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Men's Lacrosse Win Skidmore
8
SKIDMORE SKIDMORE 5-6, 0-4 LL
11
Winner Ithaca ITHACA 10-3, 3-2 LL
SKIDMORE SKIDMORE
5-6, 0-4 LL
8
Final
11
Ithaca ITHACA
10-3, 3-2 LL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SKIDMORE SKIDMORE 3 2 1 2 8
Ithaca ITHACA 4 4 2 1 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Erickson’s Four First Half Goals and Strong Defense Power Men’s Lacrosse Past Skidmore, 11-8

ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca College men's lacrosse team battled Skidmore College on Saturday afternoon and the Bombers led from start to finish in the 11-8 victory. The Thoroughbreds scored three of the final four goals of the game, but Ithaca (10-3, 3-2 Liberty League) saw big-time scoring efforts from John Sramac and Jake Erickson while using stout defense all game long.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Jake Erickson netted all four of his goals within the first half as he combined well with John Sramac who matched a season-best by scoring five goals against the Thoroughbreds.
  • Jon Bouvier, Brandon Reilly, and Alex Carpenter all scored twice for Skidmore.
  • It was a solid dual between Collin Kuester and Ryan LaForty as each totaled double digit save totaled. LaForty finished with 15 saves, while giving up just eight goals.
  • First year Chase Gulick went 8-of-13 in the faceoff circle to help gain IC possession.
How it Happened
  • It took just 58 seconds for the Bombers to find the back of the net. Jake Erickson found a cutting John Sramac in front of the net and the sophomore cashed in the scoring oppurtunity. Charlie McFadden made it 1-1 when he scored his 27th goal of the season with just over 10 minutes left in the first quarter.
  • The Bombers closed the opening period with the 4-3 lead thanks to Erickson finding the back of the net with seven seconds remaining for his second goal of the game.
  • The junior attacker completed his hat trick at the 11:30 mark of the second quarter putting the Bombers up 5-3. Erickson netted what turned out to be his final goal of the game on a nice feed from Liam Lennon. John Sramac scored with 30 seconds left before halftime as IC went into the break with the 8-5 lead.
  • Ithaca outscored Skidmore 2-1 in the third quarter with Charlie Niebuhr and John Sramac netting goals as the Bombers took a 10-5 advantage into the final period.
  • Skidmore closed on a 2-0 scoring run after Sramac netted his fifth goal, which was his 28th effort of the season.
 
Ithaca will host SUNY Cortland under the lights at Higgins Stadiium on Wednesday, April 20. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.