Huskers Set for Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate

The Nebraska women’s golf team caps a three-tournament in 14-day stretch when the Huskers travel to New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, March 14-16. 

The 13-team event opens Sunday, March 14 with tee times starting at 9 a.m. (CT) at English Turn Golf and Country Club. The tournament’s second round will follow a similar schedule on Monday, before concluding with an 8 a.m. (CT) shotgun start in the final round on Tuesday.

Live scoring for the tournament will be available at GolfStat.com. 

The tournament field includes Big Ten counterparts Rutgers and Wisconsin, along with the hosts from Tulane, Central Arkansas, Chattanooga, Louisiana Monroe, Loyola (La.), McNeese, Southern Miss, Seton Hall, SMU and Texas State.

Kate Smith, a fifth-year senior from Detroit Lakes, Minn., is hunting for her second career NCAA Regional bid. Nebraska’s career stroke average leader (73.49), Smith has opened 2021 with two top-10 finishes. She tied for third at the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas, Texas (Feb. 1-2), before taking sixth against a loaded field in challenging scoring conditions at the Bruin Wave Invitational (March 1-3). 

Most recently, Smith led the Huskers with a tie for 21st at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational in Tucson (March 8-9). 

Freshman Michaela Vavrova added a breakthrough performance in Arizona, matching Smith with a career-best three-round total of 219 that included a career-best 70 (-2) in the second round.

Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate

New Orleans, La. (Host: Tulane)

English Turn Golf & Country Club (Par 72, 6,280 Yards)

March 14-16, 2021

First Round: Sunday, March 14 (Tee Times, 9 a.m. CT)

Second Round: Monday, March 15 (Tee Times, 9 a.m. CT)

Third Round: Tuesday, March 16 (Shotgun, 8 a.m. CT)

Live Scoring: GolfStat.com

Participating Teams (13)

Central Arkansas (75)

Chattanooga (103)

Louisiana Monroe (108)

Loyola (La.)

McNeese

Nebraska (69)

Rutgers (117)

Southern Miss (149)

Seton Hall

SMU (79)

Texas State (70)

Tulane (85)

Wisconsin (84)

Nebraska Lineup

1. Kate Smith, Sr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.

2. Michaela Vavrova, Fr., Bojnice, Slovakia

3. Kirsten Baete, RJr., Beatrice, Neb.

4. Alice Duan, Gr., Reno, Nev.

5. Lindsey Thiele, Fr., Wahoo, Neb.

IND – Noor Ahmed, Sr., Folsom, Calif.