coaches are the worst, they always want to tell guys what to do. So I put crowd noise on so they couldn’t hear from the sideline. We just wanted to test the guys and see what they knew. There’s a lot of things to work on, but a lot of positive things. I think we’ve made a lot of strides in a short amount of time.”

He talked about the transfer portal opening today and how he balances spring practice with the portal.

“I think, if anybody on our team wants to go into the portal, it’s open today. That’s their right. Obviously, no one has yet. I don’t anticipate anybody going in. When we get done with spring, a couple guys will have a couple days to see if something is best for them. Our guys are really transparent. We’ve had players on our team already have people from other teams contact them. They’ll come in, walk in and say ‘coach, look at this’ and show us the text message. It’s a sad state of college football, but the problem isn’t the players. Let me start there, the problem isn’t the players. I love our guys. I want everyone to be here. But I also want them – we had guys transfer to other places last year – I’ve talked to their coaches, talked to them, and asked how they’re doing. Once you’ve played for me, you’ve played for me for life. Maybe it’s a unique challenge in terms of some guys, but we’re pretty transparent with our guys. If they want to come talk to us, we’re here to talk to them. I ask coaches after scrimmages to meet with guys one on one, I’m always available. I just don’t think it’s prudent – maybe this is pollyannaish – I don’t think it’s prudent for me to coach guys while thinking about the portal. The worst thing you can ever do for a young person is not have high standards for them and not push them to greatness. If you’re afraid of pushing them because they might go to the portal, then you probably don’t have the right guy anyway. Things will happen, good, bad, but we’re just going to coach the guys and try to get the team better and pour everything we have into our players, both on the field and off the field, and personally. If something happens, it happens.”

Rhule discussed the physicality level during spring practice.

“I don’t think about it. We practice. We’re not going to have a tag-off scrimmage. There’s a lot of days where we thud, we don’t tackle to the ground. Our tackling to the ground reps are at a minimum, but we’re 5-7. We’re 5-7 until we change that. We have an amazing fanbase and a lot of positive stuff around us all the time, excited for the new year. We’re 5-7 until we're not. If we were 11-1, I’d be like ‘hey, we lost a game,’ and if we were 12-0, I’d say ‘that doesn’t count.’ We are always going to practice physically. How do you master your craft in this game if you don’t do it? A lot of people win in a lot of different ways. I’m not in any way talking about anyone else. I’m just talking about for us – I want to take great young people, I want to watch them get a degree, maybe two degrees, have a great experience here, but I also want to develop pro players. And to me, lifting is great and running is great and teaching them the game is great, but they’ve got to practice and play. So we are really physical. We put the guardian caps on this year, which I’m really excited about, but we’re going to get guys banged up. Guys are going to get hurt. What I do believe – and I believe this with all my heart – if guys learn to play full speed, the injuries get reduced. We try to do everything we can – we put grass in – everything we can to minimize the injuries. We have some soft tissue stuff, we have some guys that got hurt from the season, but we’ve had nothing happen this year other than Leslie (Black) – and he’ll be back – that would affect the fall. Our job is to make sure we have a good team. We’re 5-7. We have to practice.”

The Huskers will continue with spring practice on Thursday. The annual Red-White Spring game presented by FNBO is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 11 a.m. (CT). Tickets can be purchased on huskers.com or by calling the ticket office at 800-8-BIG RED.

Story by NU Athletic Communications<div><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/nDyhvd9D-Qhb3tgnY.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Rhule Psr 4-16-24 Cam 1" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule met with members of the media following the team’s spring practice on Tuesday.&nbsp;He spoke to how the team handled the scrimmage on Saturday, particularly the quarterback room.“I thought they were really good. It’s a really hard defense to go against. I thought we protected the ball well, which is the first thing. We’re on a mission to be in the positive territory in turnover margins. I think there was only one turnover on the day, through a lot of reps. I thought they handled all the pressures, I thought they adjusted to the different things. The biggest thing is just getting into the stadium for the first time. I put crowd noise on, so you can’t have coaches out there like ‘no, cut your split!’. Coaches are the worst, they always want to tell guys what to do. So I put crowd noise on so they couldn’t hear from the sideline. We just wanted to test the guys and see what they knew. There’s a lot of things to work on, but a lot of positive things. I think we’ve made a lot of strides in a short amount of time.”He talked about the transfer portal opening today and how he balances spring practice with the portal.“I think, if anybody on our team wants to go into the portal, it’s open today. That’s their right. Obviously, no one has yet. I don’t anticipate anybody going in. When we get done with spring, a couple guys will have a couple days to see if something is best for them. Our guys are really transparent. We’ve had players on our team already have people from other teams contact them. They’ll come in, walk in and say ‘coach, look at this’ and show us the text message. It’s a sad state of college football, but the problem isn’t the players. Let me start there, the problem isn’t the players. I love our guys. I want everyone to be here. But I also want them – we had guys transfer to other places last year – I’ve talked to their coaches, talked to them, and asked how they’re doing. Once you’ve played for me, you’ve played for me for life. Maybe it’s a unique challenge in terms of some guys, but we’re pretty transparent with our guys. If they want to come talk to us, we’re here to talk to them. I ask coaches after scrimmages to meet with guys one on one, I’m always available. I just don’t think it’s prudent – maybe this is pollyannaish – I don’t think it’s prudent for me to coach guys while thinking about the portal. The worst thing you can ever do for a young person is not have high standards for them and not push them to greatness. If you’re afraid of pushing them because they might go to the portal, then you probably don’t have the right guy anyway. Things will happen, good, bad, but we’re just going to coach the guys and try to get the team better and pour everything we have into our players, both on the field and off the field, and personally. If something happens, it happens.”Rhule discussed the physicality level during spring practice.“I don’t think about it. We practice. We’re not going to have a tag-off scrimmage. There’s a lot of days where we thud, we don’t tackle to the ground. Our tackling to the ground reps are at a minimum, but we’re 5-7. We’re 5-7 until we change that. We have an amazing fanbase and a lot of positive stuff around us all the time, excited for the new year. We’re 5-7 until we're not. If we were 11-1, I’d be like ‘hey, we lost a game,’ and if we were 12-0, I’d say ‘that doesn’t count.’ We are always going to practice physically. How do you master your craft in this game if you don’t do it? A lot of people win in a lot of different ways. I’m not in any way talking about anyone else. I’m just talking about for us – I want to take great young people, I want to watch them get a degree, maybe two degrees, have a great experience here, but I also want to develop pro players. And to me, lifting is great and running is great and teaching them the game is great, but they’ve got to practice and play. So we are really physical. We put the guardian caps on this year, which I’m really excited about, but we’re going to get guys banged up. Guys are going to get hurt. What I do believe – and I believe this with all my heart – if guys learn to play full speed, the injuries get reduced. We try to do everything we can – we put grass in – everything we can to minimize the injuries. We have some soft tissue stuff, we have some guys that got hurt from the season, but we’ve had nothing happen this year other than Leslie (Black) – and he’ll be back – that would affect the fall. Our job is to make sure we have a good team. We’re 5-7. We have to practice.”The Huskers will continue with spring practice on Thursday. The annual Red-White Spring game presented by FNBO is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 11 a.m. (CT). Tickets can be purchased on huskers.com or by calling the ticket office at 800-8-BIG RED.<div><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/6yGzHgDV-Qhb3tgnY.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Mcguire Psr 4-16-24 Cam 1" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/qXYcrzVQ-Qhb3tgnY.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Neyor Psr 4-16-24 Cam 1" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/84phc9Vm-Qhb3tgnY.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Bullock Psr 4-16-24 Cam 1" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

Rhule shares post-scrimmage thoughts

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristian Pache hit a walk-off single with one out in the 10th inning after Bryce Harper made a leaping, run-saving catch in the top of the frame to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rockies-freeland-hurt-532d13a6fa0b25175e2cde2048119295">appeared to injure his right, non-throwing shoulder</a>&nbsp;while being used as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning.

Seranthony Domínguez (1-0) pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning. Harper made a leaping grab of Elehuris Montero’s liner that likely would’ve scored automatic runner Nolan Jones from second base.

With Bryson Stott starting on second base in the bottom of the frame, Whit Merrifield moved him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Jake Bird (0-1) got pinch-hitter Alec Bohm to ground out to the drawn-in shortstop before Pache laced the first pitch he saw to right field to score Stott. Pache was in the game after pinch-running for slugger Kyle Schwarber in the eighth.

After finishing with a club-record 103 losses last season, Colorado dropped to 4-13 to continue its struggles. The Rockies have scored first just once this season.

Monday’s game was played on a gorgeous, wind-free 77-degree evening after a slew of cold, rainy nights to start the home portion of Philadelphia’s season.

Freeland, Colorado’s opening day starter, entered with two outs and the game tied a 1-all after Elias Diaz doubled. He went to third on a wild pitch by Jeff Hoffman and then tried to score after another Hoffman pitch got past catcher J.T. Realmuto.

But Realmuto threw to Hoffman covering, who tagged out Freeland. The Rockies pitcher&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly/status/1780040716233642409">immediately grabbed his right shoulder,</a>&nbsp;which he used to brace himself during the slide, and headed to the clubhouse with a Colorado trainer.

Replays confirmed home-plate umpire D.J. Rayburn’s out call on the field.

The Rockies were short-handed with Kris Bryant (back stiffness) and Brendan Rodgers (illness) sidelined.

Freeland is 0-3 with a 13.21 ERA. He is not scheduled to pitch in this three-game series.

Every player on both clubs wore the No. 42 on his jersey as per&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jackie-robinson-day-mlb-46a60b7baf151661fd6147e7feb0acdb">tradition on Jackie Robinson Day</a>&nbsp;in honor of Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in baseball on April 15, 1947.

Philadelphia threatened in the eighth when Schwarber led off with a walk and went to second with no outs on a wild pitch by Jalen Beeks. But Beeks struck out Trea Turner and got Harper to fly out to right. Manager Bud Black then lifted Beeks for Nick Mears, who got Realmuto to line out to center.

Rockies: OF/INF Bryant was not in the lineup for the second straight day after getting injured on Saturday in Toronto when crashed into the outfield wall to make a catch. … 2B Rodgers was removed from the original lineup and replaced by Alan Trejo.

LHP Austin Gomber (0-0, 4.91) takes the mound for the Rockies against Philadelphia LHP Ranger Suárez (2-0, 2.65) in the second contest of the three-game set on Tuesday night.

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 </figure>PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristian Pache hit a walk-off single with one out in the 10th inning after Bryce Harper made a leaping, run-saving catch in the top of the frame to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rockies-freeland-hurt-532d13a6fa0b25175e2cde2048119295">appeared to injure his right, non-throwing shoulder</a>&nbsp;while being used as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning.Harper also had an RBI single.Seranthony Domínguez (1-0) pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning. Harper made a leaping grab of Elehuris Montero’s liner that likely would’ve scored automatic runner Nolan Jones from second base.With Bryson Stott starting on second base in the bottom of the frame, Whit Merrifield moved him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Jake Bird (0-1) got pinch-hitter Alec Bohm to ground out to the drawn-in shortstop before Pache laced the first pitch he saw to right field to score Stott. Pache was in the game after pinch-running for slugger Kyle Schwarber in the eighth.After finishing with a club-record 103 losses last season, Colorado dropped to 4-13 to continue its struggles. The Rockies have scored first just once this season.Monday’s game was played on a gorgeous, wind-free 77-degree evening after a slew of cold, rainy nights to start the home portion of Philadelphia’s season.Freeland, Colorado’s opening day starter, entered with two outs and the game tied a 1-all after Elias Diaz doubled. He went to third on a wild pitch by Jeff Hoffman and then tried to score after another Hoffman pitch got past catcher J.T. Realmuto.But Realmuto threw to Hoffman covering, who tagged out Freeland. The Rockies pitcher&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly/status/1780040716233642409">immediately grabbed his right shoulder,</a>&nbsp;which he used to brace himself during the slide, and headed to the clubhouse with a Colorado trainer.Replays confirmed home-plate umpire D.J. Rayburn’s out call on the field.The Rockies were short-handed with Kris Bryant (back stiffness) and Brendan Rodgers (illness) sidelined.Freeland is 0-3 with a 13.21 ERA. He is not scheduled to pitch in this three-game series.Every player on both clubs wore the No. 42 on his jersey as per&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jackie-robinson-day-mlb-46a60b7baf151661fd6147e7feb0acdb">tradition on Jackie Robinson Day</a>&nbsp;in honor of Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in baseball on April 15, 1947.Philadelphia threatened in the eighth when Schwarber led off with a walk and went to second with no outs on a wild pitch by Jalen Beeks. But Beeks struck out Trea Turner and got Harper to fly out to right. Manager Bud Black then lifted Beeks for Nick Mears, who got Realmuto to line out to center.TRAINER’S ROOMRockies: OF/INF Bryant was not in the lineup for the second straight day after getting injured on Saturday in Toronto when crashed into the outfield wall to make a catch. … 2B Rodgers was removed from the original lineup and replaced by Alan Trejo.UP NEXTLHP Austin Gomber (0-0, 4.91) takes the mound for the Rockies against Philadelphia LHP Ranger Suárez (2-0, 2.65) in the second contest of the three-game set on Tuesday night.

Phillies rally to beat Rockies in 10; Freeland injured pinch-running on collision at home plate

North Platte, Ne - Joe Bellm, CEO and promoter of BST announced Monday afternoon that the double -header opening weekend dirt races that were planned for this Friday &amp; Saturday have been postponed due to forecasted temperatures in the 40's this weekend.&nbsp;

It was going to be an epic weekend of Sprint Cars with former World of Outlaws champ Sammy Swindell planning to be in North Platte for the weekend. Bellm said "we're postponing this because of the fan experiance". He said "no fans want to sit out in the cold and watch cars go in circles when its likely colder than 40's being that we race at night".&nbsp;

The double header will likely be postponed until May 17 &amp; 18, also a Friday/Saturday and the Northern &amp; Southern Plains ASCS Sprint cars&nbsp; are open that weekend and Bellm believes it may be a better weekend for racing anyway. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio for dates.&nbsp;

The next racing at Lincoln County Raceway will be on May 4th in North Platte which will be "Nascar Night". Former Nascar drivers Kenny Wallace and Kenny Schrader are scheduled to race that night in North Platte. They're on the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Accross America which will be making a stop in North Platte that night. <a href="https://northplattepost.com/posts/0cccb09d-93aa-4cd7-aa28-e9f24cd5e47e">(See STORY)</a>

North Platte, Ne - Joe Bellm, CEO and promoter of BST announced Monday afternoon that the double -header opening weekend dirt races that were planned for this Friday &amp; Saturday have been postponed due to forecasted temperatures in the 40's this weekend.&nbsp;<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLincolnCountyRaceway%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0z1TXYirTSTFmYDf5P5ToeRqvqNbcGQZo6LKsyeL7gCj3r2mutsuscnWpJiqtrXTWl&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div>It was going to be an epic weekend of Sprint Cars with former World of Outlaws champ Sammy Swindell planning to be in North Platte for the weekend. Bellm said "we're postponing this because of the fan experiance". He said "no fans want to sit out in the cold and watch cars go in circles when its likely colder than 40's being that we race at night".&nbsp;The double header will likely be postponed until May 17 &amp; 18, also a Friday/Saturday and the Northern &amp; Southern Plains ASCS Sprint cars&nbsp; are open that weekend and Bellm believes it may be a better weekend for racing anyway. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio for dates.&nbsp;The next racing at Lincoln County Raceway will be on May 4th in North Platte which will be "Nascar Night". Former Nascar drivers Kenny Wallace and Kenny Schrader are scheduled to race that night in North Platte. They're on the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Accross America which will be making a stop in North Platte that night. <a href="https://northplattepost.com/posts/0cccb09d-93aa-4cd7-aa28-e9f24cd5e47e">(See STORY)</a><figure>
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Racing at Lincoln County Raceway this weekend postponed due to forecast

Story by Tri-City Storm Commuincation

KEARNEY, NE.&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Tri-City Storm begins its journey in the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs tonight at the Viaero Center in Game #1 of an opening-round series against the Sioux Falls Stampede. This round of the postseason is a Best-of-Three series, with the higher seed hosting all three games. Game #2 of the series will also be played tomorrow in Kearney, and the Storm will host a third game at the Viaero Center on Wednesday, if necessary. All games in Tri-City’s opening-round of the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin at 7:05pm CT.

Tickets to any game in the series may be purchased online by skating to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office hours at 308-338-8144.&nbsp;All non-first-row seats are available for only $7 per game. Glass tickets are $15 for Adults, and $12 for Kids. Tickets are complimentary for all Tri-City Storm Season Ticket Holders. Fans who attended the Storm’s Fan Appreciation Night game on Friday, April 12th&nbsp;at the Viaero Center, can bring their ticket to the Viaero Center Box Office and receive free admission to one of the Storm’s opening-round games in the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs. The winner of this week’s series at the Viaero Center between the Stampede and the Storm will advance to play the Anderson Cup Champion Fargo Force in a Best-Of-Five series in the Conference Semifinal Round of the postseason.

Tri-City (0-0, 4th&nbsp;Seed) embarks on a postseason Clark Cup quest for the final time under 7th-year Head Coach Anthony Noreen. The Storm’s winningest Head Coach in franchise history was announced as the new Head Coach at Miami (OH) (NCAA DI) on Monday, April 1st, 2024. Coach Noreen will continue to guide the Storm until its final game in this year’s edition of the Clark Cup Playoffs. Tri-City never failed to qualify for the playoffs under Coach Noreen, and has twice advanced to the Western Conference Finals round of the postseason. This year’s opening-round series between the Storm and the Stampede is a rematch of the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Sioux Falls completed a three-game sweep over Tri-City in the five-game series, and won eleven of twelve games overall en route to a Clark Cup title.

The Storm finished the 2023-2024 regular season with an overall record of 28-23-4-7, and earned the 4th&nbsp;seed on the Western Conference side of the postseason bracket. It was the thirteenth time in the organization’s twenty-four seasons that Tri-City posted twenty-eight or more wins in a single regular season. This was the sixth time in seven seasons under Coach Noreen that the Storm reached the twenty-eight-win plateau. The pandemic-shortened 2019-2020 season was the only season that Tri-City did not win at least twenty-eight games, and did not participate in a postseason (no playoffs contested), under Coach Noreen. The Storm completed a two-game sweep in the opening-round of the 2023 Clark Cup Playoffs at the Viaero Center over the Sioux City Musketeers before falling to the Fargo Force in the Western Conference Semifinals Round of the postseason.

Tri-City completed the 2023-2024 regular season with a 4-1-1-1 record in seven head-to-head games played against Sioux Falls. The Storm defeated the Stampede in an overtime thriller on the opening weekend of the regular season at the 2023 DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. August Falloon scored each of the Storm’s goals, including the game-winner at 2:26 of the overtime period to give Tri-City a 2-1 victory on September 21st, 2023. Brandt Harper scored the first goal of his USHL career at 4:08 of the 1st&nbsp;period on October 13th, 2023, in a road game for Tri-City at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, and Cameron Korpi recorded a twenty-six save shutout in a 1-0 win for the Storm in another memorable game of the regular season series. The Storm won seven of eight games contested in last year’s series against the Stampede, and Tri-City has produced an overall record of 24-7-2-2 in games played against Sioux Falls over the past five seasons. The Storm has won thirteen of the last eighteen games played against the Stampede at the Viaero Center in Kearney.

Scoring leaders for Tri-City in the sixty-two-game regular season included Trevor Connelly (31), Ryan Smith (24), Cam Briere (22), Artemi Nizameyev (16), August Falloon (16), A.J. Lacroix (15), Jake Rozzi (14), and Owen Beckner (14). August Falloon led the Storm in game-winning goals during the regular season (6). Tri-City’s powerplay finished the regular season at 21.5%, tenth best in the league. Tri-City’s penalty kill completed the regular season at 79.0%, and was top-five in the USHL. The Storm finished the year 18-14-1-5 when outshooting its opponents, and 10-8-3-2 when outshot by the opposition. Tri-City completed the regular season with a record of 10-6-4-7 in one-goal games, and 16-9-1-4 in games played on home ice at the Viaero Center.

Sioux Falls (0-0, 5th&nbsp;Seed) learned its opening-round playoff opponent on Saturday night at the conclusion of the regular season. The Stampede completed the regular season with a final record of 28-28-5-1. Sioux Falls finished the year by winning four of its last ten games played, including a 6-5 shootout decision over Tri-City at the Viaero Center on Friday, April 5th, 2024. Tonight’s game holds special significance for the Stampede, as it is the first playoff game since the organization captured the 2019 Clark Cup Championship on May 17th, 2019, in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Steel at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois. Tonight’s contest will be the first playoff game played by Sioux Falls in 1,795 days after the team failed to qualify for the last three editions of the Clark Cup Playoffs.

The Stampede posted wins over the Storm on three occasions during the 2023-2024 regular season. Sioux Falls won a 3-2 home decision on October 8th, 2023, a 5-4 overtime decision on home ice on January 30th, 2024, and most recently, a 6-5 shootout decision on April 5th, 2024, at the Viaero Center. The Stampede blasted the Fargo Force in an 8-1 win at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center last Saturday night in the organization’s final game of the regular season. Sioux Falls dropped four of its previous five games entering the matchup. Scoring leaders for the Stampede at the conclusion of the regular season were J.J. Wiebusch (29), Tyler Borgula (22), Chris Pelosi (21), Chase LaPinta (21), Jaksen Panzer (18), John McNelis (18), and Hunter Anderson (16). Sioux Falls’s powerplay finished the year with a conversion rate of 16.0%, fourteenth in the league. The Stampede’s penalty kill was fifteenth in the league, at 72.0%.

Tonight’s playoff game is set to begin at&nbsp;7:05pm&nbsp;CT, and will be streamed on&nbsp;<a href="https://flosports.link/3pkG3Ge" target="_blank">FloHockey</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://mixlr.com/tri-city-storm/" target="_blank">Storm Radio</a>. Tickets to postseason games at the Viaero Center may be purchased online by skating to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office at 308-338-8144. Viaero Wireless is the presenting sponsor of the Tri-City Storm.

Story by Tri-City Storm CommuincationKEARNEY, NE.&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Tri-City Storm begins its journey in the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs tonight at the Viaero Center in Game #1 of an opening-round series against the Sioux Falls Stampede. This round of the postseason is a Best-of-Three series, with the higher seed hosting all three games. Game #2 of the series will also be played tomorrow in Kearney, and the Storm will host a third game at the Viaero Center on Wednesday, if necessary. All games in Tri-City’s opening-round of the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin at 7:05pm CT.Tickets to any game in the series may be purchased online by skating to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office hours at 308-338-8144.&nbsp;All non-first-row seats are available for only $7 per game. Glass tickets are $15 for Adults, and $12 for Kids. Tickets are complimentary for all Tri-City Storm Season Ticket Holders. Fans who attended the Storm’s Fan Appreciation Night game on Friday, April 12th&nbsp;at the Viaero Center, can bring their ticket to the Viaero Center Box Office and receive free admission to one of the Storm’s opening-round games in the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs. The winner of this week’s series at the Viaero Center between the Stampede and the Storm will advance to play the Anderson Cup Champion Fargo Force in a Best-Of-Five series in the Conference Semifinal Round of the postseason.Tri-City (0-0, 4th&nbsp;Seed) embarks on a postseason Clark Cup quest for the final time under 7th-year Head Coach Anthony Noreen. The Storm’s winningest Head Coach in franchise history was announced as the new Head Coach at Miami (OH) (NCAA DI) on Monday, April 1st, 2024. Coach Noreen will continue to guide the Storm until its final game in this year’s edition of the Clark Cup Playoffs. Tri-City never failed to qualify for the playoffs under Coach Noreen, and has twice advanced to the Western Conference Finals round of the postseason. This year’s opening-round series between the Storm and the Stampede is a rematch of the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Sioux Falls completed a three-game sweep over Tri-City in the five-game series, and won eleven of twelve games overall en route to a Clark Cup title.The Storm finished the 2023-2024 regular season with an overall record of 28-23-4-7, and earned the 4th&nbsp;seed on the Western Conference side of the postseason bracket. It was the thirteenth time in the organization’s twenty-four seasons that Tri-City posted twenty-eight or more wins in a single regular season. This was the sixth time in seven seasons under Coach Noreen that the Storm reached the twenty-eight-win plateau. The pandemic-shortened 2019-2020 season was the only season that Tri-City did not win at least twenty-eight games, and did not participate in a postseason (no playoffs contested), under Coach Noreen. The Storm completed a two-game sweep in the opening-round of the 2023 Clark Cup Playoffs at the Viaero Center over the Sioux City Musketeers before falling to the Fargo Force in the Western Conference Semifinals Round of the postseason.Tri-City completed the 2023-2024 regular season with a 4-1-1-1 record in seven head-to-head games played against Sioux Falls. The Storm defeated the Stampede in an overtime thriller on the opening weekend of the regular season at the 2023 DICK’S Sporting Goods USHL Fall Classic at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. August Falloon scored each of the Storm’s goals, including the game-winner at 2:26 of the overtime period to give Tri-City a 2-1 victory on September 21st, 2023. Brandt Harper scored the first goal of his USHL career at 4:08 of the 1st&nbsp;period on October 13th, 2023, in a road game for Tri-City at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, and Cameron Korpi recorded a twenty-six save shutout in a 1-0 win for the Storm in another memorable game of the regular season series. The Storm won seven of eight games contested in last year’s series against the Stampede, and Tri-City has produced an overall record of 24-7-2-2 in games played against Sioux Falls over the past five seasons. The Storm has won thirteen of the last eighteen games played against the Stampede at the Viaero Center in Kearney.Scoring leaders for Tri-City in the sixty-two-game regular season included Trevor Connelly (31), Ryan Smith (24), Cam Briere (22), Artemi Nizameyev (16), August Falloon (16), A.J. Lacroix (15), Jake Rozzi (14), and Owen Beckner (14). August Falloon led the Storm in game-winning goals during the regular season (6). Tri-City’s powerplay finished the regular season at 21.5%, tenth best in the league. Tri-City’s penalty kill completed the regular season at 79.0%, and was top-five in the USHL. The Storm finished the year 18-14-1-5 when outshooting its opponents, and 10-8-3-2 when outshot by the opposition. Tri-City completed the regular season with a record of 10-6-4-7 in one-goal games, and 16-9-1-4 in games played on home ice at the Viaero Center.Sioux Falls (0-0, 5th&nbsp;Seed) learned its opening-round playoff opponent on Saturday night at the conclusion of the regular season. The Stampede completed the regular season with a final record of 28-28-5-1. Sioux Falls finished the year by winning four of its last ten games played, including a 6-5 shootout decision over Tri-City at the Viaero Center on Friday, April 5th, 2024. Tonight’s game holds special significance for the Stampede, as it is the first playoff game since the organization captured the 2019 Clark Cup Championship on May 17th, 2019, in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Steel at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois. Tonight’s contest will be the first playoff game played by Sioux Falls in 1,795 days after the team failed to qualify for the last three editions of the Clark Cup Playoffs.The Stampede posted wins over the Storm on three occasions during the 2023-2024 regular season. Sioux Falls won a 3-2 home decision on October 8th, 2023, a 5-4 overtime decision on home ice on January 30th, 2024, and most recently, a 6-5 shootout decision on April 5th, 2024, at the Viaero Center. The Stampede blasted the Fargo Force in an 8-1 win at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center last Saturday night in the organization’s final game of the regular season. Sioux Falls dropped four of its previous five games entering the matchup. Scoring leaders for the Stampede at the conclusion of the regular season were J.J. Wiebusch (29), Tyler Borgula (22), Chris Pelosi (21), Chase LaPinta (21), Jaksen Panzer (18), John McNelis (18), and Hunter Anderson (16). Sioux Falls’s powerplay finished the year with a conversion rate of 16.0%, fourteenth in the league. The Stampede’s penalty kill was fifteenth in the league, at 72.0%.Tonight’s playoff game is set to begin at&nbsp;7:05pm&nbsp;CT, and will be streamed on&nbsp;<a href="https://flosports.link/3pkG3Ge" target="_blank">FloHockey</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://mixlr.com/tri-city-storm/" target="_blank">Storm Radio</a>. Tickets to postseason games at the Viaero Center may be purchased online by skating to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office at 308-338-8144. Viaero Wireless is the presenting sponsor of the Tri-City Storm.

Storm begins Clark Cup Playoffs Tonight in Kearney

TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, Justin Turner had three hits and three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Sunday for their second shutout victory of the season.

Turner opened the scoring with a two-out single in the first, doubled home a run in the third and added another two-out RBI single in the fifth against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland.

Turner is 8 for 10 with six RBIs against left-handed pitching this season.

“He’s special right now,” Berríos said. “What a ball player.”

The Blue Jays won their second straight series after losing the previous two.

Berríos (3-0) allowed two hits, both singles, walked two and struck out seven. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 15 2/3 and lowered his ERA from 1.45 to 1.05.

“We just couldn’t solve him,” Rockies manager Bud Black said.

Colorado’s Ryan McMahon said he briefly thought he would be hit by a Berríos pitch that he struck out looking at in the third.

“He wasn’t predictable at all,” McMahon said. “He was confident to throw anything in any count. You could feel his confidence out there."

Turner praised Berríos for toughening up with runners on base.

“When he gets into jams, his ability to pitch out of it has been spectacular,” Turner said.

Toronto’s Génesis Cabrera pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and Nate Pearson struck out the side in the ninth to hand Colorado its second shutout defeat of 2024.

Freeland (0-3) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings, losing for the third time in four starts. Freeland walked two and struck out three. His ERA went from 16.03 to 13.21.

When Turner’s bloop single drove in George Springer in the bottom of the first, it marked the 15th time in 16 games this season that Colorado’s opponent had opened the scoring.

The Rockies have allowed 23 runs in the first inning this season.

The Rockies had a season-high 20 hits in Friday’s 12-4 win but the offense didn’t keep rolling. Colorado had seven hits in a 5-3 loss on Saturday before Berríos shut the Rockies down Sunday.

After striking out 15 times Saturday, the Rockies fanned 10 times in Sunday’s series finale.

“The last couple of nights we’ve punched out,” Black said. “We’ve got to do a little better job of really bearing down with two strikes, putting the ball in play.”

Springer had two hits and scored twice for Toronto while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added an RBI single.

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk reached base four times. Kirk walked twice and had two singles.

Rockies: OF Kris Bryant was held out of the starting lineup. Bryant left Saturday’s game in the fourth because of soreness in his right ribs and back. The 2016 NL MVP twisted and crashed into the outfield wall making a first-inning catch.

Rockies: RHP Cal Quantrill (0-2, 7.20 ERA) is expected to start Monday as Colorado opens a three-game series in Philadelphia. RHP Aaron Nola (0-1, 4.50) goes for the Phillies.

TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, Justin Turner had three hits and three RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Sunday for their second shutout victory of the season.Turner opened the scoring with a two-out single in the first, doubled home a run in the third and added another two-out RBI single in the fifth against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland.Turner is 8 for 10 with six RBIs against left-handed pitching this season.“He’s special right now,” Berríos said. “What a ball player.”The Blue Jays won their second straight series after losing the previous two.Berríos (3-0) allowed two hits, both singles, walked two and struck out seven. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 15 2/3 and lowered his ERA from 1.45 to 1.05.“We just couldn’t solve him,” Rockies manager Bud Black said.Colorado’s Ryan McMahon said he briefly thought he would be hit by a Berríos pitch that he struck out looking at in the third.“He wasn’t predictable at all,” McMahon said. “He was confident to throw anything in any count. You could feel his confidence out there."Turner praised Berríos for toughening up with runners on base.“When he gets into jams, his ability to pitch out of it has been spectacular,” Turner said.Toronto’s Génesis Cabrera pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and Nate Pearson struck out the side in the ninth to hand Colorado its second shutout defeat of 2024.Freeland (0-3) allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings, losing for the third time in four starts. Freeland walked two and struck out three. His ERA went from 16.03 to 13.21.When Turner’s bloop single drove in George Springer in the bottom of the first, it marked the 15th time in 16 games this season that Colorado’s opponent had opened the scoring.The Rockies have allowed 23 runs in the first inning this season.The Rockies had a season-high 20 hits in Friday’s 12-4 win but the offense didn’t keep rolling. Colorado had seven hits in a 5-3 loss on Saturday before Berríos shut the Rockies down Sunday.After striking out 15 times Saturday, the Rockies fanned 10 times in Sunday’s series finale.“The last couple of nights we’ve punched out,” Black said. “We’ve got to do a little better job of really bearing down with two strikes, putting the ball in play.”Springer had two hits and scored twice for Toronto while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added an RBI single.Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk reached base four times. Kirk walked twice and had two singles.TRAINER’S ROOMRockies: OF Kris Bryant was held out of the starting lineup. Bryant left Saturday’s game in the fourth because of soreness in his right ribs and back. The 2016 NL MVP twisted and crashed into the outfield wall making a first-inning catch.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Cal Quantrill (0-2, 7.20 ERA) is expected to start Monday as Colorado opens a three-game series in Philadelphia. RHP Aaron Nola (0-1, 4.50) goes for the Phillies.

Rockies stumble in Sunday series finale at Toronto

West Lafayette, Ind. -&nbsp;The #62 Nebraska men’s tennis team (15-8, 4-3 Big Ten) reached the most single-season wins for the program in 13 years with its 5-2 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers (7-13, 2-5 Big Ten) on Sunday. In their final road match of the regular season, the Huskers got an early lead with the doubles point and delivered in singles to secure their fourth conference win.

The conference dual began with doubles at the Schwartz Tennis Center. Nationally ranked #81 Anton Shepp and Nic Wiedenhorn claimed the first win for NU, taking down Soham Purohit and Juan Velasquez, 6-3, on Court One. Shepp and Wiedenhorn were down 2-3 early, but took four-straight games to claim the match. Shunya Maruyama and Leo Linquet partnered at No. 3 doubles and defeated Mujtaba Ali-Khan and Daniel Labrador, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for the Big Red. On Court Two, Lars Johann and Calvin Mueller faced Stefan Simeunovic and Henrik Villanger, but the match was left unfinished at 5-3.

Headed into singles with the lead, five Huskers won their first sets for a strong start. Johann took the first singles win for the Big Red, defeating Velasquez with a dominant 6-2, 6-1, on Court Four. Next to finish was Shepp, playing the No. 2 slot against Purohit. Shepp took down the Boilermaker 6-2, 6-2, to make the match score Nebraska 3, Purdue 0. Linquet faced Labrador on Court Five and clinched the match for the Big Red with a 6-1, 6-4 win. On Court One, Mueller battled Simeunovic, but fell 4-6, 2-6. Maruyama was next to finish at No. 3 singles, defeating Villanger 6-1, 6-3. Hietaranta took on Ali-Khan on court Six, and fell in a tiebreaker, 6-3, 4-6, [8-10]. The final score of the match was 5-2, Nebraska.

With the win, the Huskers improved to 15-8 (4-3 Big Ten), which is a program best for the last 13 seasons. Fifteen wins is the most for the Big Red since 2011, when the team finished 15-13 (1-5 Big 12). Doubles duo Shunya Maruyama and Leo Linquet also improved to 9-4 in the No. 3 slot, also holding a 3-1 Big Ten record. Maruyama improved to 13-5 in spring singles, and Shepp reached a 9-2 record at No. 2 with his win over Purohit.

Up next, the Huskers return home for their final regular season matches against Big Ten foes #1 Ohio State and Penn State. The Big Red host top-ranked Ohio State on Friday, April 19, with first serve set for 5 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, April 21, the Huskers will celebrate Senior Day at their final home match. Nebraska will take on Penn State at noon (CT) to conclude the regular season. Both matches will be held at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, where parking and admission are free. Live&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=neb" target="_blank">stats</a>&nbsp;will be available on Huskers.com, as well as live updates and content posted on X/Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/HuskerMTennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">@HuskerMTennis</a>.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsWest Lafayette, Ind. -&nbsp;The #62 Nebraska men’s tennis team (15-8, 4-3 Big Ten) reached the most single-season wins for the program in 13 years with its 5-2 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers (7-13, 2-5 Big Ten) on Sunday. In their final road match of the regular season, the Huskers got an early lead with the doubles point and delivered in singles to secure their fourth conference win.The conference dual began with doubles at the Schwartz Tennis Center. Nationally ranked #81 Anton Shepp and Nic Wiedenhorn claimed the first win for NU, taking down Soham Purohit and Juan Velasquez, 6-3, on Court One. Shepp and Wiedenhorn were down 2-3 early, but took four-straight games to claim the match. Shunya Maruyama and Leo Linquet partnered at No. 3 doubles and defeated Mujtaba Ali-Khan and Daniel Labrador, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for the Big Red. On Court Two, Lars Johann and Calvin Mueller faced Stefan Simeunovic and Henrik Villanger, but the match was left unfinished at 5-3.Headed into singles with the lead, five Huskers won their first sets for a strong start. Johann took the first singles win for the Big Red, defeating Velasquez with a dominant 6-2, 6-1, on Court Four. Next to finish was Shepp, playing the No. 2 slot against Purohit. Shepp took down the Boilermaker 6-2, 6-2, to make the match score Nebraska 3, Purdue 0. Linquet faced Labrador on Court Five and clinched the match for the Big Red with a 6-1, 6-4 win. On Court One, Mueller battled Simeunovic, but fell 4-6, 2-6. Maruyama was next to finish at No. 3 singles, defeating Villanger 6-1, 6-3. Hietaranta took on Ali-Khan on court Six, and fell in a tiebreaker, 6-3, 4-6, [8-10]. The final score of the match was 5-2, Nebraska.With the win, the Huskers improved to 15-8 (4-3 Big Ten), which is a program best for the last 13 seasons. Fifteen wins is the most for the Big Red since 2011, when the team finished 15-13 (1-5 Big 12). Doubles duo Shunya Maruyama and Leo Linquet also improved to 9-4 in the No. 3 slot, also holding a 3-1 Big Ten record. Maruyama improved to 13-5 in spring singles, and Shepp reached a 9-2 record at No. 2 with his win over Purohit.Up next, the Huskers return home for their final regular season matches against Big Ten foes #1 Ohio State and Penn State. The Big Red host top-ranked Ohio State on Friday, April 19, with first serve set for 5 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, April 21, the Huskers will celebrate Senior Day at their final home match. Nebraska will take on Penn State at noon (CT) to conclude the regular season. Both matches will be held at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, where parking and admission are free. Live&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=neb" target="_blank">stats</a>&nbsp;will be available on Huskers.com, as well as live updates and content posted on X/Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/HuskerMTennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">@HuskerMTennis</a>.

Big Red best Boilermakers

No. 23 Nebraska dropped its first weekend series of the season, as the Huskers fell 6-4 at Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Bainton Field.

Nebraska (23-10, 6-3 Big Ten) scored four runs on nine hits and an error, while Rutgers (22-13, 3-6 Big Ten) totaled six runs on 10 hits.

Ben Columbus and Case Sanderson pieced together two-hit games for the NU offense. Dylan Carey had a solo homer, while Cayden Brumbaugh, Cole Evans, Garrett Anglim and Riley Silva recorded one hit each.

Drew Christo pitched two innings, allowing one run on two hits in his eighth start of the season. Will Walsh dropped to 3-2 on the year after surrendering three runs on five hits in 2.2 innings of work. Evan Borst walked the lone batter he faced, while Jalen Worthley pitched 2.2 innings in relief for the Huskers.

Worthley allowed two runs on three hits, while Rans Sanders recorded the final two outs for the NU pitching staff.

Nebraska broke the scoreless tie in the second, plating a run on a pair of hits to grab a 1-0 advantage. Columbus singled through the left side, while Anglim drew a full-count walk to put runners on first and second with no outs.

Silva loaded the bases with a one-out infield single, setting up Brumbaugh’s sacrifice fly to right field that scored Columbus.

Evans led off the third with a full-count walk and later came around to score on Columbus’ RBI single to right-center, doubling the Big Red’s lead to 2-0.

The Scarlet Knights got the run back in the bottom of the third after a leadoff walk, followed by an RBI double down the left-field line.

Carey opened the fourth inning with a 409-foot solo homer into the left-field berm to give the NU offense its third consecutive inning with a run across the board.

Rutgers locked the game at three in the bottom of the fourth with two runs behind four hits in the inning. A one-out solo homer brought the Scarlet Knights within a run, while three consecutive singles brought the game to a tie at three through four innings.

A leadoff single, followed by two plunked batters with two outs loaded the bases for Rutgers in the fifth inning. Borst replaced Walsh on the mound and walked the lone batter he faced on four pitches to give the Scarlet Knights a 4-3 lead. Worthley took the place of Borst and induced a groundout to second to get out of the jam for the Huskers.

The Huskers threatened in the seventh after two-out singles from Evans and Sanderson had runners on first and third for the Big Red, but the Scarlet Knights escaped the damage with a groundout to the shortstop.

Rutgers doubled the lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run from Johnny Volpe.

Anglim’s one-out single through the left side, followed by a four-pitch walk to Carey had runners on first and second for the Huskers in the eighth. Consecutive passed balls brought home Anglim and brought Nebraska within 5-4 with runners on first and third with two outs. A groundout to shortstop prevented the Big Red from plating the tying run.

The Scarlet Knights added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI fielder’s choice to third, which stretched the Rutgers lead to 6-4.

Nebraska returns to action with a midweek tilt vs. Creighton at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Tuesday, April 16. First pitch between the Huskers and Bluejays is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsNo. 23 Nebraska dropped its first weekend series of the season, as the Huskers fell 6-4 at Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Bainton Field.Nebraska (23-10, 6-3 Big Ten) scored four runs on nine hits and an error, while Rutgers (22-13, 3-6 Big Ten) totaled six runs on 10 hits.Ben Columbus and Case Sanderson pieced together two-hit games for the NU offense. Dylan Carey had a solo homer, while Cayden Brumbaugh, Cole Evans, Garrett Anglim and Riley Silva recorded one hit each.Drew Christo pitched two innings, allowing one run on two hits in his eighth start of the season. Will Walsh dropped to 3-2 on the year after surrendering three runs on five hits in 2.2 innings of work. Evan Borst walked the lone batter he faced, while Jalen Worthley pitched 2.2 innings in relief for the Huskers.Worthley allowed two runs on three hits, while Rans Sanders recorded the final two outs for the NU pitching staff.Nebraska broke the scoreless tie in the second, plating a run on a pair of hits to grab a 1-0 advantage. Columbus singled through the left side, while Anglim drew a full-count walk to put runners on first and second with no outs.Silva loaded the bases with a one-out infield single, setting up Brumbaugh’s sacrifice fly to right field that scored Columbus.Evans led off the third with a full-count walk and later came around to score on Columbus’ RBI single to right-center, doubling the Big Red’s lead to 2-0.The Scarlet Knights got the run back in the bottom of the third after a leadoff walk, followed by an RBI double down the left-field line.Carey opened the fourth inning with a 409-foot solo homer into the left-field berm to give the NU offense its third consecutive inning with a run across the board.Rutgers locked the game at three in the bottom of the fourth with two runs behind four hits in the inning. A one-out solo homer brought the Scarlet Knights within a run, while three consecutive singles brought the game to a tie at three through four innings.A leadoff single, followed by two plunked batters with two outs loaded the bases for Rutgers in the fifth inning. Borst replaced Walsh on the mound and walked the lone batter he faced on four pitches to give the Scarlet Knights a 4-3 lead. Worthley took the place of Borst and induced a groundout to second to get out of the jam for the Huskers.The Huskers threatened in the seventh after two-out singles from Evans and Sanderson had runners on first and third for the Big Red, but the Scarlet Knights escaped the damage with a groundout to the shortstop.Rutgers doubled the lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run from Johnny Volpe.Anglim’s one-out single through the left side, followed by a four-pitch walk to Carey had runners on first and second for the Huskers in the eighth. Consecutive passed balls brought home Anglim and brought Nebraska within 5-4 with runners on first and third with two outs. A groundout to shortstop prevented the Big Red from plating the tying run.The Scarlet Knights added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI fielder’s choice to third, which stretched the Rutgers lead to 6-4.Nebraska returns to action with a midweek tilt vs. Creighton at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Tuesday, April 16. First pitch between the Huskers and Bluejays is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

Huskers baseball drops series at Rutgers

Lincoln, Neb.&nbsp;- Graduate Maja Pietrowicz secured a singles win, and the Huskers battled, but it was not enough as the Nebraska women’s tennis team (11-8, 2-7 Big Ten) dropped NU’s final home match of the season to #16 Ohio State (15-6, 8-2 Big Ten) 4-1 on Senior Day.

Action against the Buckeyes started with doubles play. Up first, Isabel Adrover Gallego and Lucy Loy battled Alessia Cau and Madeline Atway on Court Three, but fell 6-0. Then, a close match on Court Two ended with a tiebreak victory for Irina Cantos Siemers and Akanksha Bhan, 7-6 (7-0) over Anfisa Danilchenko and Ana Zamburek, securing the doubles point for the Buckeyes. No. 75 Raphaëlle Lacasse and Pietrowicz’s match on Court One was left unfinished. The duo was ahead in a seven-point tiebreak at 2-0, as the teams were tied 6-6 when OSU got the doubles point.&nbsp;

To start singles play, Lacasse held her own on Court One, but it was not enough as #15 Cantos Siemers won 6-4, 6-4 for Ohio State’s second win. Pietrowicz (Court Four), Zamburek (Court Five) and Jillian Roa (Court Six) all won the opening set on their respective courts before Pietrowicz finished first and bested OSU’s Teah Chavez, 6-3, 6-4. On Court Three, Adrover Gallego dropped the opening set, but won the second set in the tiebreak to force a deciding third set. Then, OSU tallied its third point of the match as Shelly Bereznyak defeated Danilchenko on Court Two, 7-5, 6-0.&nbsp;

Up next, the Huskers hit the road for their final matches of the regular season. NU will face Michigan State on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. (CT) in East Lansing, Mich., and will meet Michigan on Sunday, April 21 at 12 p.m. (CT) in Ann Arbor. Live stats and streaming will be available on huskers.com.&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsLincoln, Neb.&nbsp;- Graduate Maja Pietrowicz secured a singles win, and the Huskers battled, but it was not enough as the Nebraska women’s tennis team (11-8, 2-7 Big Ten) dropped NU’s final home match of the season to #16 Ohio State (15-6, 8-2 Big Ten) 4-1 on Senior Day.Action against the Buckeyes started with doubles play. Up first, Isabel Adrover Gallego and Lucy Loy battled Alessia Cau and Madeline Atway on Court Three, but fell 6-0. Then, a close match on Court Two ended with a tiebreak victory for Irina Cantos Siemers and Akanksha Bhan, 7-6 (7-0) over Anfisa Danilchenko and Ana Zamburek, securing the doubles point for the Buckeyes. No. 75 Raphaëlle Lacasse and Pietrowicz’s match on Court One was left unfinished. The duo was ahead in a seven-point tiebreak at 2-0, as the teams were tied 6-6 when OSU got the doubles point.&nbsp;To start singles play, Lacasse held her own on Court One, but it was not enough as #15 Cantos Siemers won 6-4, 6-4 for Ohio State’s second win. Pietrowicz (Court Four), Zamburek (Court Five) and Jillian Roa (Court Six) all won the opening set on their respective courts before Pietrowicz finished first and bested OSU’s Teah Chavez, 6-3, 6-4. On Court Three, Adrover Gallego dropped the opening set, but won the second set in the tiebreak to force a deciding third set. Then, OSU tallied its third point of the match as Shelly Bereznyak defeated Danilchenko on Court Two, 7-5, 6-0.&nbsp;Up next, the Huskers hit the road for their final matches of the regular season. NU will face Michigan State on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. (CT) in East Lansing, Mich., and will meet Michigan on Sunday, April 21 at 12 p.m. (CT) in Ann Arbor. Live stats and streaming will be available on huskers.com.&nbsp;

Husker drop match to #16 OSU on Senior Day 

Lindsey Thiele shot a final-round 75 (+3) to take 28th individually and lead four Husker women's golfers in the top 30 at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday.

Thiele's final-round 75 was added to Saturday rounds of 74 and 78, as the senior from Wahoo, Neb., closed with a three-round score of 227 (+11) on the par-72, 6,319-yard layout of the Scarlet Course.

Thiele finished one stroke in front of teammates Miu Takahashi, Michaela Vavrova and Arden Louchheim, who all tied for 29th in the 75-player field with 54-hole scores of 228 (+12).

Takahashi, a junior from Nasu-Machi, Japan, produced Nebraska's second-best round of the day with a 76 (+4) on Sunday, while Louchheim added a 78. Vavrova managed a 79 as Nebraska's fourth counting score in the six-count-four format. As a team, the Huskers closed with a 308 (+20) in the final round to end the tournament in 10th at 911 (305-298-308).

The hosts from Ohio State ran away with the team title by 20 strokes with a three-round total of 857 (-7), including a final-round 283. Caley McGinty led a Buckeye sweep of the top spots by taking medalist honors with a 210 (-6) to claim a four-stroke win over teammates Kary Hollenbaugh and Faith Choi, who tied for second at 214 (-2). Kailie Vongsaga added a tie for ninth to put four Buckeyes in the top 10 in the final individual standings.

Michigan State finished second at 877 (+13), while Purdue took third at 877.

Nebraska returns to action next weekend when the Huskers travel to Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Md., for the Big Ten Championship (April 19-21).

Therese Hession Buckeye InvitationalApril 13-14, 2024Columbus, OhioScarlet Course (Par 72, 6,319 Yards)

Final Team Results1. Ohio State - 291-283-283=857 (-7)2. Michigan State - 291-291-295=877 (+13)3. Purdue - 297-297-287=881 (+17)4. Indiana - 301-292-296=889 (+25)5. Wisconsin - 298-296-299=893 (+29)6. Kent State - 295-297-303=895 (+31)7. Minnesota - 309-295-297=901 (+37)8. Illinois - 302-305-299=906 (+42)9. Rutgers - 298-306-306=910 (+46)10. Nebraska - 305-298-308=911 (+47)11. Penn State - 303-308-302=913 (+49)12. Iowa - 317-295-305=917 (+53)

Final Individual Results1. Caley McGinty, Ohio State - 71-68-71=210 (-6)T2. Faith Choi, Ohio State - 74-71-69=214 (-2)T2. Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State - 73-70-71=214 (-2)T4. Momo Sugiyama, Purdue - 72-75-70=217 (+1)T4. Paula Balanzategui, Michigan State - 73-73-71=217 (+1)T4. Veronika Kedronova, Kent State - 70-72-75=217 (+1)T7. Ashley Kozlowski, Purdue - 74-74-70=218 (+2)T7. Katie Lu, Michigan State - 72-72-74=218 (+2)T9. Kailie Vongsaga, Ohio State - 73-74-72=219 (+3)T9. Caroline Craig, Indiana - 77-69-73=219 (+3)

Nebraska Individuals28. Lindsey Thiele - 74-78-75=227 (+11)T29. Miu Takahashi - 78-74-76=228 (+12)T29. Michaela Vavrova - 76-73-79=228 (+12)T29. Arden Louchheim - 77-73-78=228 (+12)T63. Lena Hassert - 78-80-80=238 (+22)75. Sydney Harz - 81-0-0hiele Leads Four Huskers in Top 30 at Ohio State

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsLindsey Thiele shot a final-round 75 (+3) to take 28th individually and lead four Husker women's golfers in the top 30 at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday.Thiele's final-round 75 was added to Saturday rounds of 74 and 78, as the senior from Wahoo, Neb., closed with a three-round score of 227 (+11) on the par-72, 6,319-yard layout of the Scarlet Course.Thiele finished one stroke in front of teammates Miu Takahashi, Michaela Vavrova and Arden Louchheim, who all tied for 29th in the 75-player field with 54-hole scores of 228 (+12).Takahashi, a junior from Nasu-Machi, Japan, produced Nebraska's second-best round of the day with a 76 (+4) on Sunday, while Louchheim added a 78. Vavrova managed a 79 as Nebraska's fourth counting score in the six-count-four format. As a team, the Huskers closed with a 308 (+20) in the final round to end the tournament in 10th at 911 (305-298-308).The hosts from Ohio State ran away with the team title by 20 strokes with a three-round total of 857 (-7), including a final-round 283. Caley McGinty led a Buckeye sweep of the top spots by taking medalist honors with a 210 (-6) to claim a four-stroke win over teammates Kary Hollenbaugh and Faith Choi, who tied for second at 214 (-2). Kailie Vongsaga added a tie for ninth to put four Buckeyes in the top 10 in the final individual standings.Michigan State finished second at 877 (+13), while Purdue took third at 877.Nebraska returns to action next weekend when the Huskers travel to Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Md., for the Big Ten Championship (April 19-21).Therese Hession Buckeye InvitationalApril 13-14, 2024Columbus, OhioScarlet Course (Par 72, 6,319 Yards)Final Team Results1. Ohio State - 291-283-283=857 (-7)2. Michigan State - 291-291-295=877 (+13)3. Purdue - 297-297-287=881 (+17)4. Indiana - 301-292-296=889 (+25)5. Wisconsin - 298-296-299=893 (+29)6. Kent State - 295-297-303=895 (+31)7. Minnesota - 309-295-297=901 (+37)8. Illinois - 302-305-299=906 (+42)9. Rutgers - 298-306-306=910 (+46)10. Nebraska - 305-298-308=911 (+47)11. Penn State - 303-308-302=913 (+49)12. Iowa - 317-295-305=917 (+53)Final Individual Results1. Caley McGinty, Ohio State - 71-68-71=210 (-6)T2. Faith Choi, Ohio State - 74-71-69=214 (-2)T2. Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State - 73-70-71=214 (-2)T4. Momo Sugiyama, Purdue - 72-75-70=217 (+1)T4. Paula Balanzategui, Michigan State - 73-73-71=217 (+1)T4. Veronika Kedronova, Kent State - 70-72-75=217 (+1)T7. Ashley Kozlowski, Purdue - 74-74-70=218 (+2)T7. Katie Lu, Michigan State - 72-72-74=218 (+2)T9. Kailie Vongsaga, Ohio State - 73-74-72=219 (+3)T9. Caroline Craig, Indiana - 77-69-73=219 (+3)Nebraska Individuals28. Lindsey Thiele - 74-78-75=227 (+11)T29. Miu Takahashi - 78-74-76=228 (+12)T29. Michaela Vavrova - 76-73-79=228 (+12)T29. Arden Louchheim - 77-73-78=228 (+12)T63. Lena Hassert - 78-80-80=238 (+22)75. Sydney Harz - 81-0-0hiele Leads Four Huskers in Top 30 at Ohio State

Thiele leads four Huskers in top 30 at Ohio State

The Nebraska softball team erased a late five-run deficit and rallied for a 7-6 win over Rutgers in eight innings Sunday in a series-clinching victory for the Big Red.

Nebraska trailed 6-1 before tying the game with a five-run sixth inning. In the eighth, Peyton Cody drove in Billie Andrews with the winning run with a two-out RBI single. Sarah Harness then worked around a two-out walk in the bottom of the eighth to wrap up the win.

With the victory, Nebraska improved to 25-16 on the season and moved to 8-3 in Big Ten play, including a 5-1 record on the road.

Cody finished with two RBIs including the game-winner. Samantha Bland tied the game with a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning and was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs.&nbsp;

Nebraska finished with 11 hits in the game and overcame stranding 11 base runners.

The comeback was made possible thanks to a terrific relief outing from Harness. She entered the game in the fourth inning and allowed one run on just two hits in 5.0 innings. Harness (5-3) retired 11 of the final 12 batters. Kaylin Kinney started and allowed five runs (three earned) on three hits in 3.0-plus innings.

Mattie Boyd (15-7) took the loss, throwing a complete game. She gave up 11 hits but only three of the seven runs she allowed were earned. Rutgers fell to 26-18 with the loss and dropped to 8-6 in conference play.

Nebraska gave up four runs in the first three innings despite only allowing just one hit - a single.

Meanwhile Nebraska was frustrated by early missed opportunities offensively. The Huskers stranded two runners in the first inning and left another runner in the second. NU then stranded runners at second and third in the third inning.

Trailing 4-0 after three innings, Caitlynn Neal cut the lead to 4-1 when she led off the top of the fourth inning with a home run. Bella Bacon followed with a single and Ava Bredwell drew a one-out walk to put runners on first and second with one out. After a fly out, Katelyn Caneda lined a single to right field and Sydney Gray thought she had scored on the play but was ruled out at home plate to end the inning.

Rutgers answered the run in the bottom of the fourth. A double, a bunt single and an RBI single plated a run as the Scarlet Knights pushed their lead to 5-1.

A solo home run then pushed the lead to 6-1 after five innings.

Nebraska tied the game with five runs in the top of the sixth aided by a pair of Rutgers errors. Neal drew a leadoff walk before an error put Huskers on first and second with no outs. Gray then hit an RBI double off the wall in left to score Neal and cut the lead to 6-2. With one out, Billie Andrews won a 10-pitch at bat by drawing a walk to load the bases. Another error on an RBI fielder's choice from Caneda cut the lead to 6-3 and kept the bases loaded. A fielder's choice brought home another run to make it 6-4. Bland then hit a two-run double to center field that scored pinch runner Mckinley Malecha and Billie Andrews to tie the game.

After Harness retired Rutgers in order in the bottom of the seventh, Billie Andrews drew a one-out walk in the top of the eighth. Caneda then put down a sacrifice bunt to move Andrews to second base with two outs before Cody came through with an RBI single over the center fielder's head that gave Nebraska its first lead of the game at 7-6. Bland and Brooke Andrews followed with singles to load the bases but the Huskers could not add to their lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, Harness retired the first two batters before issuing a two-out walk. With the tying run on first base and the winning run at the plate, Harness coaxed a pop out to end the game.

Nebraska remains on the road next weekend, when the Huskers travel to Ann Arbor for a three-game series with the Michigan Wolverines.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsThe Nebraska softball team erased a late five-run deficit and rallied for a 7-6 win over Rutgers in eight innings Sunday in a series-clinching victory for the Big Red.Nebraska trailed 6-1 before tying the game with a five-run sixth inning. In the eighth, Peyton Cody drove in Billie Andrews with the winning run with a two-out RBI single. Sarah Harness then worked around a two-out walk in the bottom of the eighth to wrap up the win.With the victory, Nebraska improved to 25-16 on the season and moved to 8-3 in Big Ten play, including a 5-1 record on the road.Cody finished with two RBIs including the game-winner. Samantha Bland tied the game with a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning and was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs.&nbsp;Nebraska finished with 11 hits in the game and overcame stranding 11 base runners.The comeback was made possible thanks to a terrific relief outing from Harness. She entered the game in the fourth inning and allowed one run on just two hits in 5.0 innings. Harness (5-3) retired 11 of the final 12 batters. Kaylin Kinney started and allowed five runs (three earned) on three hits in 3.0-plus innings.Mattie Boyd (15-7) took the loss, throwing a complete game. She gave up 11 hits but only three of the seven runs she allowed were earned. Rutgers fell to 26-18 with the loss and dropped to 8-6 in conference play.Nebraska gave up four runs in the first three innings despite only allowing just one hit - a single.Meanwhile Nebraska was frustrated by early missed opportunities offensively. The Huskers stranded two runners in the first inning and left another runner in the second. NU then stranded runners at second and third in the third inning.Trailing 4-0 after three innings, Caitlynn Neal cut the lead to 4-1 when she led off the top of the fourth inning with a home run. Bella Bacon followed with a single and Ava Bredwell drew a one-out walk to put runners on first and second with one out. After a fly out, Katelyn Caneda lined a single to right field and Sydney Gray thought she had scored on the play but was ruled out at home plate to end the inning.Rutgers answered the run in the bottom of the fourth. A double, a bunt single and an RBI single plated a run as the Scarlet Knights pushed their lead to 5-1.A solo home run then pushed the lead to 6-1 after five innings.Nebraska tied the game with five runs in the top of the sixth aided by a pair of Rutgers errors. Neal drew a leadoff walk before an error put Huskers on first and second with no outs. Gray then hit an RBI double off the wall in left to score Neal and cut the lead to 6-2. With one out, Billie Andrews won a 10-pitch at bat by drawing a walk to load the bases. Another error on an RBI fielder's choice from Caneda cut the lead to 6-3 and kept the bases loaded. A fielder's choice brought home another run to make it 6-4. Bland then hit a two-run double to center field that scored pinch runner Mckinley Malecha and Billie Andrews to tie the game.After Harness retired Rutgers in order in the bottom of the seventh, Billie Andrews drew a one-out walk in the top of the eighth. Caneda then put down a sacrifice bunt to move Andrews to second base with two outs before Cody came through with an RBI single over the center fielder's head that gave Nebraska its first lead of the game at 7-6. Bland and Brooke Andrews followed with singles to load the bases but the Huskers could not add to their lead.In the bottom of the eighth, Harness retired the first two batters before issuing a two-out walk. With the tying run on first base and the winning run at the plate, Harness coaxed a pop out to end the game.Nebraska remains on the road next weekend, when the Huskers travel to Ann Arbor for a three-game series with the Michigan Wolverines.Post-Game Notes<ul>
 <li>Nebraska played its seventh extra-inning game of the season, including its second straight Sunday extra-inning game.</li><li>The Huskers improved to 4-3 in extra-inning games this season.</li><li>By rallying from a five-run deficit, the Huskers have now come from behind in 15 of their 24 wins this season.</li><li>NU won when trailing after five innings for just the third time this season.</li><li>Caitlynn Neal homered, her second home run in four games. In her last five games, Neal has produced 10 RBIs.</li><li>Billie Andrews scored both the game-tying and game-winning runs.</li>
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NU softball rallies to top Rutgers, win series

Nebraska's men's golfer Harry Crockett fired a final-round 68 to finish with a career-best 203 (-10) for a Nebraska career-best second-place finish at Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City on Sunday.

Crockett, a junior from Oxted, England, came up two shots shy of Wisconsin's Cameron Huss, who won the individual title with a 54-hole score of 201 (-12) on the par-71, 7,197-yard layout of the Finkbine Golf Course. Kansas City's Lucas Dutartre, Zach Little from Central Arkansas and Edouard Cereto from Southern Illinois finished in a three-way tie for third at 207, four stroke behind Crockett.

Crockett's final round was steady and strong from start to finish, as he carded four birdies to go along with 13 pars and just one bogey on the day. His final-round 68 (-3) followed rounds of 67 and 68 on Saturday.

Fellow Husker junior Hamish Murray added a solid round of his own on Sunday with a 69 (-2) to climb to a tie for 51st at 218 (+5) in the individual standings. Murray's final round included a team-best six birdies on Sunday. Sophomore Davis Johnson put up Nebraska's No. 3 score of the round with an even-par 71 to finish in a tie for 69th at 221 (+8), while fifth-year senior Will Marshall added Nebraska's final counting score in the five-count-four format with a 75 to tie for 45th overall at 217 (+4) over 54 holes.

Sophomore Quinn Yost managed a 76 to tie for 57th at 219 (+6) for the tournament, while senior Gentry Scheve carded a final-round 69 to tie for 32nd overall at 215 (+2) while playing as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup.

The Huskers put together three consistent rounds of 283, 284 and 283 to finish at 850 (-2) for the tournament, finishing in seventh place. Nebraska defeated the highest ranked team in the field, No. 65 Kansas, by nine strokes.

Wisconsin won the team title at 840 (-12), while TCU and Southern Illinois tied for second at 845 (-7). Illinois State and Central Arkansas tied for fourth at 846, while the hosts from Iowa closed just three shots in front of the Huskers in sixth at 847 (-5).

Nebraska will take a week off from competition before returning to action at the 2024 Big Ten Championship in Columbus, Ohio (April 26-28).

Hawkeye InvitationalApril 13-14, 2024Iowa City, IowaFinkbine Golf Course (Par 71, 7,197 Yards)

Final Team Results1. Wisconsin - 279-279-282=840 (-12)T2. TCU - 274-289-282=845 (-7)T2. Southern Illinois - 289-282-274=845 (-7)T4. Illinois State - 280-284-282=846 (-6)T4. Central Arkansas - 275-288-283=846 (-6)6. Iowa - 283-282-282=847 (-5)7. Nebraska - 283-284-283=850 (-2)T8. Northern Illinois - 278-292-281=851 (-1)T8. South Dakota State - 287-280-284=851 (-1)&nbsp;10. Kansas City - 291-286-278-855 (+3)11. Creighton - 285-291-282=858 (+6)12. Kansas - 286-292-281=859 (+7)13. Wichita State - 283-294-288=865 (+13)14. Missouri State - 283-295-290=868 (+16)15. Drake - 285-306-283=874 (+22)16. Murray State - 286-301-291=878 (+26)

Final Individual Results1. Cameron Huss, Wisconsin - 66-66-69=201 (-12)2. Harry Crockett, Nebraska - 67-68-68=203 (-10)T3. Lucas Dutartre, Kansas City - 68-72-67=207 (-6)T3. Zach Little, Central Arkansas - 67-73-67=207 (-6)T3. Edouard Cereto, Southern Illinois - 71-67-69=207 (-6)T6. Dain Richie, Southern Illinois - 71-70-67=208 (-5)T6. Ben Sluzas, Northern Illinois - 67-73-68=208 (-5)T6. Parker Wisdom, Illinois State - 71-68-69=208 (-5)T9. Five Golfers, 209 (-4)

Nebraska Individuals2. Harry Crockett - 67-68-68=203 (-10)*T32. Gentry Scheve - 72-74-69=215 (+2)T45. Will Marshall - 68-74-75=217 (+4)T51. Hamish Murray - 75-74-69=218 (+5)T57. Quinn Yost - 75-68-76=219 (+6)T69. Davis Johnson - 73-77-71=221 (+8)

*competed as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsNebraska's men's golfer Harry Crockett fired a final-round 68 to finish with a career-best 203 (-10) for a Nebraska career-best second-place finish at Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City on Sunday.Crockett, a junior from Oxted, England, came up two shots shy of Wisconsin's Cameron Huss, who won the individual title with a 54-hole score of 201 (-12) on the par-71, 7,197-yard layout of the Finkbine Golf Course. Kansas City's Lucas Dutartre, Zach Little from Central Arkansas and Edouard Cereto from Southern Illinois finished in a three-way tie for third at 207, four stroke behind Crockett.Crockett's final round was steady and strong from start to finish, as he carded four birdies to go along with 13 pars and just one bogey on the day. His final-round 68 (-3) followed rounds of 67 and 68 on Saturday.Fellow Husker junior Hamish Murray added a solid round of his own on Sunday with a 69 (-2) to climb to a tie for 51st at 218 (+5) in the individual standings. Murray's final round included a team-best six birdies on Sunday. Sophomore Davis Johnson put up Nebraska's No. 3 score of the round with an even-par 71 to finish in a tie for 69th at 221 (+8), while fifth-year senior Will Marshall added Nebraska's final counting score in the five-count-four format with a 75 to tie for 45th overall at 217 (+4) over 54 holes.Sophomore Quinn Yost managed a 76 to tie for 57th at 219 (+6) for the tournament, while senior Gentry Scheve carded a final-round 69 to tie for 32nd overall at 215 (+2) while playing as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup.The Huskers put together three consistent rounds of 283, 284 and 283 to finish at 850 (-2) for the tournament, finishing in seventh place. Nebraska defeated the highest ranked team in the field, No. 65 Kansas, by nine strokes.Wisconsin won the team title at 840 (-12), while TCU and Southern Illinois tied for second at 845 (-7). Illinois State and Central Arkansas tied for fourth at 846, while the hosts from Iowa closed just three shots in front of the Huskers in sixth at 847 (-5).Nebraska will take a week off from competition before returning to action at the 2024 Big Ten Championship in Columbus, Ohio (April 26-28).Hawkeye InvitationalApril 13-14, 2024Iowa City, IowaFinkbine Golf Course (Par 71, 7,197 Yards)Final Team Results1. Wisconsin - 279-279-282=840 (-12)T2. TCU - 274-289-282=845 (-7)T2. Southern Illinois - 289-282-274=845 (-7)T4. Illinois State - 280-284-282=846 (-6)T4. Central Arkansas - 275-288-283=846 (-6)6. Iowa - 283-282-282=847 (-5)7. Nebraska - 283-284-283=850 (-2)T8. Northern Illinois - 278-292-281=851 (-1)T8. South Dakota State - 287-280-284=851 (-1)&nbsp;10. Kansas City - 291-286-278-855 (+3)11. Creighton - 285-291-282=858 (+6)12. Kansas - 286-292-281=859 (+7)13. Wichita State - 283-294-288=865 (+13)14. Missouri State - 283-295-290=868 (+16)15. Drake - 285-306-283=874 (+22)16. Murray State - 286-301-291=878 (+26)Final Individual Results1. Cameron Huss, Wisconsin - 66-66-69=201 (-12)2. Harry Crockett, Nebraska - 67-68-68=203 (-10)T3. Lucas Dutartre, Kansas City - 68-72-67=207 (-6)T3. Zach Little, Central Arkansas - 67-73-67=207 (-6)T3. Edouard Cereto, Southern Illinois - 71-67-69=207 (-6)T6. Dain Richie, Southern Illinois - 71-70-67=208 (-5)T6. Ben Sluzas, Northern Illinois - 67-73-68=208 (-5)T6. Parker Wisdom, Illinois State - 71-68-69=208 (-5)T9. Five Golfers, 209 (-4)Nebraska Individuals2. Harry Crockett - 67-68-68=203 (-10)*T32. Gentry Scheve - 72-74-69=215 (+2)T45. Will Marshall - 68-74-75=217 (+4)T51. Hamish Murray - 75-74-69=218 (+5)T57. Quinn Yost - 75-68-76=219 (+6)T69. Davis Johnson - 73-77-71=221 (+8)*competed as an individual outside Nebraska's lineup

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The Nebraska women’s golf team concludes its 2023-24 regular-season tournament schedule by traveling to Columbus, Ohio for the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational, April 13-14.

The Huskers will take on a 12-team field loaded with 11 Big Ten Conference teams on the par-72, 6,319-yard layout of the Scarlet Course on the Ohio State campus. The Buckeye Invitational will serve as a preview to next week’s Big Ten Championship (April 19-21) at the Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Md.

The Buckeye Invitational will tee off on Saturday, April 13 with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. (CT). After playing 36 holes on Saturday, golfers in the six-count-four team format will close the tournament with Sunday’s final-round shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. (CT).

Live scoring for the event will be available on Huskers.com from&nbsp;<a href="https://golfstat.com/" target="_blank">GolfStat</a>.

The field features 11 top-100 teams, including No. 30 Michigan State, No. 32 Purdue, No. 42 Ohio State, No. 57 Minnesota, No. 64 Illinois, No. 65 Kent State, No. 66 Nebraska, No. 70 Wisconsin, No. 75 Indiana, No. 88 Rutgers and No. 93 Iowa along with No. 106 Penn State.&nbsp;

The Huskers will be without their top golfer and national No. 75 Kelli Ann Strand, who is recovering from injury in hopes of being ready for the Big Ten Championship.

The sophomore from Challis, Idaho, owns eight individual top-20 finishes in nine events this season and carries a school-record 70.77 stroke average over 26 rounds this season. The Buckeye Invitational will mark her first time out of Nebraska’s lineup since winning an individual title at the Green Wave Classic to open her college career in New Orleans (Sept. 12-13, 2022).

Lindsey Thiele will play out of the top spot in Nebraska’s lineup at Ohio State. The senior from Wahoo, Neb., is coming off a tie for 20th with a 217 (+1) at the Florida State Match Up (March 15-16). Thiele ranks second among the Huskers with a 73.35 stroke average over 17 rounds this season.

Miu Takahashi, who has produced three straight top-30 finishes, will play out of the No. 2 spot. The junior from Nasu-Machi, Japan, has competed in all 26 rounds this season and carries a 73.46 stroke average.&nbsp;

Senior Michaela Vavrova (Bojnice, Slovakia) will occupy the No. 3 spot, while freshman Arden Loucheim will compete out of the No. 4 position in the Husker lineup.&nbsp;

Germans Sydney Harz and Lena Hassert complete Nebraska’s six-player lineup. Hassert, a junior from Kreuzau, will be making her fifth lineup appearance of the season for the Big Red. Harz, a redshirt freshman from Freiburg will be making her second appearance of the spring after earning a lineup spot at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational (Feb. 18-19).

Therese Hession Buckeye InvitationalColumbus, OhioHost:&nbsp;Ohio StateThe Scarlet Course&nbsp;(Par 72/6,319 Yards)

ScheduleSaturday, April 13 (Rounds 1 &amp; 2) - 7:30 a.m. (CT) (Shotgun)Sunday, April 14 (Round 3) - 7:30 a.m. (CT) (Shotgun)

Live Scoring:&nbsp;<a href="https://golfstat.com/" target="_blank">GolfStat</a>

Participating Teams (12)&nbsp;Illinois (64)Indiana (75)Iowa (93)Kent State (65)Michigan State (30)Minnesota (57)Nebraska (66)Ohio State (42)Penn State (106)Purdue (32)Rutgers (88)Wisconsin (70)

Golfer1. Lindsey Thiele, Sr., Wahoo, Neb.&nbsp;2. Miu Takahashi, Jr., Nasu-Machi, Japan3. Michaela Vavrova, Sr., Bojnice, Slovakia4. Arden Louchheim, Fr., Park City, Utah5. Sydney Harz, RFr., Freiburg, Germany6. Lena Hassert, Jr., Kreuzau, Germany

In her second season as Nebraska’s head coach, Jeanne Sutherland is in pursuit of her 20th NCAA Regional appearance in 2024. Sutherland, who spent one season as Nebraska’s associate head coach (2021-22), was named head coach on May 5, 2022. She came to Nebraska after spending 10 seasons (2011-21) as the head coach at SMU. She previously spent 15 seasons as the head coach at Texas A&amp;M (1992-2007).

Sutherland has coached three All-Americans, five individual conference champions and three conference players of the year.

In 2018, Sutherland was named the inaugural winner of the WGCA Kim Evans Award. She also earned the WGCA Founders Award in 2017. A four-time conference coach of the year at Texas A&amp;M (3 Big 12, 1 Southwest Conference), Sutherland was also a two-time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year (1997, 2007). She led 13 Texas A&amp;M teams to NCAA Regional play, including four NCAA Championship appearances in 1997 (17th), 2004 (24th), 2005 (22nd) and 2006 (19th).&nbsp;

Sutherland coached SMU to five straight NCAA bids (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).

Kelli Ann Strand captured All-Big Ten honors as a true freshman in 2022-23.

Strand was one of eight second-team All-Big Ten choices for 2023, while the conference also announced eight first-team honorees.

She capped one of the best seasons in school history by tying for 30th at the NCAA Raleigh Regional, after tying for 20th at her first Big Ten Championship. Strand set a school record with a 72.05 stroke average on her way to final top 115 national rankings by both Golfweek and GolfStat.

Strand has continued to play outstanding golf, leading Nebraska with a 70.77 stroke average over 26 rounds that puts her on school-record pace for the season. She has climbed to No. 75 in the Scorecard National Rankings.

Strand produced a runner-up finish with a 206 (-10) at the Dale McNamara Invitational (Oct. 9-10). With rounds of 70-66-70, Strand earned Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors (Oct. 11). She added another Big Ten weekly honor (Feb. 7) after a tie for sixth with a 210 (-6) to open the spring at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 3-5).

The sophomore from Challis, Idaho owns 17 career top-25 finishes, including 10 top-10 showings after a tie for ninth at the Florida State Match Up (March 15-16). She took fifth with a season-best 204 (-12) at the 2024 Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26).&nbsp;

She claimed an individual title in her collegiate debut at the Green Wave Classic in New Orleans (Sept. 12-13, 2022). Strand tied the school record with a 54-hole score of 202 (-14) at Tulane. She also set the Husker freshman record with a second-round 65 (-7) at the Bayou Oaks South Course.&nbsp;

Strand fired a 29 (-7) over the back nine in the second round before opening the third round with a 31 (-5) on the front nine, carding a 60 (-12) over those consecutive 18 holes splitting two rounds. The NCAA record for best round of women’s golf is 61. Strand also was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 15, 2022).

Strand, who earned her second straight Idaho Golf Association Women’s Player of the Year award in December of 2022, won the Idaho Women’s Match Play title. She added a runner-up finish at the Idaho Women’s Amateur.&nbsp;

During the summer of 2023, Strand qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. She also advanced to the round of 32 in match play at the Women’s Western Amateur.

Takahashi Named Nebraska Women’s Amateur of the Year for 2023

Miu Takahashi was named the 2023 state Women’s Amateur of the Year by the Nebraska Golf Association. The junior from Nasu-Machi, Japan is the first-ever international winner of Nebraska’s top female amateur award, which dates back to 1997. She claimed the honor after winning the 49th Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship. She was the first international player to ever win the tournament, dating back to its inception in 1975.

Takahashi also qualified for the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur by claiming a spot in Dallas, Texas. She fired rounds of 78 and 73 at the U.S. Amateur in Los Angeles.&nbsp;

Takahashi owns a 73.46 stroke average over 26 rounds for the Huskers in 2023-24, including a career-best 211 (-5) to tie for 29th at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26).

As a sophomore, she was a key to Nebraska’s run to a 2023 NCAA Regional berth, setting the NU sophomore record with a 73.49 stroke average. Her 2022-23 season included an individual title with a season-best 213 (-3) at the Dale McNamara Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2022). She was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 12, 2022).&nbsp;

Michaela Vavrova was Nebraska’s top finisher at its first two tournaments of the fall and played out of the No. 1 spot in the lineup at the Dale McNamara Invitational (Oct. 9-10).

The senior from Bojnice, Slovakia led the Huskers with a career-best 205 (-11) to tie for fifth individually at the Sam Golden Invitational (Sept. 11-12). She fired rounds of 69-68-68 on the par-72, 6,413-yard layout of the Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas, to earn Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors for the second time in her career on Sept. 13.

Vavrova added a 223 (72-77-74) to help NU tie for sixth in a loaded 15-team field at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. (Sept. 17-18). She finished the fall with a career-best 72.92 stroke average over 12 rounds.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsThe Nebraska women’s golf team concludes its 2023-24 regular-season tournament schedule by traveling to Columbus, Ohio for the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational, April 13-14.The Huskers will take on a 12-team field loaded with 11 Big Ten Conference teams on the par-72, 6,319-yard layout of the Scarlet Course on the Ohio State campus. The Buckeye Invitational will serve as a preview to next week’s Big Ten Championship (April 19-21) at the Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Md.The Buckeye Invitational will tee off on Saturday, April 13 with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. (CT). After playing 36 holes on Saturday, golfers in the six-count-four team format will close the tournament with Sunday’s final-round shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. (CT).Live scoring for the event will be available on Huskers.com from&nbsp;<a href="https://golfstat.com/" target="_blank">GolfStat</a>.The field features 11 top-100 teams, including No. 30 Michigan State, No. 32 Purdue, No. 42 Ohio State, No. 57 Minnesota, No. 64 Illinois, No. 65 Kent State, No. 66 Nebraska, No. 70 Wisconsin, No. 75 Indiana, No. 88 Rutgers and No. 93 Iowa along with No. 106 Penn State.&nbsp;The Huskers will be without their top golfer and national No. 75 Kelli Ann Strand, who is recovering from injury in hopes of being ready for the Big Ten Championship.The sophomore from Challis, Idaho, owns eight individual top-20 finishes in nine events this season and carries a school-record 70.77 stroke average over 26 rounds this season. The Buckeye Invitational will mark her first time out of Nebraska’s lineup since winning an individual title at the Green Wave Classic to open her college career in New Orleans (Sept. 12-13, 2022).Lindsey Thiele will play out of the top spot in Nebraska’s lineup at Ohio State. The senior from Wahoo, Neb., is coming off a tie for 20th with a 217 (+1) at the Florida State Match Up (March 15-16). Thiele ranks second among the Huskers with a 73.35 stroke average over 17 rounds this season.Miu Takahashi, who has produced three straight top-30 finishes, will play out of the No. 2 spot. The junior from Nasu-Machi, Japan, has competed in all 26 rounds this season and carries a 73.46 stroke average.&nbsp;Senior Michaela Vavrova (Bojnice, Slovakia) will occupy the No. 3 spot, while freshman Arden Loucheim will compete out of the No. 4 position in the Husker lineup.&nbsp;Germans Sydney Harz and Lena Hassert complete Nebraska’s six-player lineup. Hassert, a junior from Kreuzau, will be making her fifth lineup appearance of the season for the Big Red. Harz, a redshirt freshman from Freiburg will be making her second appearance of the spring after earning a lineup spot at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational (Feb. 18-19).Therese Hession Buckeye InvitationalColumbus, OhioHost:&nbsp;Ohio StateThe Scarlet Course&nbsp;(Par 72/6,319 Yards)ScheduleSaturday, April 13 (Rounds 1 &amp; 2) - 7:30 a.m. (CT) (Shotgun)Sunday, April 14 (Round 3) - 7:30 a.m. (CT) (Shotgun)Live Scoring:&nbsp;<a href="https://golfstat.com/" target="_blank">GolfStat</a>Participating Teams (12)&nbsp;Illinois (64)Indiana (75)Iowa (93)Kent State (65)Michigan State (30)Minnesota (57)Nebraska (66)Ohio State (42)Penn State (106)Purdue (32)Rutgers (88)Wisconsin (70)Golfer1. Lindsey Thiele, Sr., Wahoo, Neb.&nbsp;2. Miu Takahashi, Jr., Nasu-Machi, Japan3. Michaela Vavrova, Sr., Bojnice, Slovakia4. Arden Louchheim, Fr., Park City, Utah5. Sydney Harz, RFr., Freiburg, Germany6. Lena Hassert, Jr., Kreuzau, GermanySutherland Leads HuskersIn her second season as Nebraska’s head coach, Jeanne Sutherland is in pursuit of her 20th NCAA Regional appearance in 2024. Sutherland, who spent one season as Nebraska’s associate head coach (2021-22), was named head coach on May 5, 2022. She came to Nebraska after spending 10 seasons (2011-21) as the head coach at SMU. She previously spent 15 seasons as the head coach at Texas A&amp;M (1992-2007).Sutherland has coached three All-Americans, five individual conference champions and three conference players of the year.In 2018, Sutherland was named the inaugural winner of the WGCA Kim Evans Award. She also earned the WGCA Founders Award in 2017. A four-time conference coach of the year at Texas A&amp;M (3 Big 12, 1 Southwest Conference), Sutherland was also a two-time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year (1997, 2007). She led 13 Texas A&amp;M teams to NCAA Regional play, including four NCAA Championship appearances in 1997 (17th), 2004 (24th), 2005 (22nd) and 2006 (19th).&nbsp;Sutherland coached SMU to five straight NCAA bids (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).Strand Earns All-Big Ten HonorsKelli Ann Strand captured All-Big Ten honors as a true freshman in 2022-23.Strand was one of eight second-team All-Big Ten choices for 2023, while the conference also announced eight first-team honorees.She capped one of the best seasons in school history by tying for 30th at the NCAA Raleigh Regional, after tying for 20th at her first Big Ten Championship. Strand set a school record with a 72.05 stroke average on her way to final top 115 national rankings by both Golfweek and GolfStat.Strand has continued to play outstanding golf, leading Nebraska with a 70.77 stroke average over 26 rounds that puts her on school-record pace for the season. She has climbed to No. 75 in the Scorecard National Rankings.Strand produced a runner-up finish with a 206 (-10) at the Dale McNamara Invitational (Oct. 9-10). With rounds of 70-66-70, Strand earned Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors (Oct. 11). She added another Big Ten weekly honor (Feb. 7) after a tie for sixth with a 210 (-6) to open the spring at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 3-5).The sophomore from Challis, Idaho owns 17 career top-25 finishes, including 10 top-10 showings after a tie for ninth at the Florida State Match Up (March 15-16). She took fifth with a season-best 204 (-12) at the 2024 Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26).&nbsp;She claimed an individual title in her collegiate debut at the Green Wave Classic in New Orleans (Sept. 12-13, 2022). Strand tied the school record with a 54-hole score of 202 (-14) at Tulane. She also set the Husker freshman record with a second-round 65 (-7) at the Bayou Oaks South Course.&nbsp;Strand fired a 29 (-7) over the back nine in the second round before opening the third round with a 31 (-5) on the front nine, carding a 60 (-12) over those consecutive 18 holes splitting two rounds. The NCAA record for best round of women’s golf is 61. Strand also was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 15, 2022).Strand, who earned her second straight Idaho Golf Association Women’s Player of the Year award in December of 2022, won the Idaho Women’s Match Play title. She added a runner-up finish at the Idaho Women’s Amateur.&nbsp;During the summer of 2023, Strand qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. She also advanced to the round of 32 in match play at the Women’s Western Amateur.Takahashi Named Nebraska Women’s Amateur of the Year for 2023Miu Takahashi was named the 2023 state Women’s Amateur of the Year by the Nebraska Golf Association. The junior from Nasu-Machi, Japan is the first-ever international winner of Nebraska’s top female amateur award, which dates back to 1997. She claimed the honor after winning the 49th Nebraska Women’s Amateur Championship. She was the first international player to ever win the tournament, dating back to its inception in 1975.Takahashi also qualified for the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur by claiming a spot in Dallas, Texas. She fired rounds of 78 and 73 at the U.S. Amateur in Los Angeles.&nbsp;Takahashi owns a 73.46 stroke average over 26 rounds for the Huskers in 2023-24, including a career-best 211 (-5) to tie for 29th at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26).As a sophomore, she was a key to Nebraska’s run to a 2023 NCAA Regional berth, setting the NU sophomore record with a 73.49 stroke average. Her 2022-23 season included an individual title with a season-best 213 (-3) at the Dale McNamara Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2022). She was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Oct. 12, 2022).&nbsp;Vavrova Strong in Fall for HuskersMichaela Vavrova was Nebraska’s top finisher at its first two tournaments of the fall and played out of the No. 1 spot in the lineup at the Dale McNamara Invitational (Oct. 9-10).The senior from Bojnice, Slovakia led the Huskers with a career-best 205 (-11) to tie for fifth individually at the Sam Golden Invitational (Sept. 11-12). She fired rounds of 69-68-68 on the par-72, 6,413-yard layout of the Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas, to earn Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors for the second time in her career on Sept. 13.Vavrova added a 223 (72-77-74) to help NU tie for sixth in a loaded 15-team field at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. (Sept. 17-18). She finished the fall with a career-best 72.92 stroke average over 12 rounds.Vavrova overcame an up-and-down junior season to help the Huskers advance to the NCAA Raleigh Regional.The 2022 and 2023 Slovakian Player of the Year, Vavrova has been a key to Nebraska’s success, including her tie for 17th at the 2022 Big Ten Championship. She owns a pair of top-50 NCAA Regional finishes.Vavrova finished second at the 2022 Slovak Amateur Championship and 12th at the AMUNDI Czech Ladies Challenge. She also represented Slovakia at the 2022 World University Golf Championships in Turin, leading Slovakia to a ninth-place finish.Vavrova won her first title with a then-career-best 217 (+1) at the Stampede at The Creek in Elkhorn, Neb. (Oct. 4-5, 2021). She was named the Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week (Oct. 6).Thiele Plans to Provide Leadership&nbsp;in Senior Season for Big RedLindsey Thiele earned her first top-10 finish of the season by tying for seventh (143, -1) at the rain-shortened Spartan Sun Coast Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (Feb. 18-19).&nbsp;She added a strong showing with a season-best three-round score of 212 (-4) to tie for 32nd at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26), before tying for 20th with a 217 (+1) at the Florida State Match Up (March 15-16).She ranks second among the Huskers with a 73.35 stroke average on the season.Thiele (pronounced TEEL)&nbsp; was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the 2023 Big Ten Championship, tying for 34th (228), helping NU secure a bid to the 2023 NCAA Raleigh Regional.Thiele finished with a career-best 74.88 stroke average while competing in all 38.5 rounds. She notched a pair of top-25 finishes, including a tie for eighth at the Green Wave Classic to open the season (Sept. 12-13, 2022).&nbsp;The most recent of three sisters (Haley, Hannah) to play golf for the Big Red, Thiele is an outstanding student and leader in community service. The Regents Scholar at Nebraska is a three-time WGCA ScholasticAll-American and a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She was also a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII selection in 2023.Thiele participated alongside teammate Megan Whittaker in the 2023 Nebraska Life Skills No Filter Service Trip Abroad to Panama.Huskers Set Pace in ClassroomNebraska leads NCAA Division I with 354 College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans all-time across all sports. The Huskers also lead all schools in history with 18 NCAA Top 10 Award winners across all sports.&nbsp;Nebraska women’s golf leads the nation with 94 WGCA Scholastic All-Americans since 1989, including four in 2022-23. Megan Whittaker, Lindsey Thiele, Kelli Ann Strand and Andrea Velez all earned WGCA honors.&nbsp;Whittaker became NU’s first five-time WGCA Scholastic All-American. Thiele, who earned her third WGCA honor, joins her older sisters Haley (2016, 2018, 2019) and Hannah (2018) as WGCA Scholastic All-America Huskers.NU also owns a 95 percent graduation success rate across all student-athletes.