Ithaca Field Hockey Wins Second Straight Game
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca field hockey team (2-3) picked up its second consecutive victory with a 3-1 win over Oswego (2-6) Tuesday afternoon at Higgins Stadium. It was the first-ever win for the Bombers on their new home field.
Ithaca wasted little time in taking the lead as junior forward Julia Conroy (Westfield/Westfield, N.J.) scored her second goal of the season in the sixth minute on a pass from freshman forward Natalie Lynch (C.W. Baker/Baldwinsville). It was the first-career point for Lynch, who passed from the right side of the circle to Conroy who was stationed in front of the cage.
Oswego knotted the score two minutes later, before Ithaca tallied the game-deciding goals.
The Bombers went ahead with 6:05 left in the first half on an unassisted goal by sophomore midfielder Katie Kennedy (Cicero-North Syracuse/Clay) Lynch's initial shot was saved, but Kennedy scored on a rebound attempt. Ithaca scored again early in the second half when sophomore forward Lindsay Flanagan (Cicero-North Syracuse/Cicero) got her second goal of the year on a deflection. Kennedy earned the assist to finish with three points in the game, and she now leads the Bombers in scoring with five points on the year.
Junior goalkeeper Kelly Singleton (Irondequoit/Rochester) made 12 saves and earned the victory. It was the fifth consecutive game this season in which Singleton has recorded double-digit saves.
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