Vassar Tripped Up At Maritime

Recap, photo courtesy of Vassar College

BRONX, N.Y. – The Vassar men's lacrosse team was outscored 5-1 in the first half, and despite a late push, could not overcome the early deficit. The Brewers scored three unanswered goal in the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell 8-5 to the Privateers on Wednesday evening. Senior James Thomas (Manhasset, NY) led Vassar with two goals, while sophomore Tomas Meade (Corvallis, OR) tallied a goal and an assist.

Maritime has won its fourth game in a row and moves to 4-1, while the Brewers slip to 2-3.

The Privateers got on the board 36 seconds after the opening faceoff and then scored twice more in the first quarter to go up 3-0 at 5:58. Thomas netted his first goal at 2:06, but the Brewers were held scoreless until the third afterward. Maritime notched four-straight from 13:08 in the second to 12:08 in the third to take a commanding 7-1 lead. Freshman Connor Deehan (Westwood, MA) finally sparked the Brewers when he netted the unassisted goal at 6:20.

Down 8-2 heading into the fourth, a Vassar come back looked challenging. Meade found Thomas early in the quarter to cut the lead to five, and then Dekker Stebel (San Diego, CA) made it an 8-4 game at 4:45. Meade was the final score off a Spencer Duryee (Whitehouse Station, NJ) assist.

Matthew Lowery (Bel Air, MD) won 11-of-17 faceoffs and scooped up a team-high eight groundballs. Cooper Vorel (Boonton Township, NJ) led the defense with two caused turnovers and also had three groundballs.

The Privateers' Matt DeMeo led all scorers with four goals and two assists. 

Senior Matt Boyd (Essex Fells, NJ) started in goal and recorded 10 saves. Maritime's Justin Weigold had 12. 

Vassar now begins their spring break trip to Florida. The first match will be against Liberty League foe St. Lawrence on Saturday in Tampa. Game is set to start at 4:30 p.m.

Four-Run Eighth Propels Vassar Past Plymouth State

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FORT MYERS, FL — The Vassar College baseball team (3-2) scored four runs in the eighth to overcome a 10-9 deficit and notch a 13-10 victory over Plymouth State (3-3) at Terry Park in the Brewers' final game of the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic on Tuesday morning.

Vassar scored twice in the top of the first, but Plymouth State put up a seven-spot in the bottom half of the inning.  The Brewers immediately countered with three runs in the top of the second, though, to pull within 7-5.  Eric Trausch (San Diego, CA) ripped a two-run single with the bases loaded and two out before Taylor Smach (Manlius, NY) followed with an RBI single.  Bryan Rubin (Bryn Mawr, PA) then made it 7-6 with a homer to right center in the third.

Plymouth State added another run in the fourth, but Connor Levchuck (Greenlawn, NY) tied the game with a two-run double in the fifth.  After the Panthers regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth, Vassar pulled within 10-9 when Matt Martino (Hauppauge, NY) scored on a wild pitch in the sixth.

Martino and Trausch each singled to start the eighth.  Smach was up next, and he roped a double down the left field line to knock in both runs and give Vassar the lead.  The Brewers picked up a pair of insurance tallies on a two-out error.

Patrick Fitzgerald (Phoenix, MD) then slammed the door on Plymouth State, getting a double play with the tying run at the plate in the eighth, and another after a leadoff single in the ninth to earn the save.  Alex Hartnett (1-0) (Miami, FL) was credited with the win after striking out two while not allowing a hit in two scoreless innings.

"Today was a huge win four our team going into a two-day break here in Florida," Head Coach Matthew Righter said.  "Our hitters responded extremely well after yesterday's performance and our bullpen kept us in the game until the very end.  The keys to today's game were definitely mental toughness and clutch hitting.  Those are two things we talked about quite a bit after the Baruch game, and I thought our guys delivered."

Smach finished 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored.  Matt McGannon (Redding, CT) was 3-for-6 with two runs scored, and Martino also scored twice.  Rubin also scored twice, while Trausch and Levchuck both collected two RBIs.

For Plymouth State, Jimmy Zimolka went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored.  Three different Panthers scored twice, while Ryan Boldwin and James Salta both drove in a pair of runs.  Alex Larson (0-1) took the loss on the mound.

After beginning their Florida trip with five games in four days, the Brewers are off until Friday, when they take on North Central (3-0) at 5:30 p.m.  It will be Vassar's first contest at the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte.

Baseball Drops 5-1 Decision

Recap, photo courtesy of Vassar College

FORT MYERS, FL- Despite six hits on the day, the Vassar College baseball team dropped a tough 5-1 decision Monday morning to the Baruch College Bearcats.

In the nine-inning game, 17 Brewers saw the field with three pitching changes. Yet, Jake Silver (Wellington, FL) was credited with the loss.

The Brewers and the Bearcats were scoreless through the first three innings, but Vassar got on the board first in the top of the fourth, off a Connor Levchuck (Greenlawn, NY) walk forcing Matt Schwartz (Dix Hills, NY) home. The Brewers ended that inning with three runners left on base.

However, Baruch took advantage of their next at bat and secured two RBIs; a hit to left field and a single.

Trailing 3-1, in the top half of the seventh, Vassar had its best chance to level the game as Cameron Skudin (Melville, NY) and Sam Brinster (Long Beach, NY) were walked and Matt McGannon (Redding, CT) connected with a single. Though three straight fielding outs ended the half inning.

The Bearcats would maintain their lead and add two more to the scoreboard in the bottom seventh and eighth.

Jesse Mulham (Syosset, NY), Brent Shimoda (Aiea, HI), Elliot Layne (Los Angeles, CA), Daniel Bonfiglio (New York, NY), Skudin, and McGannon all registered one hit.

Softball Takes Two at La Verne

Recap, photo courtesy of Ithaca College

LA VERNE, Calif. – The Ithaca College softball team completed the sweep of La Verne on Thursday afternoon with a 6-5 win in game one and an 8-0, five-inning game two victory.

Win the win, the Bombers are now 5-1 on the season with four games left of the spring break trip to California.

Game 1 | Ithaca 6, La Verne 5

La Verne got on the board first when Katheryn Navarro sent a solo shot over the fence to take a 1-0 lead.

After two and one-half scoreless innings, the Bombers took the lead in the top of the fourth inning. First-year Daniella Mulvey started things off for Ithaca with a single right field before senior Annie Cooney drilled a two-run homer to put IC up 2-1.

The Leopards answered back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game, 2-2. Mikayla Mendoza led off with a double to right center and advanced to third on a wild pitch. She was ultimately driven in by a Carly Condon sacrifice fly to right field.

La Verna put together a two-run bottom of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead over Ithaca. Navarro led off with a single up the middle and headed to third on a Justice Borden sacrifice bunt. Gabriella Underwood drove in Navarro for the first run of the inning before scoring on a Mendoza trip to right.

After a scoreless sixth inning, the Bombers put up a huge seventh inning. Vanessa Brown started things off with a single before Gabby Laccona sent a shot to left field. Abby Shields then drew a walk to load the bases and Mulvey blasted a grand slam to bring all runners in and give Ithaca a 6-4 advantage.

La Verne put another run on the board in the bottom of the seventh inning, starting with a Shelby Tevis walk. Tevis advanced to second on a Mendoza single and scored on an error. The Bombers forced the final two outs to preserve the lead and take the win.

Mulvey finished the game 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored while Cooney went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.

Emily Holden picked up her first win of the year after coming on to pitch three innings of relief.

Game 2 | Ithaca 8, La Verne 0

The Bombers came out firing on all cylinders in the second game of the day to score seven runs in the first inning.

Brown led off with a single before stealing second to put herself in scoring position. Laccona ripped a single up the middle to score Brown before headed to second on an Alex Wright single.

Sophomore Haley White followed that up with a single and advanced on an error, allowing Laccona and Wright to score and take a 3-0 lead.

Both Cooney and Ellie Murray drew walks before Alex Kimmel drove in White and moved the runners up a base. Cooney and Murray both scored on a Nikkey Skuraton bunt and a fielding error.

A Laccona single to left field pushed Skuraton across home plate and gave the Bombers a 7-0 advantage.

Ithaca put up another run in the top of the fifth inning after three and one-half scoreless innings. Cooney blasted her second home run of the day to put IC up 8-0, which ultimately forced the end of the game in the fifth inning.

Both Laccona and White finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored while Cooney went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI.

Fleming earned her second win of the season, striking out four in five innings of work.

No. 1 Gettysburg Tops No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse in Neutral-Site Clash

Recap, photo courtesy of Ithaca College

SPARKS, Md. – The 19th-ranked Ithaca College women's lacrosse was back in action on Thursday afternoon looking to score another big non-league result when it clashed with two-time defending champion No. 1 Gettysburg in a neutral-site contest at the United States Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Maryland. Unfortunately, the Bombers were unable to sustain the momentum from their big road win over then-No. 20 Scranton over the weekend, as Gettysburg pulled away in a 20-9 result at the historic Tierney Stadium. The loss evens Ithaca's record at 2-2 during the early part of this season.

Ultimately, the contest boiled down to two significant areas, as Gettysburg held decisive advantages in draw controls and free-position chances that proved to be the biggest differentiator between the two sides. The Bullets dominated the draw all day, which established a big edge in offensive zone time. Gettysburg out-paced Ithaca 19-to-3 in the draw during the opening half and finished the contest with a 24-to-6 edge in the crucial statistic. The Bullets finishing was also clinical against IC's sophomore keeper Mackenzie Schade, who definitely was facing the most dynamic attacking group of her young collegiate career. Gettysburg scored on 20-of-25 shots on goal in the game, many of which came from point-blank opportunities through deft passing or free-position chances.

It was an energetic start to the game for both sides, as the Bombers and Bullets took to the field turf

Women's Lacrosse Pulls Out A 16-11 Win Over UNE

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By: University of Rochester's Scott Sabocheck, Asst. Director of Athletic Communications
HILTON HEAD, SC - The University of Rochester women's lacrosse team evened up its season record on the year after posting a 16-11 victory over the University of New England on Thursday morning at Hilton Head Prep School.

The Yellowjackets are competing during their spring break trip down south and improve to 2-2 on the 2019 season, while the Nor'Easters fall to 2-3 this season.

Rochester was led by junior Jamison Seabury who poured in five goals in the victory, four of which came in a first half with saw Rochester jump out to a 9-5 lead.  Maggie McKenna added a hat trick and one assist, while Marina Kern chipped in two goals and one assist.

Also, scoring twice was Kendra Jones and Mary Panepento, with Panepento connecting both times from the free position.  Jenna Macri and Katherine Woo added single tallies for the Yellowjackets.

UNE was led by Nichole Carvalho who scored three goals in the loss.  Julia Benjamin and Molly Camelo each scored twice for the Nor'Easters as well.

Full game stats are not available at this time.

Szczerba's Complete Game Gives UR A Softball Split

Recaps, photo courtesy of University of Rochester
MACON, GA – Addy Szczerba threw a complete-game four hitter in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday night to give the University of Rochester a split of a doubleheader against Wesleyan College of Georgia. UR won the nitecap, 4-1, after Wesleyan took the opener, 7-2.

In seven innings, Szczerba allowed four hits and walked one. After the Wolves hit a leadoff home run in the fourth to tie the score, Szczerba allowed only one baserunner in the last four innings.

With the game tied at 1-1, Wesleyan's Alicia Ramirez drew a walk with one down in the sixth. She

Baseball Slips to AIC

Recap, photo courtesy of Molloy

Miami Shores, Fla. – The Molloy baseball team fell to the American International Yellow Jackets, 3-0, Wednesday afternoon in the Barry Invitational at Feinbloom Field. The Lions moved to 1-8, while the Yellow Jackets improved to 4-4.

How it Happened
AIC plated three runs in the third to go up 3-0.

The Lions loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but failed to score a run.

Molloy had runners on first and second and no outs in the ninth, but  the Yellow Jackets worked out of the jam.

Top Performances
Sophomore Billy Wildeman struck out six batters in seven innings in his first collegiate start.
Freshman Chris Peralta tallied two hits.

Looking Ahead
The maroon and white returns home to play Concordia Saturday, March 16. The first game of the doubleheader with the Clippers is scheduled for noon.

Softball Sweeps Le Moyne to Conclude PFX Spring Games

Recap, photo courtesy of Molloy

Clermont, Fla. – The softball team closed the PFX Spring Games out with a sweep of Le Moyne College, led by two RBIs from freshman Amanda King. The Lions sit at 6-9 after the tournament after going 5-5 on the trip.

Game 1: Molloy 6, Le Moyne 2
The Dolphins struck first, with Kailey LaForce scoring on a wild pitch from King.

The pitcher then knotted the score with an RBI double to right center field, scoring sophomore Courtney Greene.

Freshman Adriana Saab then gave the maroon and white a 2-1 advantage after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

King drove in her second run of the contest with another double, this time to left center.

Le Moyne came within one in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double.

Senior Kaitlyn Snyder propelled the Lions in front with a three-run home run over the center field fence.

Greene went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored while senior Tara Byrnes went 3-for-3 with a run scored in the effort.

King fanned eight batters in a complete-game effort, allowing just five hits.

Game 2: Le Moyne 0, Molloy 8 (Five Innings)
The maroon and white's offense went to work quickly, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first on a single by freshman Lauren Ramos.

Freshman Alex Burns doubled the lead in the fourth inning, driving in two runs with a single up the middle.

The scoring in the fourth continued as Burns and Saab scored after a throwing error by the Dolphins' short stop.

A two-run double from King set the score at 8-0 after four innings of play.

Greene kept the Dolphins off the board in the top of the fifth inning, earning the 8-0 victory via the mercy rule.

Greene struck out seven batters and allowed just four hits.

Burns led with two hits for the Lions and drove in two runs. King also picked up two RBIs.

Looking Ahead
Molloy will face Assumption College on Saturday (Mar. 16) at 1:00 p.m. on the campus of Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass.

Softball Swept by #23 Southern New Hampshire

Recap, photo courtesy of Molloy

Clermont, Fla. – The softball team returned to action at the PFX Spring Games against #23 Southern New Hampshire University, dropping both contests in the doubleheader.

Game 1: Molloy 1, Southern New Hampshire 2
Sophomore Courtney Greene was able to work out of jams each of the first three innings, leaving a total of five Penmen on base to keep the game scoreless.

Southern New Hampshire plated the first run of the contest in the fourth inning on an RBI single. The lead doubled the next at bat with another single to right.

The Lions cut the lead in half in the seventh inning on an RBI double from freshman Amanda King. The shortstop was thrown out advancing to third on the throw home to end the contest.

King, Greene, and senior Kaitlyn Snyder recorded the lone hits for the maroon and white.

Game 2:
Southern New Hampshire took a 2-0 lead following a home run in the top of the first inning.

The Penmen added three runs in the top of the fourth with a three-run home run to Gabriella Vachon.

Senior Kaitlyn Snyder put Molloy on the board with a solo home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Lions recorded eight hits, led by two from Snyder, Greene, and redshirt sophomore Mikaela Tribby.

Senior Jenna Turato struck out five batters through 3.1 innings for the loss while sophomore Tonianne Larson fanned five in 3.2 innings of relief.

Softball Splits with West Chester

Recap, photo courtesy of Molloy

Clermont, Fla. – After falling 3-0 to West Chester University of Pennsylvania, the softball team held on for a 3-2 victory to split the doubleheader with the Golden Rams. Molloy improved to 4-7 on the season while West Chester sits at 9-6.

Game 1: Molloy 0, West Chester 3
The Golden Rams took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double.
A two-run triple in the bottom of the third set the score at 3-0.

Molloy's best scoring chance of the contest came in the top of the seventh inning following a two-out walk to freshman Angelique Serrano and a single from senior Tara Byrnes. A passed ball advanced both runners into scoring position, but the maroon and white were unable to plate a run.

Sophomore Courtney Greene threw a complete game, striking out two batters.

Byrnes, Serrano, sophomore Sarah Glaser and freshman Alex Burns each recorded hits.

Game 2: West Chester 2, Molloy 3
WCU struck first in the second game, taking a 1-0 lead on an RBI single through the left side.
Back-to-back singles in the second inning by freshmen Amanda King and Lauren Ramos set up an RBI single from Byrnes to knot the score.

Serrano scored on a throwing error by West Chester's first baseman to put Molloy in front 2-1 in the fifth inning.

The Lions plated another run the next at bat on a sacrifice fly from Burns.

The Golden Rams would come within one in the top of the sixth, scoring on an error by the maroon and white.

Sophomore Tonianne Larson kept West Chester off the board in the seventh inning to pick up her second save of the season. Senior Jenna Turato went 5.1 innings, striking out four batters, to improve to 3-3.

King went 2-for-3 for the Lions with Burns and Byrnes recording RBIs.

Co-Ed Cheerleading Competes at CUNYAC Championships

Recap, photo courtesy of Medgar Evers College

Cougar Quartet Takes Second in Tumbling Competition

The Medgar Evers College co-ed cheerleading team competed at the CUNYAC Cheerleading Championships, which were held at York College in Jamaica, NY, on Thursday, March 7.

The Cougars finished in sixth place overall, taking second place in the tumbling competition and fifth place in the jumping event.

This was the only competition of the season for the MEC cheerleading team, which had the Cougar quartet of Zoe Abney, Mathilda Bruny, Tatianna Footman, and Eliah Tull representing the black-and-gold at York.

The tumbling portion of the competition was the strongest area for the Cougars, led by tumbling specialist Tull, who wowed fans of MEC basketball and volleyball at the Cougars Cave throughout this past season with his difficult somersaults, flips, cartwheels, and handsprings performed at midcourt.

The Cougars finished with 14.8 points in the tumbling event, just behind College of Staten Island's 17.0.

CSI won the competition ahead of Borough of Manhattan Community College.

@OW_Panthers Softball opens season at New Rochelle

Lauren Bloom went the distance in game one to log her 17th-career complete game. Photo courtesy of Old Westbury

Old Westbury remains on the road Saturday (Mar. 16) with a non-conference twin bill against York College

Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

NEW ROCHELLE, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury softball opened the 2019 season Tuesday evening with 7-1 and 11-6 non-conference road losses against the College of New Rochelle Blue Angels (2-0) from Flowers Park in New Rochelle, New York.  The Panthers (0-2) entered with 11-straight wins versus New Rochelle dating back to the 2005 campaign.

Game 1: New Rochelle 7, Old Westbury 1
With runners at the corners, Johanna Metz ripped a two-out single to right field to drive home Amanda Neenan for Old Westbury's 1-0 first-inning lead.

Panther starter Lauren Bloom (L, 0-1: 6 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 3 ER, BB, 5 K) was unlucky in the second frame as a costly throwing error by second baseman Isabel Febo advanced Valerie Romano across home plate for the equalizer.  Two batters later, a costly passed ball by Samantha Arcese allowed Kassandra Register (2-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB) to score the game-winning run for New Rochelle's 2-1 advantage.

Register also homered in the fourth and closed out the scoring in the seventh with a RBI single.

Bloom registered her 17th-career complete game while Gaby Hay (W, 1-0, 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 8) claimed New Rochelle's win.

Game 2: New Rochelle 11, Old Westbury 6
Jessica Schwartz drew a two-out bases loaded walk from Amanda Blair (ND: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, K) to score Bloom for the game's initial run in the opening inning.  Nicole Baron (2-for-4, 2 RBI, R, 2 SB) then delivered a two-run double to drive home Metz and Schwartz for Old Westbury's 3-0 lead.

The Blue Angels scored one in the first off Baron (L, 0-1: 6 IP, 10 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 6 K) with the Panthers committing two errors including a leadoff four-base miscue by second baseman Amelia Cariddi.

New Rochelle collected three hits to score three runs in the second to take a 4-3 lead.

Trailing 5-3 in the fourth, a wild pitch by Romano (3 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) and an error by third baseman Ariana Rentas scored Neenan (2-for-3) and Bloom (1-for-3, 2 R, BB) to knot the game at 5-all.

Old Westbury pulled in front (6-5) in the fifth with Baron singling and stealing two bases before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jennifer Lobody.

Hay singled and scored the game-tying run on a three-base error by right fielder Schwartz in the bottom of the frame.

The Blue Angels put the game away in the sixth with a two-run double by Samantha Guiterrez (2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 R) to score Keyceana Moots (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB) and Sienna Stockton (0-for-1, 2 R, 2 BB) for the go-ahead runs.  New Rochelle scored five runs on three hits and two errors in the inning to settle the 11-6 win.

Baron pitched her 12th-career complete game while Hay tossed 2.2 innings hitless innings of relief and fanned five batters to snag New Rochelle's win.

YORK COLLEGE CARDINALS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury closes its four-game road trip Saturday (Mar. 16) in Bellerose, New York with a 1 p.m. non-conference doubleheader against the York College Cardinals (0-0) from Padavan-Preller Field.  The Panthers are 11-0 against the Cardinals since 2007.

@OW_Panthers Women’s Lacrosse scores early in home opener against Drew

Natasha Treuman controlled a career-best eight draws / Photo by Chris Bergmann Photography (www.chrisbergmannphotography.com)

Old Westbury remains home Saturday (Mar. 16) with a non-conference showdown against Wilkes University | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Nicole Sasu-Twum)

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury women's lacrosse opened their home schedule Wednesday afternoon with a 21-1 decision in non-conference action against the Drew University Rangers (6-0) from Panther Park.  The Panthers (1-3) move to (0-6) all-time versus Drew.

Jenna Draney broke the scoring ice 1:29 in to give Drew the early 1-0 lead.  Alessia Drevnyak responded with her sixth goal of the season for Old Westbury to knot the game at one with 25:37 remaining in the opening half.  Charly Nolting produced the game-winning goal 27 second later to put the Rangers up 2-1.  Drew scored the next 10 goals over the final 24:27 to send a 12-1 game into intermission.

The Rangers tacked on nine goals in the second half to settle the 21-1 final.

Tazmeya Allen (1-3) made 12 saves in defeat for Old Westbury as Kat Michalski (6-0) turned away four shots to secure Drew's win.

Drew finished with the advantage in shots (39-8), shots on goal (33-5), ground balls (23-9), draw controls (15-9) and caused turnovers (14-4).

Natasha Treuman controlled a career-best eight draws while Yaritza Caraballo scooped up three ground balls.

Lauren Cassella scored a game-high five goals while Mia Campanale followed with four to lead Drew.

WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury remains at home Saturday (Mar. 16) with a non-conference showdown against the Wilkes University Colonels (2-1) at 1 p.m. from Panther Park.  The Panthers enter with a 2-4 all-time mark against Wilkes.
 

Mathias Leads Hawks to Win, Two Rookies Earn HatTricks Against Elmira

Recap, photo courtesy of Hilbert College

ELMIRA, N.Y. - The Hilbert men's lacrosse team returned to action tonight and picked up a 14-5 non-conference victory over Elmira College (0-3) under the lights at Notre Dame High School.

Edward Mathias led the Hilbert charge on offense as he manufactured eight points behind five assists / three goals, and James Duffy added five points as did Drew Werner.

A pair of first-year players notched hat tricks as the Hawks dominated the offensive end, outshooting Elmira 55-29.

Elijah Ryan earned his first win in goal this spring, making seven saves (4 goals) in 53:46 minutes of action.

Freshman Brandon Bitka was the first of three to reach a hat trick, scoring all three goals over a 15-minute span in the first half and Drew Werner quickly tallied his trifecta spaced over 11 minutes in the second half.  Mathias did his work all game but earned the hat trick in the second half.

Hilbert jumped out to a 4-1 lead after 15 minutes and added one more marker in the second quarter. 

Anthony Cappola put Hilbert on the scoreboard first less than 120 seconds into the game.   Bitka then found his touch by earning points every other stat line.  The rookie tossed his first collegiate goal in at 12:05, ahead of James Duffy's 7:42 score.

Bitka scored two more times, one at 3:32, prior to the Soaring Eagles first goal with just five seconds left in the opening quarter. Bitka almost matched his first quarter goal time with his third of the day at 12:10 in the second session. 

The Hawks out-shot the Soaring Eagles 21-14 (14-6 on goal) and led 5-2 by intermission. 

Elmira picked up their pace after the break (out shooting Hilbert 11-10 in the 3rd quarter) and worked hard to catch up to the Hawks as they converted another score at 8:36. 

But Drew Werner's goal almost four minutes later took the wind out of the Soaring Eagles wings and lifted Hilbert 6-3 with a man-up goal.  Mathias tallied his first point after feeding his teammates non-stop in the first half and gave Hilbert a 7-3 advantage heading into the final period.

Matthew Toro marked the board at 13:54 and just 54 seconds later, Werner tallied his second of the day.

Elmira added what turned out to be their final score late in the 10th minute before Werner joined Bitka scoring his man up trifecta.

The Hawks dominated the field and ran away with a 7-2 final quarter scoring effort.

By the final horn, Hilbert outshot the hosts, 55-29, won 17 of 22 face offs and worked for a 55-41 advantage in ground balls.

Elmira scored two (of 5) man-up goals while the Hawks picked the Soaring Eagles for four extra man scores, all in the second half.

Hilbert (1-1) returns to action Wednesday, March 20 with a 4pm face off against Thiel College at Eden Jr/Sr High School.  This is a make-up game from March 2nd.

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FSC Rolls Past Sage in Non-Conference Game

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Farmingdale State - 20, Sage - 3

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Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's lacrosse team hosted non-conference opponent Sage this afternoon and 10 different players scored as the Rams earned a 20-3 victory. With the win, FSC improved to 3-2 overall, while the Gators fell to 1-2.

After outscoring Sage 4-0 in the first quarter, Farmingdale State freshman attack Jake Wandle (Rocky Point, N.Y.) opened the second with a goal off the feed from senior midfielder James Ragland (Seaford, N.Y.). Only eight seconds later with 13:11 on the clock, a Dylan Fitzgerald (Farmingdale, N.Y.) score gave the Rams a 6-0 edge.

With 4:50 remaining in the first half and FSC on top 9-1, the Rams used back-to-back scores from juniors John McMahon (West Babylon, N.Y.) and Jake Satterley (West Babylon, N.Y.) to take a 10-goal lead. Sage's Austin Seymour (Albany, N.Y.) notched the final goal of the half with 1:08 left to play as Farmingdale State took an 11-2 advantage into the break. In the first half, the Rams won 10-of-15 faceoffs and out shot the Gators, 32-7.

After trading scores to open the third, Ragland, McMahon and junior attack AJ Sandorfi (Lynbrook, N.Y.) each tallied goals to give FSC a 15-3 lead heading into the fourth. Farmingdale State outscored Sage 5-0 in the final quarter as Ragland, Joe Watson (Brentwood, N.Y.), Sean Gannon (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) (2) and Casey Romano (Yaphank, N.Y.) each added goals in the 20-3 win.

Sandorfi finished the afternoon with a game-high seven points on three goals and four assists, while Ragland totaled six points on a game-high four goals and had two assists. Senior attack Shane Clark (Oceanside, N.Y.) scored three goals and had three assists, while Wandle recorded two goals and two assists. McMahon scored two goals, had one assist, picked up a game-high 12 ground balls and won 12-of-18 faceoffs in the victory.

Three players scored one goal in the loss for the Gators.

Farmingdale State next will play host to SUNY Cortland on Friday, March 15th at 7:00 p.m.

FSC Baseball Comes Up Short at NYU

Recap, photo courtesy of Farmingdale State

NYU - 8, Farmingdale State - 7

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Brooklyn, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State baseball team traveled to non-conference opponent New York University last night and fell, 8-7. FSC trailed 8-0 heading into the ninth inning and scored seven runs to cut their deficit to just one, but were unable to push across another run as NYU held on for the win. The Rams dropped to 2-1 with the loss, while the Violets improved to a perfect 5-0 overall.

NYU opened the scoring in the first inning as senior center fielder Jake Walter (Lubbock, TX) led off with a single and later came around to score on a two-run homerun by freshman shortstop Zane Baker (Bellevue, WA).

Neither team would score until the bottom of the fifth inning when a hit-by-pitch forced in a run to give the Violets a 3-0 advantage.

NYU led 5-0 in the seventh and used a three-run triple by Walter to go in front, 8-0.

In the top of the ninth inning, Farmingdale State loaded the bases on a fielder's choice, a walk and a hit-by-pitch before freshman left fielder Patrick Leach (Rockville, Centre, N.Y.) hit a grand slam to left field to cut the deficit to 8-4. After NYU forced a flyout for the second out of the inning, junior shortstop Brian Perez (Levittown, N.Y.) hit a single to second base and junior designated hitter Vincent Rice (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) walked. The next batter, junior right fielder Vincent Napolitano (Bellmore, N.Y.), tallied a three-run homerun to left-center to close within just one, 8-7. Violets' sophomore relief pitcher Joseph Prisco (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) would force Rams' pinch-hitter Jimmy Mattera (West Islip, N.Y.) to ground out to third to end the game and secure the victory, 8-7.

Leach was 2-for-5 with four runs batted in on his grand slam, while Perez tallied two hits and one run scored. Napolitano had three RBI's and one run scored and senior third baseman Jason Conti (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) was 1-for-4 with a double. FSC junior Nicholas Rooney (Ridge, N.Y.) pitched 4.1 innings in relief and allowed just three hits, while striking out four.

For NYU, Walter was 3-for-5 with three RBI's and one run scored. Junior Sal Cammisuli (Jericho, N.Y.) (1-0) earned the win, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings.

The Rams next head down to Kissimmee, Florida for the RussMatt Invitational from March 14th-21st. The Rams first will play University of Massachusetts Boston on Friday, March 15th at 11:30 a.m.

No. 10 Chapman Too Much for Ithaca Baseball, 11-1, 11th, 10th Recaps

Recaps, photo courtesy of Ithaca College

ORANGE, Calif. – The Ithaca College baseball team dropped to 2-2 on the season after an 11-1 loss to nationally ranked No. 10 Chapman University at W.O. Hart Park on Tuesday evening. Chapman scored nine runs over the final three home innings to improve to 11-3 on the year.

The Bombers had an opportunity to take an early lead in the top of the first inning. Sophomore Garrett Callaghan led off with a walk but was retired on a fielder's choice off the bat of senior Webb Little. Two batters later, senior Sam Little notched a base hit to put two runners on with two outs, but the potential rally came to an end with a strikeout.

Ithaca then fell behind Chapman, 2-0, after the second inning. A one-out single came all the way around to score on a double, and after a hit by pitch and stolen base, an IC error allowed the second run of the inning to come home.

Over the next two innings, neither team was able to produce a hit until a single by Callaghan drove in

No. 22 Women’s Lacrosse Tops No. 20 Scranton 12-10 in Spring Break Opener

Recap, photo courtesy of Ithaca College

SCRANTON, Pa. – The 22^nd-ranked Ithaca College women's lacrosse team was back in action on Sunday afternoon when it kicked off Spring Break week with the first of two nationally-ranked matchups on the road at No. 20 University of Scranton. Coming off a disappointing contest that saw a late lead slip away in an 11-8 defeat to 15^th-ranked SUNY Cortland, Sunday represented another opportunity for Ithaca to pick up a quality non-league win to its early-season resume. The Bombers did just that, edging the previously undefeated 20^th-ranked Royals in a back-and-forth 12-10 thriller. The win improves IC's record to 2-1 on the year.

Picking up victories over nationally-ranked foes had been an elusive task for IC dating back to last season. Despite amassing 14 wins during the year a season ago, it was that lack of true "resume" wins that ultimately left the Bombers on the outside looking in to the 2018 NCAA Tournament. With a second chance to secure a true statement win against a Scranton team that entered the day with an impressive 4-0 record to start to the season, the Bombers did not blink on the road against the challenging foe. Rediscovering their attacking rhythm, the Bombers blitzed the Royals for 12 goals, while it put the clamps on Scranton's dynamic attack in holding the Royals to a season-low 10-goal output.

It was junior attacker, Bailey Herr, that again paced the Bombers offensively on the afternoon. She