Box Score Houghton, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College women's soccer team (8-0-0, 2-0-0 Empire 8), ranked eighth by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and ninth by D3soccer.com, remained unbeaten and untied with a 2-0 win at Empire 8 newcomer Houghton (5-4-0, 1-1-0 Empire 8). The win was the 250th at Ithaca for head coach
Mindy Quigg and puts the Bombers at 8-0-0 for the first time ever.
Quigg, in her 19th year as the Bomber coach, is now 250-81-44 at Ithaca and owns an overall coaching record of 274-95-51.
The Bombers have won their first eight games for the first time in the program's 1981 inception. The 1984 team had opened 7-0-0 and the 1989 team was undefeated through 24 games (17-0-7) before losing to UC San Diego in the NCAA championship game.
Ithaca scored a goal in each half with senior
Julie Winn giving the Bombers a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute when her corner kick glanced off a Highlander defender into the net.
The goal was
Winn's third of the season, giving her 10 points on the year. Her 57 career points are 12th on the program's all-time list and leave her eight points away from a spot in the top 10.
Junior
Amanda Callanan closed out the scoring in the 85th minute, netting her fourth goal of the season.
Callanan, who scored the only goal in Ithaca's win over Cortland Wednesday, now has 12 goals and 27 points in her career. Classmate
Ellyn Grant-Keane assisted on
Callanan's goal; her three assists this fall are second on the team and she ranks 11th all-time with 17 career assists.
Senior
Becca Salant stopeed all three shots she faced to record her fourth solo shutout of the season. The Bombers have blanked six of their eight opponents this year, outscoring the opposition 24-3.
Ithaca continues conference play Tuesday, hosting Hartwick at 4 p.m.
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