WOMEN’S LACROSSE | April 6, 2008

Blue and Gold drop a pair of conference games

| Sports Editor

The women’s lacrosse team lost a pair of Empire 8 road games this weekend, falling 16–13 to St. John Fisher College yesterday and 12–9 to Nazareth College today. The Bombers now sit at 3–5 overall and 2–3 in the Empire 8.

Junior Becky Bedard led the offensive attack against the Cardinals yesterday, tallying three goals and three assists. Senior Kim Medla finished with three goals and two assists, while classmate Meagan Howell tallied two goals. Sophomores Kylie McClure and Katherine Bixby, senior Sarah Knauf, and freshmen Ali DeCirce and Catherine Hurley each netted one goal.

Senior goalie Emily Brooks stopped 14 shots, while allowing 16 goals in the defeat.

Against Nazareth Medla led the Bombers with three goals. The hat trick moves her into sixth place on Ithaca’s all-time goal scoring list with 123. Her 150 career points moved her into ninth place on that list as well.

McClure and Hurley each scored two goals, while Howell and Bedard added one each. Brooks only stopped three shots in goal, while surrendering 12 goals.

The next game for the women’s lacrosse team will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday in Rochester against the Rochester Institute of Technology.


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