ITHACA, N.Y. – With the regular season in the rearview mirror, the 19^th-ranked Ithaca College women's lacrosse team is set to kickoff postseason play this weekend when it travels to Geneva, N.Y., for the 2018 Liberty League Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The Bombers begin play on Saturday, May 5, when they face sixth-seed RIT in the second of two Semifinal Round games at 2:30 p.m. If IC should win, it will face the winner of No. 16 William Smith and RPI on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Get prepped for all the action this weekend.
 
Semifinal Round – Saturday, May 5, 2018
No. 19 Ithaca (13-4) vs. RIT (8-10)
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Championship Game (if IC wins) – Sunday, May 6, 2018
No. 19 Ithaca (13-4) vs. No. 16 William Smith (12-4) or RPI (9-5-1)
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Last Time Out
The Bombers closed out the regular season slate on a high note this past week, besting RIT on the road 14-10 to close out the year finished in a tie with William Smith atop the Liberty League standings. Although the Herons earned the right to host this weekend's tournament by virtue of their head-to-head win over Bombers, Saturday's win was a big confidence booster for IC.
 
Finishing Strong
Ithaca's 2-0 record in the regular season's final week has perpetuated the team's strong finish to the season. IC seems to be hitting its stride at the right time, winning five straight and 9-of-10 overall to close out the schedule.
 
Comeback Kids
Last Saturday's win over the Tigers was anything but elementary. RIT got off to a lightning quick start, rolling out to a 4-0 advantage in the opening 10:19 of the game. However, IC never backed down in completing a dominant second half comeback. The Bombers outscored the Tigers 9-to-2 after the halftime break to pick up the 14-10 victory.
 
Chart Toppers – Attack
Ithaca has been paced on the season by a dynamic duo of junior attackers in Allie Panara and Elizabeth Rice. Both players are having historic seasons that will go down in the IC record books. Panara currently sits at 82 points, just two shy of tying the all-time single-season program record for team points set by Julie Stone '94 in 1993 and equaled by Ally Runyon '17 last season. Rice paces the Bombers and the Liberty League with 62 goals, while she ranks second all-time for Ithaca's single-season records behind Runyon's 73 goals last season.
 
Chart Toppers – Defense
Ithaca has been keyed by an experience backfield this season headlined by senior captains Molly Long and Elizabeth Sauer. Both players top IC's all-time caused turnover list, as each is over 100 caused turnovers for their respective careers. They rank first and second, respectively, in the Liberty League statistic ranks for caused turnovers with 43 and 37 for the year.
 
Up Next
The NCAA Division III Tournament Committee will release its 2018 bracket with a selection show at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 6.