TicketsMANHATTAN, Kan. – The University of Cincinnati women's golf team and graduate student Ruby Chou earned top ten finishes at the Powercat Invitational on Tuesday at the Colbert Hills Golf Club.
Cincinnati finished seventh out of 16 teams in its season opener, posting a score of 918. Kansas State claimed the team and individual titles.
"It was great to get the season started!" head coach Aimee Ponte said. "We had a better third round after a rough start yesterday. We still have some work to do, but I am feeling optimistic about this group, and I am excited for the rest of the year."
Graduate student Ruby Chou led the Bearcats, finishing tied for seventh place with a score of 221. She carded an eagle on the 13th hole in the opening round and finished with a team-best eight birdies throughout the tournament.
Junior Yu-Wei Chiang carded eight birdies throughout the tournament and saw a five-spot improvement in the final round. She finished tied for 28th place.
Mar García Jiménez (T34), Maggie Huett (T59) and Rim Imni (T67) follow in order.
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The Bearcats will travel to Louisville, Ky. for the Cardinal Cup on Sept. 13-15 for their second tournament of the fall season.
Cincinnati Scores
T7. Ruby Chou (77-74-70=221)
T28. Yu-Wei Chiang (78-77-76=231)
T34. Mar García Jiménez (82-75-76=233)
T59. Maggie Huett (80-78-82=240)
T67. Rim Imni (83-85-75=243)
Team Leaderboard
1. Kansas State (860)
2. North Texas (880)
3. Jacksonville State (900)
4. Austin Peay (904)
5. Bowling Green (912)
6. Southern Miss (916)
7. Cincinnati (918)
T8. Wichita State (919)
T8. Central Arkansas (919)
10. Northern Colorado (935)
11. Dayton (937)
12. North Dakota (944)
13. Incarnate Word (955)
14. Houston Christian (957)
15. UTRGV (969)
16. Bethune-Cookman (1025)