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WSOC Win over St. John Fisher
3
Winner ITHACA ITHACA (5-1-0)
1
St. John Fisher FISHER-W (4-2-0)
Winner
ITHACA ITHACA
(5-1-0)
3
Final
1
St. John Fisher FISHER-W
(4-2-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
ITHACA ITHACA 1 2 3
St. John Fisher FISHER-W 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Bounce Back with Road Win Over St. John Fisher

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – After dropping its first game of the season to Nazareth College on Saturday, the Ithaca College women's soccer team responded in a big way by picking up a 3-1 road victory over St. John Fisher on Tuesday evening. The Bombers peppered the net before being rewarded in the 43rd minute and scored a pair of insurance goals in the second half with St. John Fisher tallying a late goal of its own.

It was clear from the opening minutes that IC intent was to direct their respective shot attempts on the goal frame and the Bombers nearly got on the scoreboard at the 22:33 mark of the first half and it took a diving save from Hallie Tickell on a Megan O'Reilly attempt to keep the game scoreless.

In the 43rd minute, Ithaca College earned a corner kick opportunity that was crossed into the box by Delaney Rutan and a header attempt from Sophia Mahoney was initially saved once again by Hallie Tickell but on the ensuing rebound Kelsey Espenhorst pounced on the opportunity and headed the ball into the back of the net. It was the first goal of the 2021 season for Espenhorst and the fifth of her collegiate career.

The Bombers carried the 1-0 lead into the halftime break as the squad outshot St. John Fisher by a 12-3 margin within the first half. It was at the 59:30 mark with the team once again making several dangerous passes in the 18-yard box that Delaney Rutan whipped in a cross to the far side that eluded all defenders and Rachel Richards slotted the ball into the back of the net.

Carrying the 2-0 lead, IC added another insurance effort on a solo goal off the foot of sophomore forward Rosie Bostian. She made a nice move that gave her enough space to fire a shot from outside the box that eluded the Cardinals keeper in the bottom left corner. The Cardinals scored their lone goal of the match in the 81st minute when Carli Kovarik bested Claire Reader for her seventh goal of the 2021 season.

Reader finished with three saves for the Bombers and Rosie Bostian, Delaney Rutan and Megan O'Reilly each finished with three shots apiece.

Ithaca College (5-1) will now enter conference play with a Liberty League contest slated for this Saturday, September 25 when they host Clarkson University. First kick from Carp Wood Field is slated for 2 p.m.