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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla.---Hillery Wilson fired a final round 79 to capture second place at the UC Spring Invitational, which concluded on Saturday at the Plantation Inn Golf Course. Wilson's play led the Bearcats to a second place finish in the team standings.
After shooting a 78 on Friday and standing tied for fourth, Wilson went one stroke higher but still managed to move up two positions in the final order. Wilson shared the spot with three golfers from Illinois and trailed medalist Christina Wentworth of UAB by just a single stroke. First day leader Jamie Raines of Wichita State faded to sixth in the final rankings after carding an 84 on Saturday.
As a team, Cincinnati trimmed 10 strokes off of its day one total, shooting a 319 and moving past both UAB and Wichita State for second in the team standings. Illinois fired a 311 on Saturday to win by 24 shots.
Freshman Chelsa Dooley also moved into the top-10, shooting a 77 on Saturday to finish at 160, good for a tie for ninth. Junior Sarah Bires also enjoyed a strong round, finishing at 80 to move to 17th in the final rundown.
The Bearcats are next in action on April 3-4, serving as co-host of the UC/UD Women's Invitational. The event is scheduled to be played at Hueston Woods in Oxford, Ohio.
Final UC Individual Scores
T 2 Hillery Wilson 78 79 157
T 9 Chelsa Dooley 83 77 160
T 15 Marianne Erb 83 83 166
T 17 Sarah Bires 88 80 168
20 Allison Mayborg 85 84 169
T 26 Mya Pronschinske 90 84 174
*played as individual
Final Team Scores
1 Illinois, U. of 313 311 624 +56
2 Cincinnati, U. of 329 319 648 +80
3 UAB 327 324 651 +83
4 Wichita State Univ. 327 330 657 +89
5 Marshall University 339 337 676 +108