Senior Matt Nelligan (Pingree School/Rowley, Mass.) recorded three goals in the win, moving him into second on Ithaca's all-time goal scoring list with 147 career goals.

Utica led 3-2 after the first quarter before the Bombers stormed back to take a 7-4 lead at halftime. Ithaca then outscored Utica 9-2 in the second half for the win.

Senior Craig Lepiane (West Irondequoit/Rochester) tied a career-high, scoring five goals and one assist. Classmate Logan Bobzien (Arapahoe/Centennial, Colo.) tallied a goal and five assists in the game and has 31 assists on the season. Junior Alec Seifert (Duxbury/Duxbury, Mass.) recorded two goals and sophomore Nic Heckman (Sparta/Sparta, N.J.) added a goal and two assists.

Freshmen Michael Hennessy (Owen J. Roberts/Spring City) and Kevin Ferris (Onondaga/Marcellus) picked up their first collegiate points, each scoring a goal.

Freshman Michael Silipo (Williston Northampton/Deerfield, Mass.) and junior Mike Giunta (B. Reed Henderson/West Chester, Pa.) each added a goal for the Bombers.

Senior Brandon Rose (Rush-Henrietta/Rochester) led the team with 12 ground balls and three caused turnovers.

Goalie Ben Connery (Homer/Homer) made five saves for his seventh win of the season.

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