HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. -- The Ithaca College women's golf team was off to a very strong start in the third round of the 2014 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships when play was suspended due to darkness on Thursday night. Ithaca completed its round Friday morning with a third-round score of 325 and is in sixth place in the team standings heading into the final round. The top-12 teams have advanced to the final round of the tournament, which will begin at 12:15 p.m. Friday.

Play began in the third round in shotgun format Thursday afternoon, and Ithaca's in-progress score of 9-over-par was the top score among all teams in the third round when play was called. Lightning delays on Wednesday forced several teams to finish their second rounds Thursday morning. Once those were complete, the shotgun start was scheduled to begin the third round Thursday at noon, but further delays meant later starts. Golfers were able to begin play later Thursday afternoon and almost all players completed at least eight holes.

Ithaca junior Sharon Li posted her best round of the week and led the Bombers in the third round with a 4-over-par 76. She moved up to tied for 13th on the individual leaderboard after standing tied for 28th following the second round. Li's 76 was bettered by only four other players in the third round. Li scored 37 on the front nine with two bogeys and a birdie, and shot 39 on the back nine with four bogeys and a birdie.

Kimberley Wong was Ithaca's second-best score of the round with a 9-over-par 81, despite making a 10 on the par-5 17th hole. In the other 17 holes of that round, the freshman made 13 pars and four bogeys for the 81.Wong scored 39 on the front nine and 42 on the back nine. Wong is tied for 19th among all individuals.

Senior Amanda Failla posted her best score of the week with a 10-over-par 82. Failla made a birdie on the 10th hole, and stood at 1-over-par heading into the resumption of play Friday morning, but she played her first six holes of the Friday session at+7 before regrouping to post a strong 82, on a front-nine 40 and a back-nine 42. Failla moved up eight spots on the individual leaderboard to tied for 50th.

The fourth score for Ithaca came from freshman Lisa Calcasola, who made two birdies in her round of 14-over-par 86. Calcasola was in excellent standing before playing her final four holes in+8. She shot 44 on the front nine and 42 on the back nine. Calcasola is tied for 28th.

Kelsey Baker was Ithaca's fifth scorer with an 87 on a front-nine score of 41 and a back-nine score of 46. Baker made a birdie on the par-4 sixth hole, which was her second hole during Thursday evening's session. Baker is tied for 46th in the individual standings.

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