TicketsFERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – University of Cincinnati women's golf got its spring season underway with the first two rounds of the Amelia Island Collegiate on Monday at the Amelia National Golf Club.
The team sits tied for tenth out of 15 teams after an opening round of 303 and second round improvement of 298 for a first-day total of 601 (+25). Florida Gulf Coast leads the field at seven-under.
Individually, Daniela Murcia sits tied for 24th at +4. She shot even par with four birdies in round one and had two eagles in the second round. On the 155-yard par-3 third hole, she secured a hole-in-one. She also eagled the 455-yard par-5 hole 15.
Fellow senior Alyssa Burritt sits in a tie for 29th (76-73=149, +5). Angela Lopez is tied for 28th (79-72=151), Vanessa Manrique is tied for 56th (76-79=155) and Natalia Sompolvorachai is in 78th (87-77=164). Playing as an individual, Paighton Masterson enters the final round tied at 79th after rounds of 83 and 77 for a 160 total.
The Bearcats played the par-5's well, coming in even as a team. UC earned three of the field's five eagles as Murcia's two were joined by a first-round eagle by Manrique, also coming on the par-5 hole 15. Murcia and Lopez played the par-3's nearly the best in the field at 1-under. Manrique was 2-under through both rounds on par-5's. Lopez's eight birdies is good for third-most on the day.
Third and final-round play will begin Tuesday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Live scoring and results will be available through GolfStat.
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We are so proud of the effort the ladies made today. For them to post the numbers they did in our first event with one day of prep on grass was impressive. They did a great job of managing through adversity today while maintaining a positive mind. Along with that, Daniela made a hole-in-one, eagled a par 5 and Vanessa eagled a par-5, too! Today was a total team effort. We are excited to get back on the course again tomorrow!"
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
T24. Daniela Murcia: 72-76=148 (+4)
T29. Alyssa Burritt: 76-73=149 (+5)
T38. Angela Lopez: 79-72=151 (+7)
T56. Vanessa Manrique: 76-79=155 (+11)
78. Natalia Sompolvorachai: 87-77=164 (+20)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. Florida Gulf Coast: 286-283=569 (-7)
2. North Florida: 288-290=578 (+2)
3. Stetson: 290-291=581 (+5)
4. Western Kentucky: 296-295=591 (+15)
5. Jacksonville State: 293-299=592 (+16)
6. FIU: 303-293=596 (+20)
7. Troy: 302-297=599 (+23)
T8. Lipscomb: 298-302=600 (+24)
T8. Georgia State: 299-301=600 (+24)
T10. Bethune-Cookman: 297-304=601 (+25)
T10. Cincinnati: 303-298=601 (+25)
12. Samford: 309-293=602 (+26)
13. Georgia Southern: 303-301=604 (+28)
14. Jacksonville: 302-303=605 (+29)
15. Winthrop: 310-310=620 (+44)
The team sits tied for tenth out of 15 teams after an opening round of 303 and second round improvement of 298 for a first-day total of 601 (+25). Florida Gulf Coast leads the field at seven-under.
Individually, Daniela Murcia sits tied for 24th at +4. She shot even par with four birdies in round one and had two eagles in the second round. On the 155-yard par-3 third hole, she secured a hole-in-one. She also eagled the 455-yard par-5 hole 15.
Fellow senior Alyssa Burritt sits in a tie for 29th (76-73=149, +5). Angela Lopez is tied for 28th (79-72=151), Vanessa Manrique is tied for 56th (76-79=155) and Natalia Sompolvorachai is in 78th (87-77=164). Playing as an individual, Paighton Masterson enters the final round tied at 79th after rounds of 83 and 77 for a 160 total.
The Bearcats played the par-5's well, coming in even as a team. UC earned three of the field's five eagles as Murcia's two were joined by a first-round eagle by Manrique, also coming on the par-5 hole 15. Murcia and Lopez played the par-3's nearly the best in the field at 1-under. Manrique was 2-under through both rounds on par-5's. Lopez's eight birdies is good for third-most on the day.
Third and final-round play will begin Tuesday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Live scoring and results will be available through GolfStat.
// COACH CARL ON THE BEARCATS
"We are so proud of the effort the ladies made today. For them to post the numbers they did in our first event with one day of prep on grass was impressive. They did a great job of managing through adversity today while maintaining a positive mind. Along with that, Daniela made a hole-in-one, eagled a par 5 and Vanessa eagled a par-5, too! Today was a total team effort. We are excited to get back on the course again tomorrow!"
// PLAYER RESULTS
Scoring Team
T24. Daniela Murcia: 72-76=148 (+4)
T29. Alyssa Burritt: 76-73=149 (+5)
T38. Angela Lopez: 79-72=151 (+7)
T56. Vanessa Manrique: 76-79=155 (+11)
78. Natalia Sompolvorachai: 87-77=164 (+20)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1. Florida Gulf Coast: 286-283=569 (-7)
2. North Florida: 288-290=578 (+2)
3. Stetson: 290-291=581 (+5)
4. Western Kentucky: 296-295=591 (+15)
5. Jacksonville State: 293-299=592 (+16)
6. FIU: 303-293=596 (+20)
7. Troy: 302-297=599 (+23)
T8. Lipscomb: 298-302=600 (+24)
T8. Georgia State: 299-301=600 (+24)
T10. Bethune-Cookman: 297-304=601 (+25)
T10. Cincinnati: 303-298=601 (+25)
12. Samford: 309-293=602 (+26)
13. Georgia Southern: 303-301=604 (+28)
14. Jacksonville: 302-303=605 (+29)
15. Winthrop: 310-310=620 (+44)