Dominating Win For Ithaca At Empire 8 Championship

Dominating Win For Ithaca At Empire 8 Championship

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College women's golf team won the 2013 Empire 8 Women's Golf Championship in overwhelming fashion with a team score of 627, for a 188-stroke victory over the second-place team. The Bombers posted team scores of 313 in the opening round and 314 in the second round to accrue the total of 627, which was a school record over two rounds, four strokes better than last week's winning total of 631 at the St. Lawrence Invitational. It was Ithaca's fourth consecutive Empire 8 title.

Nazareth rallied Sunday to take second place at the championship. The Golden Flyers produced a team score of 400 Sunday for a two-round total of 815 to overtake St. John Fisher (822). Elmira finished with a team total of 876. 

Junior Sharon Li was the tournament medalist with a score of 150. Amanda Failla was second with a total of 156, and Kelsey Baker posted 159. Kimberley Wong rounded out the scoring members of Ithaca's lineup with back-to-back rounds of 81 for a total of 162. All four of Ithaca's scoring team members comprised the first four overall places in the individual standings and were All-Empire 8 First Team.

Lisa Calcasola and Taylor Reeves rounded out Ithaca's lineup. Calcasola posted 166 to earn all-conference first-team honors. Reeves totaled 179, including a solid round of 82 on Sunday, to finish in a tie for seventh overall and was Second Team All-Empire 8.

The tournament was played at Blue Heron Hills, a par-71 layout.

Junior Jennifer Lachell paced the Golden Flyers with rounds of 87 and 92 for a 179 total, good for a tie for seventh place individually. Sophomore Meaghan Porter had Nazareth's low round Sunday with an 89 to combine with Saturday's 97 for a 186 total. Both Lachell and Porter represented Nazareth as second-team all-conference selections.

Ceilia Fitzgerald had the low score for the Cardinals after putting up an 171 (83-88), good for sixth place and second-team all-conference honors. 

Elmira senior Brianna MacDonald improved by 16 strokes on the second day to finished with a two day total of 194. MacDonald finished 10th and earn all-conference honors for the first time in her career.

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