TicketsLAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – University of Cincinnati women's golf fought to the finish on Tuesday with a final-round score of 294 at the 41st Annual Pat Bradley Invitational at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club to finish in ninth place. Junior Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) continued her impressive play with a third-round 73 to place in a tie for seventh overall.
After carding a second-round 299 on Monday, UC improved on the tournament's final day with a score of 294 featuring 12 birdies and 59 pars. As a result, the Red & Black ended the tournament in ninth place in a very-competitive field.
Burritt continued to anchor the Bearcats on Tuesday with a 1-over-par 73, including a pair of birdies on the front nine holes and eight pars on the back. She finished in a tie for seventh at 1-under-par for the tournament.
Senior Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) also went 1-over on the day after going even during Monday's second round. Her final-round performance featured a strong finish with birdies on holes 17 and 18. The senior ended play at 2-over-par for the event and slotted into a tie for 13th on the player leaderboard.
The remainder of the scoring team also ended the tournament on a positive note with each player showing improvements from their second-round showings. Sophomore Amalia Shahzan (Kedah, Malaysia) bounced back from a second-round 80 with a final-round 74. Fellow sophomore Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) surged ahead with a 74 following Monday's 76. Junior Daniela Murcia (Bogotá, Colombia) made the biggest jump with a final-round 76 after carding rounds of 77 and 88 in the first and second rounds, respectively. The trio holed seven birdies on the day with Murcia leading the way with four.
The Bearcats will end their fall season Nov. 5-6 at the Idle Hour Collegiate Championship, hosted by Mercer, in Macon, Georgia.
// HEAD COACH JANET CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We are very proud of the ladies today. We started off on a tough side, but were able to get through those groups of holes and capitalize on some birdies on the back nine. Alyssa finished off a good three days with a 7th-place finish. The ladies are very close to breaking through with not just a good round, but a great round. We accomplished our outcome goals and can focus on that and prepare for our next event in 10 days."
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
T7. Alyssa Burritt – 71-71-73=215 (-1)
T17. Anika Hitt -- 73-72-73=218 (+2)
T48. Amalia Shahzan – 73-80-74=227 (+11)
T55. Angela Lopez – 80-76-74=230 (+14)
T74. Daniela Murcia -- 77-88-76=241 (+25)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. UTEP – 290-287-285=862 (-2)
2. USF -- 288-294-283=865 (+1)
3. FIU – 300-285-283=868 (+4)
4. Southern Miss. -- 286-295-292=873 (+9)
5. FGCU – 302-291-283=876 (+12)
T6. Jacksonville -- 301-288-293=882 (+18)
T6. Gonzaga – 300-293-289=882 (+18)
8. McNeese -- 286-305-293=884 (+20)
9. Cincinnati – 294-299-294=887 (+23)
10. FAU -- 309-299-291=899 (+35)
11. Texas A&M Corpus Christi – 301-305-296=902 (+38)
12. UMKC -- 306-302-296=904 (+40)
13. Wyoming – 304-305-296=905 (+41)
14. Eastern Michigan -- 301-311-295=907 (+43)
15. Georgia State – 307-305-299=911 (+47)
After carding a second-round 299 on Monday, UC improved on the tournament's final day with a score of 294 featuring 12 birdies and 59 pars. As a result, the Red & Black ended the tournament in ninth place in a very-competitive field.
Burritt continued to anchor the Bearcats on Tuesday with a 1-over-par 73, including a pair of birdies on the front nine holes and eight pars on the back. She finished in a tie for seventh at 1-under-par for the tournament.
Senior Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) also went 1-over on the day after going even during Monday's second round. Her final-round performance featured a strong finish with birdies on holes 17 and 18. The senior ended play at 2-over-par for the event and slotted into a tie for 13th on the player leaderboard.
The remainder of the scoring team also ended the tournament on a positive note with each player showing improvements from their second-round showings. Sophomore Amalia Shahzan (Kedah, Malaysia) bounced back from a second-round 80 with a final-round 74. Fellow sophomore Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) surged ahead with a 74 following Monday's 76. Junior Daniela Murcia (Bogotá, Colombia) made the biggest jump with a final-round 76 after carding rounds of 77 and 88 in the first and second rounds, respectively. The trio holed seven birdies on the day with Murcia leading the way with four.
The Bearcats will end their fall season Nov. 5-6 at the Idle Hour Collegiate Championship, hosted by Mercer, in Macon, Georgia.
// HEAD COACH JANET CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We are very proud of the ladies today. We started off on a tough side, but were able to get through those groups of holes and capitalize on some birdies on the back nine. Alyssa finished off a good three days with a 7th-place finish. The ladies are very close to breaking through with not just a good round, but a great round. We accomplished our outcome goals and can focus on that and prepare for our next event in 10 days."
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
T7. Alyssa Burritt – 71-71-73=215 (-1)
T17. Anika Hitt -- 73-72-73=218 (+2)
T48. Amalia Shahzan – 73-80-74=227 (+11)
T55. Angela Lopez – 80-76-74=230 (+14)
T74. Daniela Murcia -- 77-88-76=241 (+25)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. UTEP – 290-287-285=862 (-2)
2. USF -- 288-294-283=865 (+1)
3. FIU – 300-285-283=868 (+4)
4. Southern Miss. -- 286-295-292=873 (+9)
5. FGCU – 302-291-283=876 (+12)
T6. Jacksonville -- 301-288-293=882 (+18)
T6. Gonzaga – 300-293-289=882 (+18)
8. McNeese -- 286-305-293=884 (+20)
9. Cincinnati – 294-299-294=887 (+23)
10. FAU -- 309-299-291=899 (+35)
11. Texas A&M Corpus Christi – 301-305-296=902 (+38)
12. UMKC -- 306-302-296=904 (+40)
13. Wyoming – 304-305-296=905 (+41)
14. Eastern Michigan -- 301-311-295=907 (+43)
15. Georgia State – 307-305-299=911 (+47)