Ithaca Women's Golf Team Stands Tied for Sixth at Highly-Competitive Event
South Hadley, Mass. - The Ithaca women's golf team stands tied for sixth in a field of 15 teams following the opening round of the Mount Holyoke Invitational. Ithaca scored 342 in the opening round at The Orchards, which played to 5,845 yards and a par-72.
Bomber freshman Kelsey Baker (Hopkinton/Hopkinton, Mass.) led Ithaca with a career-best score of 80 in the first round and ranks ninth overall in a field of 78 players. Classmate Sharon Li (Hong Kong International/Happy Valley, Hong Kong) posted 83 and is tied for 19th overall. Ithaca's sophomore Amanda Failla (Farmington/Unionville, Conn.) was third on the team with a season-best score of 87.
Sunday's second round will being with Ithaca trailing Vassar by seven strokes and tied with Merrimack.
ITHACA - 342
9 Kelsey Baker 37- 43 80
T 19 Sharon Li 42- 41 83
T 37 Amanda Failla 42- 45 87
T 51 Jackie Young 47- 45 92
T 51 Paige Fontana 44- 48 92
Individual play: 49 Samantha Liberty Ithaca 43- 47 90