TicketsRICHMOND, Ky. -- Cincinnati posted another solid round to jump one more spot in the Colonel Classic, ultimately finishing fifth.
The Bearcats were also coming off a fourth-place ranking at the Babs Steffens Invitational in Daytona Beach, giving them two of their best tournaments heading into the AAC Championships (April 17-19).
Katie Hallinan improved her score for the second-straight round, this time carding a 73 to tie for 17th, a 10-over 226 overall. Julia Rabadam's 2-over 74 marked a career-low (including back-to-back birdies), while Paighton Masterson's matched a season-low.
Four Bearcats finished in the top-30. Hallinan earned her sixth top-20 finish of the season, while Rabadam (20) and Masterson (30) had their best standings.
UC's 302 as a team marked its second-lowest final-round score of the season, with its last outing marking the overall best.
Cincinnati Scores
T17. Katie Hallinan (78-75-73=226)
T20. Julia Rabadam (76-77-74=227)
29. Sadie Pan (77-72-81=230)
T30. Paighton Masterson (79-78-74=231)
74. Alexis Daniel (88-82-84=254)
Team Leaderboard
1. Eastern Kentucky (878)
2. Georgia State (900)
3. Northern Illinois (907)
4. Cleveland State (912)
5. Cincinnati (914)
T6. Marshall (916)
T6. Akron (916)
8. Butler (920)
9. Belmont (923)
10. Dayton (924)
11. Ball State (932)
12. North Alabama (934)
13. Bellarmine (947)
The Bearcats were also coming off a fourth-place ranking at the Babs Steffens Invitational in Daytona Beach, giving them two of their best tournaments heading into the AAC Championships (April 17-19).
Katie Hallinan improved her score for the second-straight round, this time carding a 73 to tie for 17th, a 10-over 226 overall. Julia Rabadam's 2-over 74 marked a career-low (including back-to-back birdies), while Paighton Masterson's matched a season-low.
Four Bearcats finished in the top-30. Hallinan earned her sixth top-20 finish of the season, while Rabadam (20) and Masterson (30) had their best standings.
UC's 302 as a team marked its second-lowest final-round score of the season, with its last outing marking the overall best.
Cincinnati Scores
T17. Katie Hallinan (78-75-73=226)
T20. Julia Rabadam (76-77-74=227)
29. Sadie Pan (77-72-81=230)
T30. Paighton Masterson (79-78-74=231)
74. Alexis Daniel (88-82-84=254)
Team Leaderboard
1. Eastern Kentucky (878)
2. Georgia State (900)
3. Northern Illinois (907)
4. Cleveland State (912)
5. Cincinnati (914)
T6. Marshall (916)
T6. Akron (916)
8. Butler (920)
9. Belmont (923)
10. Dayton (924)
11. Ball State (932)
12. North Alabama (934)
13. Bellarmine (947)