Bombers Hit The Road For NCAA Third Round

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 7 Ithaca College women's soccer team (18-2-0) will head to Geneva, N.Y. this weekend for the third round of the NCAA Tournament. William Smith (19-1-0), the only team ranked higher than Ithaca in the NCAA East Region, will host the Sweet 16. Ithaca will play Messiah (20-2-1) on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the second Sectional Semifinal. Host William Smith will play The College Of New Jersey (18-2-2) in the first match of the day, facing off at 11 a.m. The two winners advance to Sunday's 1 p.m. final with a berth in the final four in San Antonio at stake.

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General Admission	$6
Students, Senior Citizens & Military Personnel	$3
Children ages 3-12 years	$2
Children under 3 years	Free

How Ithaca Got Here
The Bombers received the Empire 8's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Nazareth on Nov. 10, dropping the Golden Flyers by a score of 3-1 at Carp Wood Field to win the Empire 8 Championship. Seniors Jackie Rodabaugh (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain), Ellyn Grant-Keane (Lansing, N.Y./Lansing) and freshman Holly Niemiec (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) all scored for the Bombers, while sophomore goalkeeper Beth Coppolecchia (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) made four saves on five Golden Flyer shots.

Ithaca defeated Penn State-Behrend (15-6-1) this past Saturday afternoon, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 victory over the Lions. Sophomore Kelsey King (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) led the way with two goals, while freshman Taylor Baranowsky (Moorestown, N.J./Bishop Eustace Prep)chipped in one score in the victory. Coppolecchia picked up the shutout win, marking her eighth solo shutout of 2013.

The Bombers defeated No. 22 Rowan (17-4-0) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this past Sunday, dropping the Profs by a score of 1-0 at Carp Wood Field. Senior Anna Gray (Bethlehem, N.Y./Delmar) scored the lone goal for the Bombers, while Coppolecchia stopped all six shots she faced to earn her second-straight shutout.

Participants
Ithaca (18-2-0) - Rosters - Schedule - Statistics

William Smith (19-1-0) - Rosters - Schedule - Statistics

Messiah (20-2-1) - Rosters - Schedule - Statistics

The College Of New Jersey (18-2-2) - Rosters - Schedule - Statistics