Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. – The 13th-ranked Ithaca College men's lacrosse team (2-1) upended visiting Lycoming (0-3), 15-3, Wednesday afternoon at Higgins Stadium.

The Bombers jumped out to a 5-1 gap in the first before taking a 9-2 advantage into halftime. Ithaca improved its margin to 15-3 in the third, finalizing all scoring. The teams combined to take 15 fourth-quarter shots, none of which found the back of the net.

Senior Jake Long led the game and matched his career-high of five goals against the Warriors. He added an assist for six points on the day, setting a career-best. Sophomore Michael Walker netted a hat trick to rewrite his career high. Rookie John Januszkiewicz contributed a pair of scores and a game-high three assists. Junior James Manilla chipped in one goal and dished out two assists and senior Pat Slawta added one and one. Seniors Joe Perkins and Ryan Burns and junior Jimmy Ryan accounted for the Bombers' other three scores.

Senior Brandon Henne was 10-for-13 in faceoff action and collected a career- and game-best eight ground balls. The Bombers won 15 of the 19 faceoffs contested.

Sophomore Scott Sidnam improved to 2-1 between the pipes making seven stops for the win. Freshmen Justin Isaacs and Jack Deragon split the fourth period and made two saves each.

Ithaca owned a solid 60-20 advantage in shots and scooped up 48 ground balls to Lycoming's 20.

The Bombers will next travel to Ursinus for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, March 8.