LEXINGTON, VA — The Ithaca College men's lacrosse team dropped its first game of the season in a road loss to No. 7 Washington and Lee University, falling 19–10. 
 
Attackmen Jake Erickson, John Sramac, and Charlie Niebuhr each had two goals. Also getting tallies on the day were attack/midfield Jack Pastore, midfielders Connor Brumfield, Kyle Savery, and Derek Stout. Goalkeeper Ryan LaForty was in net for the Bombers, making 16 saves.
 
Washington and Lee broke open the scoring two minutes in after being man-down early, as Hudson Pokorny put it in the back of the net. After another Generals goal, Niebuhr got the Bombers on the board with nine minutes left in the first off an assist from Sramac. After a couple of shots that were either saved, wide, or hit the post, Brumfield tied the game with just over four minutes left in the first frame. Both teams had plenty of chances, but the score was just 2–2 after the first quarter.
 
The Generals scored first in the second quarter, as Alex Brown broke the tie, but Stout's goal a minute later would make the game even again. However, the Generals scored two goals within 30 seconds after Stout's goal and would score again a couple minutes later to make it a 6–3 game with 10 minutes left in the half. Niebuhr would be able to get one back a couple minutes later, but Henry Holliday got it back for the Generals. Hillis Burns and Jake Erickson would trade goals, and with a second before the halftime buzzer, Kyle Savery scored to make the Bombers deficit two heading into the break, trailing 8–6.
 
Coming out of halftime, the Generals again got the first goal of the frame, but Erickson quickly got it back, just 24 seconds later. Following that, Washington and Lee got goals from Burns and Pokorny to make it an 11–7 game. The Bombers got a break and went on the man-advantage, and Sramac cashed in a goal with under seven minutes left, but would be penalized and allow a goal to Joey Allen with six minutes left. At 2:19, Erickson found Proctor for a goal to make it 12–9, but Boots Lackey scored 13 seconds later to make the score 13–9 Generals entering the fourth quarter.
 
Unable to trim their deficit early, the Bombers fell into a 17–9 hole with 10 minutes left in the game. Sramac stopped the bleeding with a man-down goal, but it would be the last score for the Bombers, as they would eventually fall to the Bombers by a final score of 19–10. The Generals outshot the Bombers 48–37, led in ground balls,38–28, faceoffs, 19–13, and caused turnovers, 9–4.
 
The Bombers will look to bounce back in their Liberty League opener against Clarkson University at noon on Saturday, March 25 at Higgins Stadium.