Bearcats Hold Steady at American Championship

April 20, 2015



RESULTS

PALM COAST, FLA. - The University of Cincinnati women's golf team finished the second day of the American Athletic Conference Championship in the same position as it started, holding steady at eighth place after Monday's round at the Hammock Beach Resort and Golf Club. 

// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD 
Cincinnati remained in eighth place after the second round, shooting a team score of 306 after finishing with a 305 during the first round. Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) turned in the best round for UC Monday with a 75. Valentina Herrera's (Bogotá, Colombia) 76 was good enough to keep her in the top 20, sitting in 18th place. The sophomore is -2 on par-five scoring at the event. 

8. Cincinnati 305-306=611
T-18. Valentina Herrera 74-76=150
T-29. Christina Gloor 78-75=153
T-35. Stefanie Mitchell 78-77=155
T-35. Ashley Cassidy 75-80=155
43. Tara Liebert 81-78=159

// THE TOURNAMENT
The Ocean Course will measure 6,225 yards with par at 72 for the weekend. Play will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday with 18 holes each of the three days. An Awards presentation will take place following the final round on Tuesday. Admission is free and open to the public and live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com.

// THE FIELD
The event features all nine American teams that sponsor women's golf. The nine institutions that sponsor women's golf are UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. The Knights are ranked among the nation's top-30 teams, according to the GolfStat team rankings released on April 16. UCF is No. 18 in the latest Golf World/WGCA Golf Coaches Poll released on April 16 while Tulane is receiving votes in the same poll.