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PALM COAST, Fla. - University of Cincinnati women's golf senior Ashley Cassidy carded a first round 69 (-3) to move into a tie for third place following the first round of play at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club. As a team, the Bearcats shot a 301 (+13) to sit in eighth place.
// SCORING TEAM
On the opening day of the league tournament, Cassidy (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) put together her best round of the season with a career-low-tying 69 to place in a tie for third place out of 45 golfers on the individual leaderboard. Just three shots off the lead and just one back of second place, the senior shot six birdies on the day including four on the front nine holes. In her first appearance at The American Championship, sophomore Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wisc./Homestead) fired a four-over-par 76 to move into a tie for 24th. UC's remaining three scorers shot rounds of 78 to tie for 33rd overall.
Scoring Team
T3 Ashley Cassidy -3 69 69
T24 Anika Hitt +4 76 76
T33 Tara Liebert +6 78 78
T33 Christina Gloor +6 78 78
T33 Valentina Herrera +6 78 78
// TEAM RESULTS
1. UCF - 284 (-4)
T2. SMU - 290 (+2)
T2. Houston - 290 (+2)
4. Tulsa - 292 (+4)
5. Tulane - 294 (+6)
6. USF - 296 (+8)
7. East Carolina - 299 (+11)
8. Cincinnati - 301 (+13)
9. Memphis - 315 (+27)
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"Ashley Cassidy played a solid round today to lead the Bearcats," said head coach Janet Carl. "We need to get four solid scores tomorrow to make a move up the leaderboard."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will be paired with East Carolina and Memphis for Monday's second round. The grouping will tee off at 8 a.m. on hole No. 10. Follow along with live scoring here.