Tribolet, Babineaux Notch Prime 10 Finishes at Westbrook – College of Nebraska

Nebraska freshmen Kaleigh Babineaux and Ailis Tribolet continued their sturdy begins to the spring season by tying for sixth individually whereas serving to the Husker girls’s golf crew to a school-record 272 (-16) within the last spherical on its solution to a fourth-place end on the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., on Monday.

Tribolet, a real freshman from Chandler, Ariz., closed with a three-round whole of 207 (-9) on the par-72, 6,293-yard structure of the Vistas Course on the Westbrook Village Golf Club. Her collegiate career-best rating included an opening-round 67 (-5) that featured an eagle on the 482-yard, par-5 eighth gap. She adopted with a second-round 71 (-1) on Sunday, earlier than closing with a 69 (-3) in Monday’s last spherical.

Tribolet’s 207 represented a 10-stroke enchancment from her earlier collegiate career-best 217 (+1), which got here on the UCF Challenge in Orlando (Jan. 25-27). Her sixth-place displaying marked her third consecutive top-25 end and her second-straight top-10 effort of the spring.

Babineaux, a real freshman from Austin, Texas, matched Tribolet stroke for stroke over the 54-hole occasion, together with a final-round 67 (-5) on Monday. Babineaux’s last spherical was highlighted by an eagle on the 469-yard, par-5 14th gap. She opened the match with back-to-back rounds of 70 (-2) on Sunday.

Babineaux’s 207 eclipsed her earlier collegiate greatest by 9 strokes, which got here on the UCF Challenge. Her tie for sixth was additionally a profession greatest, and the primary top-10 displaying of her younger profession. It additionally marked her fifth consecutive top-25 end of the season.

Hannah Kono put three Huskers within the prime 20 by ending in a tie for Sixteenth at 210 (-6). The junior from Enkoping, Sweden closed the match with a final-round 68 (-4) after placing collectively back-to-back rounds of 71 (-1) on Sunday.

Kono’s 210 match whole was a profession greatest, giving her a three-stroke enchancment over her earlier career-best 213, which got here final season at each the Westbrook and Sam Golden invitationals. Her Sixteenth-place displaying was her third top-25 end of the season, becoming a member of a pair of eighth-place performances earlier within the yr.

The sturdy particular person performances helped the Huskers end fourth in a 15-team discipline that featured 4 top-40 groups among the many 15 groups ranked within the prime 115 within the nation. The Big Red put collectively a season-best three-round crew rating of 838 (-26), ending only one stroke behind third-place Kansas State, which entered the match ranked No. 26 nationally.

No. 35 Missouri received the crew title with an 827 (-37), whereas No. 23 Arizona claimed runner-up honors at 829 (-35).

Nebraska defeated No. 37 Kansas (840, -24) by two strokes, whereas additionally beating Georgia (849, -15) and UNLV (850, -14). The Huskers have been the top-performing Big Ten crew within the match, as Rutgers matched UNLV in a tie for seventh at 850, whereas Minnesota completed ninth at 857 (-7) 19 strokes behind the Huskers. 

The hosts from Wisconsin completed eleventh at 862 (-2), whereas Penn State took twelfth at 873, 35 pictures again of the Big Red.

In all, Nebraska defeated eight groups that entered the match forward of the Huskers within the nationwide rankings.

Lauren Thiele added a career-best three-round whole of even-par 216 that featured a career-best 68 (-4) within the last spherical and a then-career-best 70 (-2) within the second spherical. The redshirt junior from Wahoo, Neb., completed a tie for forty fifth.

Symran Shah rounded out the Husker lineup in a tie for 54th with a career-best 220 (+4). The redshirt junior from Carrolltown, Texas fired a career-best 71 (-1) in Sunday’s second spherical.

Olivia Lovegrove, who competed as a person outdoors the Nebraska lineup, added a 224 (+8) to tie for 63rd within the 84 participant discipline.

The Huskers hope to maintain constructing on the momentum of back-to-back top-five crew finishes as they journey to the SoCal Spring Invitational in Camarillo, Calif., March 8-10.

Westbrook Spring Invitational
Feb. 22-23, 2026
Peoria, Arizona (Host: Wisconsin)
Westbrooke Village Golf Club
(Vistas Course – Par 72, 6,293 Yards)

Final Team Results
1. #35 Missouri – 277-279-271=827 (-37)
2. #23 Arizona – 276-278-275=829 (-35)
3. #26 Kansas State – 277-285-275=837 (-27)
4. #89 Nebraska – 284-282-272=838 (-26)
5. #37 Kansas – 280-282-278=840 (-24)
6. #61 Georgia – 278-287-284=849 (-15)
T7. #83 UNLV – 285-288-277=850 (-14)
T7. #88 Rutgers – 282-280-288=850 (-14)
9. #68 Minnesota – 286-284-287=857 (-7)
10. #82 Chattanooga – 291-286-284=861 (-3)
11. #87 Wisconsin – 291-293-278=862 (-2)
12. #60 Penn State – 295-292-286=873 (+9)
T13. Washington State – 295-290-289=874 (+10)
T13. Colorado State – 297-296-281=874 (+10)
15. Gonzaga – 299-307-294=900 (+36)

Final Individual Results
1. Noa van Beek, Kansas State – 64-71-67=202 (-14)
2. Lyla Louderbaugh, Kansas – 67-70-66=203 (-13)
3. Ebba Liljeberg, Missouri – 69-70-65=204 (-12)
T4. Mariana Mesones, Minnesota – 68-67-70=205 (-11)
T4. Nena Wongthanavimok, Arizona – 68-68-69=205 (-11)
T6. Ailis Tribolet, Nebraska – 67-71-69=207 (-9)
T6. Grace Lu, Rutgers – 67-70-70=207 (-9)
T6. Kaleigh Babineaux, Nebraska – 70-70-67=207 (-9)
T6. Pin Hsi Chen, UNLV – 69-72-66=207 (-9)
*10. Kinsley Ni, Arizona – 69-69-70=208 (-8)

Nebraska Individuals
T6. Ailis Tribolet – 67-71-69=207 (-9) profession greatest
T6. Kaleigh Babineaux – 70-70-67=207 (-9) profession greatest
T16. Hannah Kono – 71-71-68=210 (-6) profession greatest
T45. Lauren Thiele – 78-70-68=216 (E) profession greatest
T54. Symran Shah – 76-71-73=220 (+4) profession greatest
*T63. Olivia Lovegrove – 73-76-75=224 (+8)