Men's Lacrosse Defensive Performer of the Week – Andrew Minard
Andrew Minard recorded a pair of standout performances in goal for the Bombers as he began his week tallying 13 saves in their upset win of No. 6 RIT on Wednesday, including an acrobatic stop in the closing minute to seal the 9-8 victory. He would face 31 more shots and would notch nine saves in Ithaca's 11-10 win over RPI.
Men's Lacrosse Offensive Performer of the Week – Will Kleine
In a 2-0 week for the Ithaca men's lacrosse team that saw wins over No. 6 RIT and RPI,
Will Kleine had a productive week recording five goals. The junior notched a first half hat trick in the Bombers 9-8 upset win over RIT and would seal the game against RPI, rifling a shot into the upper left corner giving the Bombers an 11-10 lead with just 24 seconds remaining.
Women's Golf Performer of the Week – Annelise Stencel
Annelise Stencel took top medalist honors at the Cortland Martin/Wallace Invitational with 153 (+9) as she went just three-over par (75) on Sunday to move ahead of her teammate on the final day. Stencel shot 78 (+6) on Saturday and carded four birdies – two each day – during the tournament.
Men's Rowing Boat of the Week – Third Varsity 4
The men's rowing team picked up a bronze medal finish in tightly contested racing against a deep field with the 3V4 finishing third. The crew of
Jack Harkins,
Cameron Strong,
Brett Makowsky,
Liam Carnahan and
Zach Bowley setting into a composed base rhythm and steadily worked back into contention. Despite a late push to reel in second place, Ithaca secured a third-place finish to earn bronze with a time of 7:50.17.
HONOR ROLL
Matt Curtis went 6-for-14 (.429) with four RBI and three runs scored in a 2-1 weekend against Skidmore. Five of his hits went for extra bases and he notched four doubles and a home run.
Jack Picozzi improved to 3-2 on the season as he struck out nine batters over 7.0 innings and allowed just two runs on three hits in a 5-3 win over Skidmore in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Kelly Augeri totaled seven goals and four assists for 11 points in a 1-1 week for Ithaca. Augeri tallied a goal with two assists in a loss to No. 7 William Smith in a mid-week game and then posted a six-goal, two-assist performance in a 20-8 victory over RPI on Saturday.
Rachel Larson competed in three events at the Bucknell Bison Invitational over the weekend as she was the runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.15 seconds, beating out numerous Division I entries. She also ran in the 400-meter hurdles and clocked a time of 1:03.65, which is 25th in Division III. Larson also ran the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay that posted a time of 48.81 seconds.
Lola Gitlin competed at Bucknell over the weekend, running a 36:11.70 in her 10000-meter debut, qualifying for both the Liberty League and the All-Atlantic Regional Track and Field Championships with ease. Gitlin ran even splits and moved up nine places in the second half of the race to place 17th. Her time now ranks 24th in Division III.
Lily Seyfert posted three top six finishes in throws at Cornell over the weekend. Seyfert threw 13.68 meters for second place in the invitational shot put, being the only Division III athlete in the top five. Seyfert also threw 35.24 meters for second place in javelin and was sixth in the hammer at 45.34 meters.
Ben Buffone, who missed the indoor season, ran his second fastest time of his career in just his second track race of this calendar year in the 800-meter run at the Bucknell Bison Invitational. Buffone, who was racing in the second heat went out in a 54.70 through 400 meters and finished in a time of 1:53.45, finishing sixth in his heat and 27th overall. This time puts Buffone, the indoor 800 school record holder, second all-time on the outdoor list in Ithaca College history, and into the top 50 in Division III this season.
Luis Crespo improved his record to 8-3 in singles play as he competed at No. 3 for the second-straight weekend. Crespo took down St. Lawrence's Armaan Walia by set scores of 6-3, 7-5 to help the Bombers comeback against the Saints after dropping the doubles point to win 4-3.
Sophomore shortstop
Madison Schoenenberger had an impressive week at the plate as she slashed .417 (10-of-24), while scoring six runs and plating three RBI. She had three multi-hit games in a 4-2 week for the Bombers and really came alive hitting a solo home run in each game totaling five hits against Skidmore with Ithaca splitting the doubleheader.