TicketsPALM COAST, Fla. – University of Cincinnati women's golf sophomore Alyssa Burritt carded a first-round 72 on Sunday, good for sixth place on the player leaderboard and just three shots off the lead at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resort.
As a team, UC turned in a score of 306 to sit in seventh place, only one stroke back from Tulsa in sixth and four behind Wichita State in fifth.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
Looking to continue the momentum from last year's strong performance at the conference championship, the Bearcats enjoyed a stellar start with three birdies on hole No. 1. The Red & Black's play stayed solid throughout the front nine holes with Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) holing three birdies to total a 36, while senior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) added two birdies and junior Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) saved par on eight of nine holes.
Burritt created a duplicate on the back nine with another 36 to total an even-par 72 for the day. The sophomore notched pars on seven holes and sunk a birdie on one. Freshman Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) improved upon a 43 on the front with a 38 on the back, featuring seven pars. Gloor and Hitt each holed a birdie on holes 10-18 en route to total scores of 76 and 77, respectively, in the opening round.
Scoring Team
6. Alyssa Burritt 72
T20. Christina Gloor 76
T26. Anika Hitt 77
42. Angela Lopez 81
48. Elizabeth Keeling 85
// TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Houston 291 +3
2. UCF 293 +5
T3. Memphis 296 +8
T3. East Carolina 296 +8
5. Wichita State 302 +14
6. Tulsa 305 +17
7. Cincinnati 306 +18
8. Tulane 310 +22
9. SMU 311 +23
10. South Florida 314 +26
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"I'm extremely proud of the effort the girls gave on the golf course today," said head coach Janet Carl. "We played in some extremely difficult conditions. They remained focused on the process and stuck to their game plan and played one shot at a time. Today was a total team effort. I'm really proud of Alyssa leading the way. That's all that we can ask from them as coaches. They are within striking distance of a couple of teams and I am excited to see what they can do tomorrow."
// MONDAY'S SECOND ROUND
Play at the 2018 AAC Championship will pick back up on Monday morning with second-round action. To start things off for the Bearcats, Keeling will tee off at 8:40 a.m., with Burritt going off at 9:12 to complete UC's scoring team. The Red & Black will be paired with Tulane. Follow along with live scoring here.
As a team, UC turned in a score of 306 to sit in seventh place, only one stroke back from Tulsa in sixth and four behind Wichita State in fifth.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
Looking to continue the momentum from last year's strong performance at the conference championship, the Bearcats enjoyed a stellar start with three birdies on hole No. 1. The Red & Black's play stayed solid throughout the front nine holes with Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) holing three birdies to total a 36, while senior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) added two birdies and junior Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) saved par on eight of nine holes.
Burritt created a duplicate on the back nine with another 36 to total an even-par 72 for the day. The sophomore notched pars on seven holes and sunk a birdie on one. Freshman Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) improved upon a 43 on the front with a 38 on the back, featuring seven pars. Gloor and Hitt each holed a birdie on holes 10-18 en route to total scores of 76 and 77, respectively, in the opening round.
Scoring Team
6. Alyssa Burritt 72
T20. Christina Gloor 76
T26. Anika Hitt 77
42. Angela Lopez 81
48. Elizabeth Keeling 85
// TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Houston 291 +3
2. UCF 293 +5
T3. Memphis 296 +8
T3. East Carolina 296 +8
5. Wichita State 302 +14
6. Tulsa 305 +17
7. Cincinnati 306 +18
8. Tulane 310 +22
9. SMU 311 +23
10. South Florida 314 +26
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"I'm extremely proud of the effort the girls gave on the golf course today," said head coach Janet Carl. "We played in some extremely difficult conditions. They remained focused on the process and stuck to their game plan and played one shot at a time. Today was a total team effort. I'm really proud of Alyssa leading the way. That's all that we can ask from them as coaches. They are within striking distance of a couple of teams and I am excited to see what they can do tomorrow."
// MONDAY'S SECOND ROUND
Play at the 2018 AAC Championship will pick back up on Monday morning with second-round action. To start things off for the Bearcats, Keeling will tee off at 8:40 a.m., with Burritt going off at 9:12 to complete UC's scoring team. The Red & Black will be paired with Tulane. Follow along with live scoring here.