POTSDAM, N.Y. – Three different players scored as the Ithaca College women's soccer team rolled to a 3-0 win over Clarkson in the Liberty League opener.
 
The Bombers are now 7-0-1 on the season with a 1-0-0 mark in the Liberty League.
 
It was the Golden Knights that took the first shot of the game, in the 16^th minute. Camryn Careccia sent a ball to goal, but junior goalkeeper Sara Jakobsze made her first save of the day.
 
Less than one minute later, sophomore Alex Epifani scored her third goal of the season on a pass from Ally Christman to put the Bombers up 1-0 over Clarkson.
 
Jakobze was tested once again in the 21^st minute, on a Mia Fiacchi shot, but she came up with the save to preserve the Bombers' advantage.
 
Senior Reid Garner put a shot on goal in the 28^th minute, forcing goalkeeper Elyse Green to make her first save of the game and send the ball the other way.
 
The Bombers' retained possession, recording a corner kick in the 30^th minute. The kick resulted in a Kate Kohler shot which sailed wide.
 
In the final nine minutes of the first half, Clarkson made an offensive push, registering three shots.
 
In the 37^th minute, Giulia Mahoney's header was wide before Summer Gillespie's on-frame shot was saved by Jakobsze. Sadie Humiston attempted the last shot of the half, in the 44^th minute, but it was wide.
 
Ithaca took control of the second half from the jump, not allowing Clarkson a shot for the first 26 minutes.
 
Senior Sam Robinson registered the first shot of the half for Ithaca, in the 55^th minute, which was wide of the game.
 
The Bombers earned a corner kick in the 58^th minute, which led to junior Gabriella Mihale's goal at the 57:33 mark. The goal was Mihale's fourth of the season and put the Bombers up 2-0 over the Golden Knights. Mihale is now third for goals among Liberty League players.
 
A Sarah Pirnie shot at the 63:31 mark sailed wide, before an Elise Leavitt shot four seconds later resulted in a save by Clarkson's goalkeeper.
 
Ithaca scored its third and final goal of the game in the 69^th minute, following a corner kick. Robinson sent the kick into the box which ultimately led to Pirnie scoring on a header, following a pass from Epifani.
 
It marks Pirnie's first goal of her senior campaign as well as Epifani's fifth assist of the season, which ties her number from last year.
 
With Christman and Epifani's assists against Clarkson, the pair both lead the team with five apiece, which is the top mark in the Liberty League.
 
Following IC's goal, Clarkson only registered one more shot, in the 72^nd minute, but Mahoney's shot was wide.
 
Ithaca continued to control play for the remainder of the game. Sophomore Maddie Amidon tallied the final two shots for the Bombers – the 78^th and 84^th minutes – but both shots were saved by Green.
 
Statistically, Ithaca out-shot the Golden Knights 11-7 and registered seven corner kicks to Clarkson's two.
 
In goal, Jakobsze finished with three saves on the day while Green had four for Clarkson.
 
The Bombers are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Rochester to face St. John Fisher in a 7 p.m. contest. The team is back home again next Saturday, September 29 against St. Lawrence for the first of a three-game home stand.