GENEVA, N.Y.—Senior midfielder Sarah Dillon (Blair Academy/Oldwick, N.J.) netted six goals and tallied three assists to lead the William Smith College lacrosse team past Ithaca College, 21-7, on Senior Day in Geneva. The Herons close out the regular season with a 10-5 mark, while the Bombers drop to 9-5 overall.

Sophomore attacker Nina Sperry (Daniel Hand/Madison, Conn.) added four goals for the Herons, with an assist, while junior midfielder Rachel Stahl (Charles W. Baker/Baldwinsville, N.Y.) and first-year attacker Molly Fitzgerald (Gould Academy/Sudbury, Mass.) each totaled three goals an a helper. Sophomore attacker Michaela Parnell (Guilford/Guilford, Conn.) chipped in two goals and two assists as well.

For the Bombers, junior Meagan Howell (Newark/Newark, N.Y.) led the way with four goals, while sophomore attacker Becky Bedard (East Longmeadow/East Longmeadow, Mass.) added three assists.

Fitzgerald started the scoring, netting her first goal of the day just 1:39 into the game. Stahl added a tally 20 seconds later, assisted by senior Jessica Scott (Waynflete School/Portland, Maine), giving the Herons a quick 2-0 lead.

Ithaca responded with a goal by Howell at 3:20, but William Smith came back to net five unanswered, and owned a 7-1 lead just 10 minutes into the first half.

William Smith took a commanding 10-4 lead into the break, then came out firing again in the second half, outscoring the Bombers 11-3.

Junior goalkeeper Morgan Baird (Pingree School/Gloucester, Mass.) collected eight saves for the Herons, while Lindsay Mayfield (Nichols/East Aurora, N.Y.), Emily Brooks (Ward Melville/Setauket, N.Y.), and Courtney Dowell (Massapequa/Massapequa, N.Y.) combined for 16 saves for the Bombers.

William Smith outshot the visitors 44-25, and connected on 4-of-5 free position shots.

The 16th-ranked Herons will be in action at the Liberty League Tournament on May 4-5, hosted by No. 1 Hamilton. Third-seeded William Smith will take on second-seeded Union in the semifinal round.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Ithaca College......  4  3 -  7
William Smith....... 10 11 - 21

Ithaca College SCORING:
GOALS: Meagan Howell 4; Sarah Cox 1; Kim Medla 1; Kylie McClure 1.
ASSISTS: Becky Bedard 3.

William Smith SCORING:
GOALS: Sarah Dillon 6; Nina Sperry 4; Molly Fitzgerald 3; Rachel Stahl 3; Michaela Parnell 2; Sarah Goodkind 1; Medora Hartz 1; Caitlin Leone 1.
ASSISTS: Sarah Dillon 3; Michaela Parnell 2; Sarah Davidson 1; Amber Drumm 1; Molly Fitzgerald 1; Jessica Scott 1; Nina Sperry 1; Rachel Stahl 1.

SHOTS - Ithaca College 25; William Smith 44.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Ithaca College 15; William Smith 37.

TURNOVERS - Ithaca College 26; William Smith 18.
CLEARS - Ithaca College 13-17; William Smith 19-22.

GOALIES
ITH: Emily Brooks (29:02 minutes, 14 shots-5 saves, 9 GA), Courtney Dowell (17:18, 12-8, 4), Lindsay Mayfield 8-5 (13:40, 11-3, 8).
WSC: Morgan Baird 6-5 (60:00, 15-8, 7).

2007-04-28