ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca women's golf team defeated William Smith 370-412 and won the inaugural varsity match in Ithaca's history. The Bombers were led by freshman Jackie Young (Burnt Hills Ballston Lake/Burnt Hills), who shot a personal-best round of 89 at the Country Club of Ithaca. The par-72 course played to 5,805 yards.

Young's front-nine score of 43 got her off to a strong start on the day, and was Ithaca's best score for nine holes among all players. Freshman Brooke Llobell (East Islip/Great River) posted 90 with identical scores of 45 on each side. Junior Christie O'Shea (John Jay/Hopewell Junction) shot a personal-best round of 93. Freshman Samantha Liberty (Brockton/Brockton, Mass.) rounded out Ithaca's scorers with a round of 98.

The Bombers will return to action Saturday and Sunday at the St. Lawrence Invitational.

Ithaca 370, William Smith 412
Country Club of Ithaca - Par 72 - 5,805 yards

ITHACA - 370
Jackie Young 43-46 - 89
Brooke Llobell 45-45 - 90
Christie O'Shea 48-45 - 93
Samantha Liberty 49-49 - 98
Laurel Stinson 58-56 - 114
Lauren Ryan 61-58 - 119

William Smith - 412
Lauren Carlson 46-39 - 85
Katrina Carey 48-48 - 96
Brittany Furlong 58-50 - 108
Trilbey Smith 62-61 - 123

(Top four scorers on each team count toward team scoring.)