Bombers Finish Conference Play at 7-0, Defeat Utica, 21-3
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team (12-3, 7-0 Empire 8) defeated visiting Utica (8-6, 3-4 Empire 8), 21-3, on Saturday at Higgins Stadium to end regular-season conference play with a perfect 7-0 record. The top-seeded Bombers will host the Empire 8 Championship Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6.
The Bombers, who also went 7-0 in conference play during the 2004 season, have won nine straight games. Ithaca last won nine consecutive during the 2001 campaign.
Ithaca jumped out to a commanding 6-0 lead before the Pioneers broke the silence at 15:44. The Bombers put away seven unanswered to lead, 13-1 at intermission. Utica brought it to 14-2 at the 23:42 mark of the latter half, before Ithaca scored four more. The Pioneers scored their final goal at 11:14, though it was a trio of Bomber scores that finalized all scoring, 21-3.
Junior Tracy Rivas netted a game-high five goals and added two assists, while seniors Nicole Borisenok and Racquel Lividini each tallied hat tricks.
Lividini added two assists and
Borisenok one. The Bombers got a pair of scores each from juniors Kim Armbruster, Nikki Dahl and Kaitlyn Hoffay and freshman Niki Standera, who tied her career-high.
Dahl added two assists and
Armbruster dished out one.
Junior Michelle Avery and freshman Emily Peters recorded one goal apiece, while freshman Natalie Lang and Molly Fischer were each credited with an assist.
Hoffay hit her career-high with five ground balls, while
Borisenock collected four and
Fischer three.
Rivas won a career-best six draw controls and
Dahl won five, while
Avery forced a game-high two caused turnovers.
Ithaca led the shot count, 38-7, held a 30-13 advantage in ground balls and won 20 of 25 draw controls.
The top-seeded Bombers will face fourth-seeded Nazareth on Saturday, May 5 at 11 a.m. in an Empire 8 Championship Tournament semifinal.
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