TicketsPALM COAST, Fla. – University of Cincinnati women's golf junior Anika Hitt carded a 3-over-par 75 in the second round of the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resort.
Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) moved up from a tie for 26th on the player leaderboard following Sunday's opening round to a tie for 16th after the completion of play on Monday. Collectively, the Bearcats totaled a score of 318 on the day to slot into eighth place on the team leaderboard.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
Aiming to make a jump on moving day, Hitt bounced back with a strong performance on the front nine holes of the second round with eight pars before the turn. The junior continued the progression with a birdie on hole No. 10 and two subsequent pars. She went on to split between pars and bogeys on the remaining six holes to turn in a team-best score for the day of 75 to climb 10 spots on the leaderboard.
After shooting an even-par 72 during Sunday's first round to sit in sixth place and stand just three shots off the lead, sophomore Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) shot a 40 on the front and a 39 on the back of the second round to drop into a tie for 14th overall. The Red & Black added two additional birdies on holes 10-18 on Monday with senior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) marking one on 16 and junior Elizabeth Keeling (Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut) holing one on 13. UC fought to the finish with Keeling going just 1-over-par on the back, while freshman Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) improved with a score of 39.
Scoring Team
T14. Alyssa Burritt 72 79 151
T16. Anika Hitt 77 75 152
T31. Christina Gloor 76 82 158
T43. Angela Lopez 81 82 163
49. Elizabeth Keeling 85 85 170
// TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Houston 291 302 593 +17
2. Memphis 296 301 597 +21
3. UCF 293 305 598 +22
4. East Carolina 296 303 599 +23
5. Wichita State 302 316 618 +42
6. Tulsa 305 315 620 +44
7. Tulane 310 311 621 +45
8. Cincinnati 306 318 624 +48
9. South Florida 314 311 625 +49
10. SMU 311 318 629 +53
// TUESDAY'S THIRD ROUND
Final-round action at the 2018 AAC Championship will commence on Tuesday morning with tee times at 8 o'clock. The Bearcats' scoring team will get started with Keeling teeing off at 8:40 from hole No. 10, while Burritt will round out the top five with a 9:12 tee time on 10. Follow along with live scoring here. Live video coverage will begin at noon on the American Digital Network.
Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) moved up from a tie for 26th on the player leaderboard following Sunday's opening round to a tie for 16th after the completion of play on Monday. Collectively, the Bearcats totaled a score of 318 on the day to slot into eighth place on the team leaderboard.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
Aiming to make a jump on moving day, Hitt bounced back with a strong performance on the front nine holes of the second round with eight pars before the turn. The junior continued the progression with a birdie on hole No. 10 and two subsequent pars. She went on to split between pars and bogeys on the remaining six holes to turn in a team-best score for the day of 75 to climb 10 spots on the leaderboard.
After shooting an even-par 72 during Sunday's first round to sit in sixth place and stand just three shots off the lead, sophomore Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) shot a 40 on the front and a 39 on the back of the second round to drop into a tie for 14th overall. The Red & Black added two additional birdies on holes 10-18 on Monday with senior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) marking one on 16 and junior Elizabeth Keeling (Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut) holing one on 13. UC fought to the finish with Keeling going just 1-over-par on the back, while freshman Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) improved with a score of 39.
Scoring Team
T14. Alyssa Burritt 72 79 151
T16. Anika Hitt 77 75 152
T31. Christina Gloor 76 82 158
T43. Angela Lopez 81 82 163
49. Elizabeth Keeling 85 85 170
// TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Houston 291 302 593 +17
2. Memphis 296 301 597 +21
3. UCF 293 305 598 +22
4. East Carolina 296 303 599 +23
5. Wichita State 302 316 618 +42
6. Tulsa 305 315 620 +44
7. Tulane 310 311 621 +45
8. Cincinnati 306 318 624 +48
9. South Florida 314 311 625 +49
10. SMU 311 318 629 +53
// TUESDAY'S THIRD ROUND
Final-round action at the 2018 AAC Championship will commence on Tuesday morning with tee times at 8 o'clock. The Bearcats' scoring team will get started with Keeling teeing off at 8:40 from hole No. 10, while Burritt will round out the top five with a 9:12 tee time on 10. Follow along with live scoring here. Live video coverage will begin at noon on the American Digital Network.