Box Score Rochester, N.Y. - The Ithaca field hockey team (1-3, 1-0 Empire 8) scored two goals late in the second half and went on to a 4-3 comeback victory over Nazareth (1-3, 0-1 Empire 8) in the conference opener for both teams.
The Bombers trailed 2-0 in the first half and rallied to tie the game. Nazareth built a 3-2 lead with 19:22 left in the second half, but senior
Jessica Dillon (Mahopac/Mahopac) scored two goals in a span of 1:32 to help Ithaca to the victory. They were the first two goals of the season for
Dillon, one of the team's captains.
Junior goalkeeper
Kelly Singleton (Irondequot/Rochester) made 11 saves, her second consecutive game with double-digit saves and earned her first victory of the season.
After trailing 2-0 in the first half, sophomore midfielder
Sam English (Ocean Township/Ocean, N.J.) scored her first goal of the season. Sophomore midfielder
Katie Kennedy (Cicero-North Syracuse/Clay) got the Bombers back on level terms early in the second half to set up the exciting conclusion. Seniors
Heather Kozimor (Hackettstown/Vienna, N.J.) and
JulieAnne Butare (Bridgewater-Raritan/Martinsville, N.J.) picked up assists in the victory.
Ithaca returns to action Tuesday at Higgins Stadium when the Bombers host Oswego at 4 p.m.
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