TicketsGREENVILLE, N.C. – University of Cincinnati women's golf junior Angela Lopez (Bogotá, Colombia) finished day one at the ECU Pirate Collegiate Classic at the Greenville Country with a two-round score of 145 to sit in fourth place on the player leaderboard. The Bearcats, as a team, are in seventh place with a total of 613.
In the first tournament of the fall season, Lopez was solid on the front nine of round one, but really progressed on the back at 1-under-par with three birdies. Wrapping up the opening round in a tie for sixth, the junior moved up the leaderboard in the second round with an even-par score, featuring three birdies, to end the day at fourth overall.
Lopez was joined in the top 20 by junior Vanessa Manrique (Bogotá, Colombia) who shot back-to-back rounds of 76, including seven birdies, to place in a tie for 19th. Senior Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) finished Monday strong with a second round 76, aided by three birdies, to move into a tie for 28th.
Freshmen Natalia Sompolvorachai (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) and Paighton Masterson (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake), in their first collegiate action, totaled scores of 161 and 163, respectively, and combined for six birdie scores. Senior Daniela Murcia (Bogotá, Colombia), competing as an individual, moved into a tie for 28th with a two-round 155.
The third and final round of the tournament will begin Tuesday morning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Follow along with live scoring here.
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We are really proud of Angela and her first two rounds. She has a chance to finish strong tomorrow. We, as a team, really struggled on the first nine of our 36 holes today. Once we settled down, we felt like we started to show some confidence. We suffered from unforced errors from some of our players today. We hope to get it fixed tonight and go back out tomorrow and perform like this team has shown in practice."
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
4. Angela Lopez -- 73 72 145
T19. Vanessa Manrique -- 76 76 152
T28. Alyssa Burritt -- 79 76 155
T40. Natalia Sompolvorachai -- 80 81 161
T44. Paighton Masterson -- 80 83 163
Individual
T28. Daniela Murcia -- 77 78 155
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. East Carolina – 299 290 589 (+13)
2. Georgia Southern – 292 301 593 (+17)
T3. Jacksonville – 302 296 598 (+22)
T3. UAB – 302 296 598 (+22)
5. UNCG – 302 303 605 (+29)
6. Radford – 303 307 610 (+34)
7. Cincinnati – 308 305 613 (+37)
8. William & Mary – 313 311 624 (+48)
9. Winthrop – 321 310 631 (+55)
In the first tournament of the fall season, Lopez was solid on the front nine of round one, but really progressed on the back at 1-under-par with three birdies. Wrapping up the opening round in a tie for sixth, the junior moved up the leaderboard in the second round with an even-par score, featuring three birdies, to end the day at fourth overall.
Lopez was joined in the top 20 by junior Vanessa Manrique (Bogotá, Colombia) who shot back-to-back rounds of 76, including seven birdies, to place in a tie for 19th. Senior Alyssa Burritt (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) finished Monday strong with a second round 76, aided by three birdies, to move into a tie for 28th.
Freshmen Natalia Sompolvorachai (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) and Paighton Masterson (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake), in their first collegiate action, totaled scores of 161 and 163, respectively, and combined for six birdie scores. Senior Daniela Murcia (Bogotá, Colombia), competing as an individual, moved into a tie for 28th with a two-round 155.
The third and final round of the tournament will begin Tuesday morning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Follow along with live scoring here.
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We are really proud of Angela and her first two rounds. She has a chance to finish strong tomorrow. We, as a team, really struggled on the first nine of our 36 holes today. Once we settled down, we felt like we started to show some confidence. We suffered from unforced errors from some of our players today. We hope to get it fixed tonight and go back out tomorrow and perform like this team has shown in practice."
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
4. Angela Lopez -- 73 72 145
T19. Vanessa Manrique -- 76 76 152
T28. Alyssa Burritt -- 79 76 155
T40. Natalia Sompolvorachai -- 80 81 161
T44. Paighton Masterson -- 80 83 163
Individual
T28. Daniela Murcia -- 77 78 155
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. East Carolina – 299 290 589 (+13)
2. Georgia Southern – 292 301 593 (+17)
T3. Jacksonville – 302 296 598 (+22)
T3. UAB – 302 296 598 (+22)
5. UNCG – 302 303 605 (+29)
6. Radford – 303 307 610 (+34)
7. Cincinnati – 308 305 613 (+37)
8. William & Mary – 313 311 624 (+48)
9. Winthrop – 321 310 631 (+55)