ITHACA, N.Y.– Grace DiDominica's game-winning goal and a career day from Jillian Lopez lifted the No. 17 University of Scranton women's lacrosse team to a thrilling 15-14 double-overtime victory over No. 25 Ithaca College at Higgins Stadium on Saturday afternoon. 

The Basics 

• Final Score (Double-OT): No. 17 Scranton – 15; No. 25 Ithaca – 14 
• Records: No. 17 Scranton (3-3); No. 25 Ithaca (3-1) 

How it Happened 

• Scranton scored the first goal of the game just eight seconds in, as Eileen Hewitt won the opening draw, went straight to the cage, and bounced in a shot to give the Royals a 1-0 advantage. 
• Ithaca responded with its first goal at the 11:18 mark, but Jillian Lopez scored her first of the game 31 seconds later to put Scranton back in front, 2-1. 
• The Bombers tied the game at two just 19 seconds after Lopez's goal, but Scranton regained the lead at the 8:11 mark when Alexandra Back took a feed from Jessica McCabe and scored to give the Royals a 3-2 edge. 
• Ithaca closed the first period with three straight goals to take a 5-3 lead into the second quarter. 
• After Kelly Augeri scored her third goal of the game at the 10:16 mark of the second quarter to make it 6-3 Bombers, Lopez took a pass from Hewitt and found the back of the net to pull Scranton within two. 
• Augeri answered just 49 seconds later, and Ithaca added another goal at the 7:17 mark to extend its lead to 8–4. 
• Lopez brought Scranton within three with her third goal of the game at the 5:50 mark, and moments later she connected with Back, who scored her second of the day to cut the deficit to two. 
• With 2:12 remaining in the first half, Back assisted Allyson Flynn on her first goal of the game, although Ithaca converted a free-position attempt before the end of the period to take a 9-7 lead into the break. 
• Each team scored two goals in the third quarter, with Aubrey Holowinski netting both for Ithaca and Lopez scoring twice for Scranton. 
• Scranton opened the fourth quarter with two straight goals to tie the game. Lopez first took a feed from Hewitt and scored, and then Lopez set up Grace DiDominica, who found the back of the net to even the score at 11-11. 
• Ithaca regained the lead at the 11:37 mark, but Lopez answered with a free position goal to tie the game at 12-12 with 8:12 remaining, marking her seventh goal of the afternoon. 
• The Bombers went back in front at the 6:28 mark, but Hewitt responded with a goal 57 seconds later to tie the score at 13-13. Then, with 1:59 left in regulation, Lopez scored her eighth goal of the day to give Scranton its first lead since the first quarter. 
• With just 39 seconds remaining, Kathryn Scallon tied the game at 14-14 with her second goal of the contest. Ithaca won the ensuing draw control, but Eva Guerino made a clutch save with four seconds left to send the game into overtime. 
• Each team had multiple chances in the first overtime period, but both defenses held firm. Guerino made a pair of saves to keep the Bombers off the board and force a second overtime. 
• Hewitt and the Royals won the draw to begin the second overtime, and moments later Hewitt found DiDominica, who scored the game-winner to lift Scranton to a 15–14 ranked victory. 

Top Performers 

• Lopez: career-high 10 P and 8 G; 2 A, 4 GB 
• DiDominica: second last minute game-winning goal of the season 
• Back: 2 G, 2 A 
• Hewitt: 2 G, 3 A, 6 GB, 7 DC, 2 CT 

Inside the Box Score 

• Ithaca out shot Scranton 37-35. 
• The Bombers won 19 draw controls, while the Royals won 11. 
• Ithaca had 16 caused turnovers and Scranton had 12. 

Up Next 

• The Royals are back in action on Wednesday, Mar. 11 against No. 23 Rowan University, with the opening draw set for 4 PM in Glassboro, N.J.