ITHACA, N.Y. – The nationally ranked No. 25 Ithaca College women's lacrosse team will open the Liberty League Tournament at home on Tuesday, May 2 at 4 p.m. against Skidmore College in the first round at Higgins Stadium.
This year, the Liberty League expanded its women's lacrosse tournament to seven teams, so only the No. 1 seed, which is William Smith, receives a bye into the semifinal round.
The Bombers are the No. 2 seed in the tournament, while Skidmore is the seventh seed. These two teams just met in the regular season finale on April 29 as Ithaca came away with a 20-6 victory.
No. 3 St. Lawrence will play No. 6 Vassar, while the No. 4-5 matchup is between Union and RPI.
If victorious, the Bombers will host either St. Lawrence or Vassar and William Smith will get the winner of Union and RPI. The semifinal contests will take place on Friday afternoon. Semifinal winners will advance to the championship game on Sunday.
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SCOUTING ITHACA: Ithaca is 10-7 on the season and finished the Liberty League with a 7-3 mark. The Bombers are currently ranked No. 25 in the latest IWLCA Top 25 Poll.
The Bombers are averaging 13.9 goals per game and hold a distinct advantage in the draw circle, winning 271 of 461 draws on the year (58.8%).
Maizy Veitch leads IC with 45 goals and 60 points this season, while Chloe Nordyke has 41 goals. Caroline Wise has won 173 draws, to go along with 36 goals and 18 assists.
Lexi Held is 10-7 in cage with a .484 save percentage and 10.76 goals-against average.
SCOUTING SKIDMORE: The Thoroughbreds are 8-8 overall this season and clinched the final spot in the tournament with the tiebreaker over Rochester.
Skidmore's offense runs through Gabriella Modesti, who leads the team with 38 goals, 18 assists and 56 points. Jillian Lockwood is second on the team with 32 goals, to go along with 21 groundballs and 23 draw controls.
Nine other players are scored at least 10 goals this season, while seven others have won more than 12 draws.
Liv Kazanjian and Phoebe Beshlian split time in goal for Skidmore.
