Box Score

HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 18, 2014) – The nationally-ranked No. 16 Ithaca College women's lacrosse team defeated Stevens Institute of Technology by a score of 13-6 Friday afternoon at the De Baun Athletic Complex in a matchup of conference unbeatens.
 
With the loss, the Ducks drop to 4-1 in the conference and 6-7 overall. Ithaca moves to 9-4 overall and 5-0 in the Empire 8 and improves its winning streak to eight.
 
Ithaca scored the game's first six goals to take a 6-0 advantage with 8:42 to play in the first period as sophomore Molly Fischer (Aquinnah, Mass.) and senior Katie Long (Ithaca, N.Y.) each tallied a pair.
 
Senior attack Kara Rafferty (Bayshore, N.Y.) was able to get Stevens on the board with 1:07 left in the opening period, and 27 ticks into the second half, junior attack Caitlyn Hughes (Randolph, N.J.) found the back of the net to make it a four-goal game. Sophomore midfielder Erika Wilcox (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) assisted on Stevens' first two markers.
 
Ithaca's Riley Marion (Dartmouth, Mass.) netted a pair in a 3-0 Bomber spurt to open a 9-2 margin, but the Ducks would not go away quietly, pushing the Bombers for the entire 60 minutes.
 
Back-to-back scores for freshman midfielder Caroline DeLuca (Sayville, N.Y.) and Hughes pulled the Ducks within five goals at the 10:50 mark, and after an Ithaca goal made it 10-5, two more Duck goals sliced the Ithaca lead to 10-6 with 5:18 left. Freshman midfielder Kathleen Kalbian (Cheshire, Conn.) and Wilcox were responsible for the Stevens goals.
 
The Ducks continued to press the Bombers but could get no closer, and the guests were able to score the final three goals to earn the 13-6 win.
 
Ithaca ended with a 31-21 edge in shots, holding a 22-13 margin in shots on cage. The Bombers finished with a 21-16 margin in ground balls, but the Ducks completed the contest with an 11-10 margin in draw controls.
 
Wilcox led the Ducks with three points on two goals and one assist, also adding five draw controls to her line. Junior defender Amanda Ingersoll (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) had an assist, three ground balls and a caused turnover. Rafferty notched one goal, one assist, one ground ball and one draw control, while Hughes had two goals. Kalbian had a goal, two draw controls and a ground ball.
 
Freshman Janelle Welkie (Hershey, Pa.) took the loss in goal for Stevens, making four stops in 30 minutes. Junior Mel Welcome (Winsted, Conn.) tallied five denials in 25-plus minutes in the second half.
 
Sophomore Ally Runyon (Fairport, N.Y.), Marion and Fischer all scored three times for the Bombers, with freshman goalie Emily Ross (Stony Brook, N.Y.) making six saves to earn the win.
 
The Ducks will host Houghton College on Thursday at the De Baun Athletic Complex starting at 4 p.m. Prior to the action, Stevens will honor its senior class and all the action can be seen live at www.Empire8.TV.