Ithaca Takes Third; Li Medalist At Northeast Elite
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Ithaca College junior
Sharon Li won tournament medalist honors in record-setting fashion with a two-day total of 141 at the Northeast Elite Invitational hosted by Williams College. Li scored a 4-under-par 68 in the opening round and backed that up with a 73 in Sunday's second round. Ithaca placed third in the team standings with a score of 634 behind second-ranked Methodist (620) and fourth-ranked Williams (622). Ithaca is ranked seventh in the latest Women's Golf Coaches Association Division III poll.
Li's two-day total of 141 and tournament finish of 3-under-par were school records. Li previously held the mark with rounds of 70-73--143 at the Martin/Wallace Invitational at Cortland in the 2012-13 season. It was Li's fifth individual tournament title of the 2013-14 season. She also placed second in another tournament after tying for first, but falling in a playoff. Li won the individual medalist honors by seven strokes over the second-place finisher.
Ithaca's other contributing scores in its second-round team total of 318 were led by
Lisa Calcasola with a career-best score of 79. Calcasola finished tied for 15th in the individual standings.
Kelsey Baker backed up an opening-round 80 with an 81 in the second round and a tie for 10th overall.
Kimberley Wong scored 85 on Sunday for a two-day total of 167 and a 20th-place finish.
Amanda Failla was 30th in the tournament with a 181.
Ithaca will find out if it is selected for the 2014 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships when the NCAA releases the tournament field on May 5.
Complete Tournament Results (.pdf)