#18 Bombers Post 14-4 Victory Over Oneonta to Remain Flawless in 2013
ITHACA, N.Y. – The 18th-ranked Ithaca College men’s lacrosse team (5-0) remained undefeated with a 14-4 victory over visiting Oneonta (1-5) Wednesday afternoon at Higgins Stadium. The contest served as Ithaca's 2013 home opener.
The teams exchanged goals to open action, but Ithaca rattled off three straight for a 4-1 gap at halftime. The Bombers added a pair of scores in the third and the Red Dragons closed out the quarter with one of their own to pull within 6-2. The final frame featured 10 goals. Ithaca put up two before Oneonta netted a pair in less than 30 seconds to bring the game to 8-4. Ithaca powered to victory with six unanswered to close out the game.
Junior Jake Long tallied a career-high five scores to lead Ithaca. Classmate Pat Slawta recorded three points on two goals and one assist. Junior Ryan Burns had a career- and game-high three assists in addition to one goal, while freshman Michael Walker earned a trio of points with his first collegiate goal and two assists. Senior Andrew Bruce, sophomore Dan Sclafani and freshman Duncan Ayer had one score and one assist apiece.
Sophomore faceoff specialist Matt Greenblatt won eight for the Bombers. The teams split faceoffs, both going 11-for-22.
Defensively, sophomore Jimmy Ryan had a career day with game-best numbers of six ground balls and four caused turnovers. Freshman Scott Sidnam improved to 5-0 in goal matching a career-best with 11 stops.
Ithaca, who improved to 11-2 all-time against the Red Dragons, owned a 30-22 gap in shots and a 38-26 advantage in ground balls.
The Bombers return to action on Friday, March 22 at top-ranked Cortland. Please note that the game has been moved up from 7 p.m. to 5 p.m.