Ithaca, N.Y.-- The women's lacrosse team defeated Empire 8 rivals Elmira 10-7 on Saturday.  The Bombers currently hold a 5-0 record, their first time since 2002.  Junior Kim Medla (Brewster/Brewster) lead the team offensively with seven points (3 goals and 1 assist), while classmate Meagan Howelll (Newark/Newark) had two goals in the game.

 

Ithaca took a strong lead in the first half with seven goals, the first from freshman Sarah Cox (Honeoye Falls-Lima/Honeoye Falls) off of a free position shot within five minutes of the game. Play was stopped for 51 minutes due to lightning at approximately 21:11 before play resumed. 

 

Cox set-up the Bombers again in the second half  taking an assist from sophomore Becky Bedard (East Longmeadow/East Longmeadow, Mass.) to put the team up 8-2.  The Soaring Eagles fought to make a comeback with ten minutes left in play netting four goals in a row.  Bedard and Cox gave the Bombers two goals each while Bedard also had an assist.  The win is Ithaca’s sixth defeat over Elmira out of seven games. 

 

Senior goalie Lindsay Mayfield (Nichols/East Aurora) accumulated ten saves for the win, giving her a 4-0 record on the season. 

 

The Bombers return to action Wednesday at Buffalo State starting at 4 p.m.