TicketsPALM COAST, Fla. – University of Cincinnati women's golf saved its best for last with a season-low score of 290 during the third and final round of the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship at the Conservatory Course at Hammock Beach Resort.
Overall, UC moved up from eighth place following Monday's second round to sixth place on the final team leaderboard on Tuesday. A number of Bearcats carded strong rounds on the day with senior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) pacing the pack with a 2-under-par, season-best score of 71, while sophomore Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) and junior Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) both turned in even rounds of 72.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
Teeing off on hole No. 10, the Red & Black dominated on the back nine with nine birdies, including Gloor birdieing holes 15, 16, and 18. With Burritt and Gloor both going under par on the back, the momentum carried over to the front with Hitt putting together a stellar nine holes at 1-under-par, featuring a birdie on No. 4. With seven birdies on holes 1-9, the Bearcats combined to shoot a 3-over-par 183 to close its best round of the season. UC, ranked No. 158, finished ahead of four teams that ranked ahead of it in the Golfstat rankings going into the tournament: No. 55 SMU, No. 108 Tulane, No. 135 Tulsa, and No. 156 USF.
Scoring Team
T12. Alyssa Burritt 72 79 72 223
T14. Anika Hitt 77 75 72 224
T28. Christina Gloor 76 82 71 229
42. Angela Lopez 81 82 75 238
T47. Elizabeth Keeling 85 85 76 246
// TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Houston 291 302 277 870 +6
T2. UCF 293 305 286 884 +20
T2. East Carolina 296 303 285 884 +20
4. Memphis 296 301 288 885 +21
5. Wichita State 302 316 287 905 +41
6. Cincinnati 306 318 290 914 +50
T7. SMU 311 318 286 915 +51
T7. Tulane 310 311 294 915 +51
9. South Florida 314 311 299 924 +60
10. Tulsa 305 315 310 930 +66
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We have waited all year for this performance," said head coach Janet Carl. "This is the type of play we knew this team had in it. The girls battled for Bearcat Nation today. I could not be more proud of the entire team effort and for hanging in there against some ranked teams. It was a great way to finish the season."
Overall, UC moved up from eighth place following Monday's second round to sixth place on the final team leaderboard on Tuesday. A number of Bearcats carded strong rounds on the day with senior Christina Gloor (Mattstetten, Switzerland/ESC La Neuveville) pacing the pack with a 2-under-par, season-best score of 71, while sophomore Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) and junior Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) both turned in even rounds of 72.
// BEARCATS IN THE FIELD
Teeing off on hole No. 10, the Red & Black dominated on the back nine with nine birdies, including Gloor birdieing holes 15, 16, and 18. With Burritt and Gloor both going under par on the back, the momentum carried over to the front with Hitt putting together a stellar nine holes at 1-under-par, featuring a birdie on No. 4. With seven birdies on holes 1-9, the Bearcats combined to shoot a 3-over-par 183 to close its best round of the season. UC, ranked No. 158, finished ahead of four teams that ranked ahead of it in the Golfstat rankings going into the tournament: No. 55 SMU, No. 108 Tulane, No. 135 Tulsa, and No. 156 USF.
Scoring Team
T12. Alyssa Burritt 72 79 72 223
T14. Anika Hitt 77 75 72 224
T28. Christina Gloor 76 82 71 229
42. Angela Lopez 81 82 75 238
T47. Elizabeth Keeling 85 85 76 246
// TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Houston 291 302 277 870 +6
T2. UCF 293 305 286 884 +20
T2. East Carolina 296 303 285 884 +20
4. Memphis 296 301 288 885 +21
5. Wichita State 302 316 287 905 +41
6. Cincinnati 306 318 290 914 +50
T7. SMU 311 318 286 915 +51
T7. Tulane 310 311 294 915 +51
9. South Florida 314 311 299 924 +60
10. Tulsa 305 315 310 930 +66
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We have waited all year for this performance," said head coach Janet Carl. "This is the type of play we knew this team had in it. The girls battled for Bearcat Nation today. I could not be more proud of the entire team effort and for hanging in there against some ranked teams. It was a great way to finish the season."