Maggie O'Donnell tied her career high with five assists and added a goal, and Allie Thuet scored a season-best four times, but the Colorado College women's lacrosse team was unable to keep pace with No. 16 Ithaca College on Wednesday afternoon at Washburn Field.

A little more than three hours after finishing finals and learning their season would be suspended on March 18, the emotionally-drained Tigers dropped a 21-9 decision to Ithaca in a battle of nationally-ranked teams.

The Bombers struck for six consecutive goals during the first 15 minutes, however the first of Bella Beattie's two goals ignited a 3-0 outburst during a three-minute span that ended with a pair of Thuet tallies.

Unfortunately, Ithaca retaliated with six more strikes to build a 12-3 lead with 5:14 remaining in the first half. Goals by Eva King, Beattie and Thuet reduced the Tigers' deficit to six with 1:51 to play before halftime, but Jacqui Hallack scored the last of her four goals with 36 seconds to go while the Bombers had an extra player.

That tally ignited a 7-0 run that gave the Ithaca a 19-6 lead with 17:34 to play in the second half.

O'Donnell had two assists and a goal during a 3-0 outburst that cut CC's deficit to 19-9, however the Bombers scored twice in the final five minutes to close out the scoring.

Bailey Herr, Katie Welch and Indira Varma scored four goals apiece for Ithaca.
     
     
Colorado College Standouts
Avery Melville and Delia Freliech each had a pair of caused turnovers.
Lauren Pejza led the Tigers with six draw controls.
 
Ithaca Standouts
Megan Motkowski finished with four draw controls and four ground balls.
Mackenzie Schade made eight saves for the Bombers.
 
Notes
Colorado College slipped to 2-2.
Ithaca improved to 5-0.
The Bombers finished with a 19-13 advantage in draw controls and a 34-25 edge in total shots.
Each team picked up 21 ground balls.
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College plays host to Plymouth State University on Saturday, March 14, at noon. That game was originally scheduled for Friday, but was moved back a day due to the threat of snow.