TULSA, Okla. – University of Cincinnati women's golf wrapped up play Tuesday at the 2018 Tulsa Dale McNamara Invitational at Tulsa Country Club with a final-round 312 to finish the tournament in ninth place. Freshman Vannessa Manrique (Bogotá, Colombia) was UC's top finisher with a three-round 229 to tie for 31st overall out of 70 competitors.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
After carding rounds of 302 and 308 during Monday's opening two rounds, the Bearcats looked to finish strong on Tuesday. In her first time competing with UC's scoring team since September 2017, Manrique bounced back from a second-round 78 with a career-best round of 75 on to move into a tie for 31st on the player leaderboard. Furthermore, her three-round score of 229 was also a career best. Fellow Red & Black rookie Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia), too, improved in the third round with a 76. Lopez progressed each round to finish in a tie for 50th with a 237. In total, UC holed five birdies on the day, featuring two by Manrique and one by Lopez.
Scoring Team
T31. Vanessa Manrique 76 78 75 229 +19
36. Alyssa Burritt 75 78 79 232 +22
T46. Elizabeth Keeling 76 75 85 236 +26
T50. Christina Gloor 75 80 82 237 +27
T50. Angela Lopez 84 77 76 237 +27
Individual
T59. Amalia Shahzan 82 79 80 241 +31
// TEAM RESULTS
1. Oklahoma State 287 285 293 865 +25
2. Texas A&M 293 285 292 870 +30
3. Texas Tech 301 293 293 887 +47
4. Texas State 295 295 299 889 +49
5. Mississippi State 284 302 306 892 +52
6. Fresno State 294 298 306 898 +58
7. Tulsa 307 299 305 911 +71
8. Wichita State 308 303 310 921 +81
9. Cincinnati 302 308 312 922 +82
10. FGCU 309 314 307 930 +90
11. Oral Roberts 310 314 310 934 +94
12. USF 318 299 319 936 +96
13. Missouri State 315 311 311 937 +97
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"Today was a frustrating day as we didn't execute shots well," said head coach Janet Carl. "We are seeing improvements in our processes, but today, not in our results. It is time to get home and get ready for the conference championship."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will compete at the 2018 AAC Women's Golf Championship, April 15-17, at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort in Palm Coast, Florida.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
After carding rounds of 302 and 308 during Monday's opening two rounds, the Bearcats looked to finish strong on Tuesday. In her first time competing with UC's scoring team since September 2017, Manrique bounced back from a second-round 78 with a career-best round of 75 on to move into a tie for 31st on the player leaderboard. Furthermore, her three-round score of 229 was also a career best. Fellow Red & Black rookie Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia), too, improved in the third round with a 76. Lopez progressed each round to finish in a tie for 50th with a 237. In total, UC holed five birdies on the day, featuring two by Manrique and one by Lopez.
Scoring Team
T31. Vanessa Manrique 76 78 75 229 +19
36. Alyssa Burritt 75 78 79 232 +22
T46. Elizabeth Keeling 76 75 85 236 +26
T50. Christina Gloor 75 80 82 237 +27
T50. Angela Lopez 84 77 76 237 +27
Individual
T59. Amalia Shahzan 82 79 80 241 +31
// TEAM RESULTS
1. Oklahoma State 287 285 293 865 +25
2. Texas A&M 293 285 292 870 +30
3. Texas Tech 301 293 293 887 +47
4. Texas State 295 295 299 889 +49
5. Mississippi State 284 302 306 892 +52
6. Fresno State 294 298 306 898 +58
7. Tulsa 307 299 305 911 +71
8. Wichita State 308 303 310 921 +81
9. Cincinnati 302 308 312 922 +82
10. FGCU 309 314 307 930 +90
11. Oral Roberts 310 314 310 934 +94
12. USF 318 299 319 936 +96
13. Missouri State 315 311 311 937 +97
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"Today was a frustrating day as we didn't execute shots well," said head coach Janet Carl. "We are seeing improvements in our processes, but today, not in our results. It is time to get home and get ready for the conference championship."
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will compete at the 2018 AAC Women's Golf Championship, April 15-17, at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort in Palm Coast, Florida.