Bearcats Finish 3rd, 11th at BIG EAST Championships

April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

Men's Final Results | Women's Final Results

DADE CITY, Fla. - The University of Cincinnati women's and men's golf teams finished third and 11th, respectively, at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships on Tuesday at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club.

Alberto Fernandez (Gijorn, Spain/La Corolla) finished 10th in the individual competition at one under par (71-72-72=215). Joe Kastelic (Newton, N.C./Fred T. Foard) was seven shots back of Fernandez after rounds of 76-73-73=222.

The Bearcats team total of 304-300-302=906 was four shots back of Villanova (312-296-294=902) and 11 shots ahead of 12th-place Connecticut (324-292-301=917).

Bambee Dela Paz (Caloocan City, Philippines/Miriam College) finished eighth with rounds of 75-75-72=222. She was followed by senior Marianne Erb (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson) and Anna Cumtell (Halmstad, Sweden), who fired rounds of 78-77-77=232 and 72-79-82=233, respectively.