Ithaca scoring (goals-assists): Mariah Casserley 5-0, Michelle Schlegel 4-1, Lauren Smith 3-0, Jess Welch 1-0, Tamara Payn 0-1, Liz Raymond 0-1..
Nazareth scoring (goals-assists): Shawna Kabot 5-0, Allison Roberts 3-2, Ellen Fanning 2-2, Lorra Podsiadlo 2-1, Stephanie Smolos 2-0.

Saves: Ithaca (Carrie Gross 8); Nazareth (Teryn Wineburg 20)
Shots: Ithaca 43, Nazareth 24
Ground Balls: Ithaca 51, Nazareth 41
Turnovers: Ithaca 19, Nazareth 20
Caused Turnovers: Ithaca 8, Nazareth 15
Draw Controls: Ithaca 21, Nazareth 10

ROBERTS' GOAL LIFTS NAZARETH TO EMPIRE 8 TITLE
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior Allison Roberts (IrondequoitHS/Rochester, NY) scored at 3:39 of the second overtime Saturday to lift Nazareth a 14-13 sudden-victory win over Ithaca College in women's lacrosse.

The win clinches the Empire 8 Conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the Golden Flyers, who improved to 7-0 in league play and 11-3 overall. Ithaca, ranked 15th nationally in Division III, is 8-3 overall and 5-1 in league play.

The teams were tied 11-11 after 60 minutes of regulation play and 13-13 after the first six-minute overtime period, setting the stage for Roberts' dramatic goal, her third of the day and 182nd of her career.

Nazareth led 7-5 at halftime and carried an 11-8 advantage late into the second half, but Ithaca's Mariah Casserly (Canton HS/Canton, NY) scored three of her team-high five goals in the last eight minutes to force overtime. Casserly scored again in the first overtime, but Nazareth answered with goals by Shawna Kabot (Horseheads HS/Horseheads, NY) and Stephanie Smolos (Penn Yan Academy/Penn Yan, NY). Ithaca's Michelle Schlegel (Cicero-North Syracuse HS/Liverpool, NY) scored with 38 seconds left in the first overtime to tie the game at 13-13.

Kabot scored five goals for Nazareth and Roberts contributed three goals and two assists. Ellen Fanning (DeSales HS/Geneva, NY), Lorra Podsiadlo (Penn Yan Academy/Penn Yan, NY), ans Smolos each scored twice, and goalie Teryn Wineburg (Auburn HS/Auburn, NY) made a season-high 20 saves.

In addition to Casserly's five goals, Ithaca got four goals and one assist from Schlegel and three goals from Lauren Smith (Amherst HS/Amherst, NY). Goalie Carrie Gross (C.W. Baker HS/Baldwinsville, NY) made eight saves.