SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The No. 16 Ithaca College men's soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw with Skidmore on Saturday afternoon in Liberty League action. The Bombers are now 11-2-2 on the year with a 4-1-1 mark in conference play.
 
In an interesting twist, both Ithaca and Skidmore's goals were scored on penalty kicks.
 
Both teams had scoring opportunities in the opening minutes. Just 2:28 in, Tom Dillman put a shot on goal, which was saved by goalkeeper Sebastian Bosch. Kevin Turi then blasted a shot that sailed wide of the goal.
 
Senior goalkeeper Max Lichtenstein made his first save of the day 5:20 in, stopped a Shoyo Yanagihara attempt. Skidmore also recorded shots in the ninth and 11^th minutes, which were wide and blocked by an Ithaca defender, respectively.
 
Just 15:36 in, Skidmore's Ted Roach was issued a yellow card which resulted in the Bombers' taking a penalty kick. It was Turi who got the ball and put it in to give IC a 1-0 edge.
 
In the 23^rd minute, first-year Brendan Lebitsch had a scoring chance for the Bombers, which was saved by Bosch.
 
Following a foul in the box on the Bombers in the 24^th minute, the Thoroughbred's were awarded a penalty kick of their own. Stanley Langyintuo put the penalty kick in to even the score, 1-1.
 
Lichtenstein went on to make his second save of the day in the 28^th minute, stopping a David Braman shot. He did it again in the 37^th minute this time of an Isaac Myran attempt.
 
The Bombers had just one more shot in the first half, a header from Colin Shust in the 43^rd minute, which was high.
 
Skidmore opened up the second half with back-to-back shots, which were both high, from Kyle Barrett and Langyintuo, respectively. The Thoroughbreds then tested Lichtenstein again in the 51^st minute, but he stopped Langyintuo's shot.
 
Sophomore Theo Scott had two shots-on-goal in a row for IC. His shot in the 52^nd minute and his header less than a minute later were both stopped by Bosch.
 
Following a Barrett corner kick, Skidmore's Roach but a header on-frame, which was stopped by Lichtenstein once again.
 
Sophomore Ali Kapasi had a scoring chance for IC in the 69^th minute, but Bosch came up with the stop.
 
Ithaca recorded the only two shots for either team in the first overtime period. First-year Aidan Keenan's header was blocked before Lebitsch's attempt was wide in the 95^th minute.
 
In the second overtime period, Roach sent a header into goal in the 104^th minute, which was wide. Langyintuo then had a shot for the Thoroughbred's five minutes later, which was also wide.
 
Ithaca's lone shot in the second overtime came with just 15 seconds left, as Jonathan Kyriakidis' ball was stopped by Bosch.
 
In the net, Lichtenstein finished the day with six saves.
 
The Bombers are back in action next Saturday, October 26 at Vassar for a 2 p.m. match.