Lincoln - Megan Whittaker captured her second major Nebraska state women's golf title of the summer, holding off former Husker teammate Haley Thiele to claim the 48th Nebraska Women's Amateur Championship at Wilderness Ridge Country Club on Wednesday.
Whittaker, a graduate student from Elkhorn, Neb., closed the 54-hole tournament with an even-par 213 to fend off Thiele by two strokes. Whittaker settled for a 74 (+3) on Wednesday, after entering the final round at 139 (-3) through the first 36 holes. Thiele (Wahoo, Neb.) was able to cut one stroke off Whittaker's lead in the final round after entering the final day three strokes back at even-par 142.