ITHACA, N.Y. – The Soaring Eagles kicked off their season on Friday afternoon with a trip to Ithaca to take on the Ithaca Bombers. Despite a first goal in the Purple and Gold for forward Piper Andrews '27, Elmira was unable to add to its goal tally, falling to the Bombers by a final score of 10-1.

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira 1, Ithaca 10
LOCATION: Ithaca, NY.
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (0-1-0, 0-0-0 E8), Ithaca (1-0-0, 0-0-0 LL)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Ithaca netted its first goal quickly, scoring inside the fourth minute before adding another a couple minutes later.
• No more goals would come until the 24th minute, when Ithaca scored on a breakaway goal. They would add two more in the following eight minutes.
• Ithaca opened the second half with two more goals before forward Piper Andrews '27 found the back of the net in the 56th minute off a misplayed header from an Ithaca defender for her first goal with the Purple and Gold. 
• Unfortunately, that would be all the Soaring Eagles could produce as the Bombers rippled the net three more times.
• Goalkeeper Nevaeh Winston registered seven saves in 45 minutes on the pitch.

UP NEXT:
The Soaring Eagles return home to Campus Field to take on SUNY Cobleskill on Sunday, September 3 at 1:00 PM.