Maineville, Ohio - Kate Smith shot a scorching 64 (-8) to tie her own record for the best individual round in school history and capture Nebraska's first-ever Big Ten women's golf individual title on Sunday. With Smith leading the charge, the Huskers earned a tie for second with No. 19 Maryland and No. 25 Michigan to post their best team finish at a conference championship since earning runner-up honors in the Big Eight in 1984.
Smith, a senior from Detroit Lakes, Minn., started the day four strokes back of individual leader Laura Van Respaillie from Maryland, but stormed to the top of the leader board by the time Smith made the turn, becoming the first Nebraska women's golfer to win a conference title since first-team All-American Sarah Sasse in 2003.