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Clarkson University Athletics

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Will Leiphart
16
Ithaca ITHACA 5-3, 2-2
18
Winner Clarkson CLARKSON 8-2, 3-1
Ithaca ITHACA
5-3, 2-2
16
Final
18
Clarkson CLARKSON
8-2, 3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ithaca ITHACA 6 3 4 3 16
Clarkson CLARKSON 5 5 3 5 18

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Nakas Records 11 Points in Knights First Win Over Ithaca, 18-16

Potsdam, NY – Rarely did much time pass between goals on Saturday as the Clarkson University Women's Lacrosse team and Ithaca College slugged it out in a high-scoring affair, one that ended with a Golden Knight 18-16 victory over the Bombers Saturday afternoon at Hantz Field.

Clarkson edged forward to 7-2 on the year and 2-1 in the Liberty League, while the Bombers fell to 5-2 and 2-1. It was the Green and Gold's first win over Ithaca since the two teams started their rivalry in 2018 when the Bombers joined the Liberty League, ending an eight-game losing streak.

Eleven goals flashed on the scoreboard in the opening quarter as the two teams traded tallies for much of the first period. Clarkson gained a 4-2 advantage through the first seven minutes, but the Bombers responded with a 4-1 run to end the first frame for a 6-5 advantage. Ithaca extended that lead to two goals twice in the second quarter, but the Knights rallied back to tie the game at 8-8 with 6:23 left in the half when Sydney Nakas was able to find the back of the net, ending a stretch of 3:44 without a goal, which was up to that point the longest time between markers for the two teams. Two player-up goals in the final 70 seconds allowed Clarkson to hold a 10-9 advantage at intermission.

Clarkson appeared to possibly be ready to pull away with a pair of goals at the start of the third, putting the gap at three goals, but the Knights then went quiet for a stretch of over six minutes, with the Bombers scoring twice in that span to reduce the deficit to one. Ithaca had enough offense in the final four minutes to score twice and tie the game at 13-13, the sixth tie in the contest.

The fourth quarter started the same as the third with the Knights scoring three times in the first three minutes, capped by a Karli Scherpf goal at 12:07 to make the score 16-13. Ithaca halted the momentum at the other end off a goal from Leigh Naturale, but that tally finally stopped the back-and-forth goal scoring. The two teams went more than four minutes without a goal before Makenna Cassin broke the streak, only to see Sydney Smith find the back of the net 41 seconds later, and another goal from Naturale with 2:40 remaining pulled the gap back to one and had the teams eyeing overtime. Makenna Cassin made sure that would not be the case, as late in the shot clock on the next possession, she was dislodged from the ball briefly, but regrouped near the line before running back into play and bouncing one in with only 1:14 remaining. Clarkson won the following draw control and was able to run out the clock.  

Sydney Nakas enjoyed one of the better offensive games in program history, recording 11 points with five goals and six assists, becoming just the third Clarkson player to reach double digits in a game since 2014 (Julia Lavarnway had 11 points vs. SUNY Canton 3/7/2023, Christine Wright had 12 points. Vs. Rhodes 3/17/2016). Makenna Cassin notched five points (4-1-5) and five draw controls, Gabby Cranfield had five points (2-3-5), and Kari Scherpf added four points and six draws. Defensively, Mea Tranquilli had five caused turnovers and five groundballs and Maeve Bartell added three caused turnovers. Riley Donovan also posted six saves in the Clarkson crease.

For Ithaca, Leigh Naturale notched six points on five goals and an assist and Lily Cody delivered all around with three goals and three assists for six points, as well as adding in eight draws and forcing two turnovers. Kelly Augeri had four points (1-3-4) and Aubrey Holowinski scored three times. Mikaela Dattilo had four savers for the Bombers.


 
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