2008 Woodie Awards
Bielicky's Four Goals Power Men's Lacrosse by No. 10 Ithaca
Brian Granata
Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: Sports
Despite falling behind by three goals in the opening 8:12 of the game, the Stevens Institute of Technology men's lacrosse team responded in a big way as the 13th-ranked Ducks recorded a convincing 17-9 win over 10th-ranked Ithaca College on Friday at the De Baun Athletic Complex in Hoboken, N.J. Senior midfielder Mark Bielicky came up huge in the game as the two-time USILA All-American recorded four goals and two assists.
The Bombers (1-1) started quickly as they took a 3-0 lead following a pair of goals from junior attack Matt Nelligan and another from junior attack Logan Bobzien. Stevens, which will be joining Ithaca in the Empire 8 conference in 2008, answered right back as Bielicky put the Ducks on the board with 5:15 left in the opening period. Senior midfielder Matt Althauser followed with a man-up goal to cut the deficit to 3-2. Junior attack John Doln scored with six seconds left in the quarter to knot the score at 3-all.
Back-to-back goals by junior midfielder Kevin Bush and Nelligan staked Ithaca to a 5-3 lead. Once again, Stevens came right back as senior defender Josh Smith found his brother Eric Smith in transition for a goal with 11:16 remaining in the first half. That goal triggered a burst by the Ducks as Stevens out-scored the Bombers 14-4 over the final 41 minutes of the contest.
Trailing 6-5, Stevens scored six unanswered goals over the final 3:31 of the first half and the opening eight minutes of the second half as the Ducks grabbed a five-goal cushion (11-6) with 6:43 left in the third quarter. Bielicky scored three goals and assisted on a tally by freshman attack Josh Holmes during that stretch.
Ithaca scored three of the final four goals of the third period to close to within 12-9 heading into the final 15 minutes of action. Stevens dominated the fourth quarter by out-scoring Ithaca 5-0. Eric Smith scored twice to help blow the game wide open. Sophomore midfielder Matt Keating, junior midfielder Alex Richards and freshman midfielder Ian Burgess also scored in the fourth quarter.
The Bombers (1-1) started quickly as they took a 3-0 lead following a pair of goals from junior attack Matt Nelligan and another from junior attack Logan Bobzien. Stevens, which will be joining Ithaca in the Empire 8 conference in 2008, answered right back as Bielicky put the Ducks on the board with 5:15 left in the opening period. Senior midfielder Matt Althauser followed with a man-up goal to cut the deficit to 3-2. Junior attack John Doln scored with six seconds left in the quarter to knot the score at 3-all.
Back-to-back goals by junior midfielder Kevin Bush and Nelligan staked Ithaca to a 5-3 lead. Once again, Stevens came right back as senior defender Josh Smith found his brother Eric Smith in transition for a goal with 11:16 remaining in the first half. That goal triggered a burst by the Ducks as Stevens out-scored the Bombers 14-4 over the final 41 minutes of the contest.
Trailing 6-5, Stevens scored six unanswered goals over the final 3:31 of the first half and the opening eight minutes of the second half as the Ducks grabbed a five-goal cushion (11-6) with 6:43 left in the third quarter. Bielicky scored three goals and assisted on a tally by freshman attack Josh Holmes during that stretch.
Ithaca scored three of the final four goals of the third period to close to within 12-9 heading into the final 15 minutes of action. Stevens dominated the fourth quarter by out-scoring Ithaca 5-0. Eric Smith scored twice to help blow the game wide open. Sophomore midfielder Matt Keating, junior midfielder Alex Richards and freshman midfielder Ian Burgess also scored in the fourth quarter.
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