Herrera Bearcats' Top Finisher at Dale McNamara Invite

April 11, 2017

Complete Tournament Scores

TULSA, Okla. - University of Cincinnati women's golf senior Valentina Herrera was the Bearcats' top finisher at the Tulsa Dale McNamara Invitational at Tulsa Country Club with a three-round score of 224, including a 77 during Tuesday's third and final round, to place 12th out of more than 50 golfers.

The Bearcats placed eighth in the nine-team tournament with host Tulsa taking the team title. Tulsa's Greta Bruner won the individual championship.

// SCORING TEAM
Herrera (Bogotá, Colombia) continued the momentum from Monday's strong opening two rounds with a solid showing on Tuesday to achieve UC's highest finish of the tournament and a season-best placement for the Colombia native. Following Bearcats bests of a 76 in the first round and a one-over-par, season-low 71 in the second, the senior holed one birdie and went par on 10 holes in the third to slot into 12th on the final leaderboard. Senior Tara Liebert (Mason, Ohio/Mason) bounced back from a second round 82 with a 78 in the third to improve in the standings. Junior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) managed to crack the top 30 with a three-round total of 233, including a pair of birdies in the final round, to finish in a tie for 29th place.

Scoring Team
12. Valentina Herrera 76 71 77 224 +14
T29. Christina Gloor 78 76 79 233 +23
T41. Tara Liebert 79 82 78 239 +29
44. Ashley Cassidy 82 79 80 241 +31
52. Sofia Langenius 81 85 87 253 +43

// TEAM RESULTS
1. Tulsa 303 288 290 881 +41
2. New Mexico State 295 295 296 886 +46
3. BYU 307 291 295 893 +53
4. Fresno State 306 293 301 900 +60
5. Kansas 302 297 308 907 +67
6. Colorado State 309 301 305 915 +75
T6. Oral Roberts 311 301 303 915 +75
8. Cincinnati 314 308 314 936 +96
9. MSU 319 318 304 941 +101

// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will compete in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship, April 16-18, at the Hammock Beach Resort - Conservatory Course in Palm Coast, Florida. Learn more about the championship here.