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Baete Wins Nebraska Match Play Title

Husker Kirsten Baete defeated former teammate Haley Thiele in the championship of the Nebraska Women's Match Play at Amarii Dunes Golf Club in Axtell on Thursday morning.

Baete, a senior from Beatrice, outlasted Thiele, a 2020 Husker graduate from Wahoo, 5 & 3 in the championship match. Baete's victory completed an all-Husker final four at the 98th Nebraska Women's Match Play Championship.

Baete advanced to Thursday's final with a 3 & 2 win over teammate Nicole Hansen in the semifinals, while Haley Thiele defeated her younger sister and current Husker freshman Lindsey Thiele 1 up.