TicketsGREENVILLE, N.C. – University of Cincinnati women's golf junior Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) recorded the second top-five finish of her career on Tuesday with a final-round 76 to finish in fifth place at the ECU Pirate Collegiate Classic at Greenville Country Club. The Bearcats, as a team, turned in their best round of the tournament with a score of 304.
After shooting a 145 (73-72) during Monday's opening two rounds, Lopez buried three birdies in the third round to bring her tournament total to 221 – good for fifth on the player leaderboard.
Freshman Natalia Sompolvorachai (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) had the most marked improvement with a final-round 74 after shooting an 80 and 81, respectively, yesterday. Her Tuesday showing included three birdie scores, including 1-under-par on the front nine holes.
Senior Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) stayed steady with a 76 on Tuesday to move up into a tie for 25th overall. Freshman Paighton Masterson (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) bounced back from a second-round 83 with a third-round 80. Junior Vanessa Manrique (Bogotá, Colombia) holed one birdie on the day and finished in a tie for 23rd. Competing individually, senior Daniela Murcia (Bogotá, Colombia) ended Tuesday in a tie for 30th, with three birdies.
The Bearcats will be back in competition later this week with participation in the Kentucky Bettie Lou Evans Invitational, Sept. 27-29, in Lexington, Kentucky.
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"The team got off to a strong start, but then we let it get away the last four holes. We need to find ways to help this team not be fearful of going low. We have a lot of positives to take away with two freshmen getting their feet wet this week. We will take the positives into our next event. We have a quick turnaround as we head to Kentucky Thursday morning. We are proud of Angela finishing in the top five in the tournament, one of her best finishes. Natalia was able to put up a 74 today, too."
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
5. Angela Lopez -- 73 72 76 221
T23. Vanessa Manrique -- 76 76 78 230
T25. Alyssa Burritt -- 79 76 76 231
T33. Natalia Sompolvorachai -- 80 81 74 235
T43 Paighton Masterson -- 80 83 80 243
Individual
T30. Daniela Murcia -- 77 78 79 234
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. East Carolina -- 299 290 287 876 (+12)
2. UAB -- 302 296 292 890 (+26)
3. Georgia Southern -- 292 301 303 896 (+32)
4. Jacksonville -- 302 296 309 907 (+43)
5. UNCG -- 302 303 303 908 (+44)
6. Cincinnati -- 308 305 304 917 (+53)
7. Radford -- 303 307 308 918 (+54)
8. William & Mary -- 313 311 302 926 (+62)
9. Winthrop -- 321 310 315 946 (+82)
After shooting a 145 (73-72) during Monday's opening two rounds, Lopez buried three birdies in the third round to bring her tournament total to 221 – good for fifth on the player leaderboard.
Freshman Natalia Sompolvorachai (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) had the most marked improvement with a final-round 74 after shooting an 80 and 81, respectively, yesterday. Her Tuesday showing included three birdie scores, including 1-under-par on the front nine holes.
Senior Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) stayed steady with a 76 on Tuesday to move up into a tie for 25th overall. Freshman Paighton Masterson (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) bounced back from a second-round 83 with a third-round 80. Junior Vanessa Manrique (Bogotá, Colombia) holed one birdie on the day and finished in a tie for 23rd. Competing individually, senior Daniela Murcia (Bogotá, Colombia) ended Tuesday in a tie for 30th, with three birdies.
The Bearcats will be back in competition later this week with participation in the Kentucky Bettie Lou Evans Invitational, Sept. 27-29, in Lexington, Kentucky.
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"The team got off to a strong start, but then we let it get away the last four holes. We need to find ways to help this team not be fearful of going low. We have a lot of positives to take away with two freshmen getting their feet wet this week. We will take the positives into our next event. We have a quick turnaround as we head to Kentucky Thursday morning. We are proud of Angela finishing in the top five in the tournament, one of her best finishes. Natalia was able to put up a 74 today, too."
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
5. Angela Lopez -- 73 72 76 221
T23. Vanessa Manrique -- 76 76 78 230
T25. Alyssa Burritt -- 79 76 76 231
T33. Natalia Sompolvorachai -- 80 81 74 235
T43 Paighton Masterson -- 80 83 80 243
Individual
T30. Daniela Murcia -- 77 78 79 234
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. East Carolina -- 299 290 287 876 (+12)
2. UAB -- 302 296 292 890 (+26)
3. Georgia Southern -- 292 301 303 896 (+32)
4. Jacksonville -- 302 296 309 907 (+43)
5. UNCG -- 302 303 303 908 (+44)
6. Cincinnati -- 308 305 304 917 (+53)
7. Radford -- 303 307 308 918 (+54)
8. William & Mary -- 313 311 302 926 (+62)
9. Winthrop -- 321 310 315 946 (+82)