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Corcoran eventually become one of the most respected high school lacrosse coaches in the nation. He built powerhouse programs in Corning, and in 1987 he was inducted into the United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
The club team was revived in 1965 thanks to the efforts of Ken Gerbino (an incoming freshman whose efforts were instrumental in the revival) and Carlo LoVecchio (who served as the team’s coach). The team attained varsity status a year later and Bill Ware took over as coach in 1966. The sport attained varsity status a year later. The program’s first game was a 9-7 win over RIT on April 8, 1967.
Ware coached the varsity team for 11 years, posting a 79-30 record. Ithaca had winning seasons every year under Ware. The Bombers won the Northern New York Lacrosse Division Championship in 1970 and 1973, and shared the title in 1969, 1971 and 1972. The 1973 team also won the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) lacrosse title.
Among the early stars for the Bombers were goalie Tim Cullen and attack Ted Greves. Cullen played in all 25 games from 1969-71, posting a .777 save percentage, a school record that still stands. His 5.60 goals-against average ranks second all-time. Greves, a two-time small-college all-American, is Ithaca’s career scoring leader. Upon graduation he held 10 school records, including a goals-per-game average of 5.5 (set during the 1973 season) and a career scoring average of 4.21. Another top offensive threat from Ithaca’s early seasons was Ithaca Hall of Fame member Jim Shaw, who scored 193 points to rank fourth on the career scoring list.
John Mouradian, who averaged almost three goals per game between 1974-76, is still involved in lacrosse. He was the general manager of the Buffalo Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), now the National Lacrosse League, for three seasons. The Bandits captured two league titles during his tenure. Mouradian now serves as general manager of the Ontario Raiders.
Al Wolski became the head coach in 1978 and led the team through the 1981 season. The Bombers participated in the NCAA tournament three times and compiled a record of 41-15 during his leadership. In 1978 the Bombers won their first NCAA playoff game, beating host Salisbury State.
The 1980 team reached the Division III semifinals, thanks to a 15-14 overtime win over Washington (Md.). The Bombers were ranked third in the nation, finishing with a 12-3 record. That team scored 274 goals, averaging 18.3 per game; both are school records.
Wolski’s teams featured Barry Cohen, a three-time all-American and Ithaca’s second-leading career scorer, and Rob Serling, who set school records with 120 career assists and 46 assists in one season. In 1979 Steve Allison became Ithaca’s first all-American goalie. Allison’s 31 saves against Cortland in the national tournament is an NCAA record.
Ray Rostan coached Ithaca for two seasons and posted a 15-10 record. His 1983 team reached the NCAA playoffs after a seven-game winning streak during the regular season.
Kevin Spencer took over as head coach in 1984 and posted a four-season record of 23-26. Derek Keenan was a standout performer during the mid-1980s. He ranks sixth on Ithaca’s career scoring list and took his game to the professional level as a forward for the Buffalo Bandits. He played professionally for two years before retiring at the end of the 1991 season. Goalie Pete Reardon collected a school-record 661 saves in 43 career games.
The 1988 season was the first for current head coach Jeff Long. Long guided Ithaca to the 1991 Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC) championship and the NCAA tournament. In 1992 the Bombers won the Empire Athletic Association (EAA) crown and again made a trip to the NCAA tournament. In 1993 Ithaca won the ECAC Upstate New York title.
Eight of the program’s 15 two-time all-Americans— defensemen Brian Dattellas, Scott MacCaull, Mark Maietta and Tim Riley, midfielders Jim Bianchi and Dennis Juleff, goalie Ryan Martin and attack Joe Hope—played their entire careers under Long. Attack Charlie Shoulberg ranks ninth in career goals. Attack Brian Ferry scored at least one point in every game of his career, and is third in career assists and seventh in career points.
The 1998 team, which returned to the NCAA playoffs after a six-year absence, featured all-Americans Hope, midfielder Steve Fiorelli and goalie Matt Troy. All-American midfielder Dennis Juleff helped lead the Bombers to an 11-3 record in 2000. In 2001 the Bombers posted a program-best 13 wins and returned to the NCAA playoffs, defeating Messiah in the first round. In 2002 Ithaca was again crowned conference champion and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
In 2003 Juleff, currently on the roster for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, earned his fourth-straight all-America honor and became the only Ithaca student-athlete, in any sport, to be voted to an all-American team all four years of his career. Goalie Ryan Martin, attack Nick Mayer and defender Tim Riley also received all-America honors. All-Americans Mike Maher and Brian Weil led the 2004 team to a school-record-tying 13 victories. In 2005, four Bombers earned all-America honors, tying the school record -- Maher, Weil, Dennis Butler and first-team selection Matt Casey.
In 2007, Ithaca returned to the NCAA Playoffs. The Bombers defeated Cabrini 18-11 on the road in a second-round game before falling in the quarterfinal round to Gettysburg.
A total of 11 Ithaca athletes and one coach connected with the lacrosse program have earned induction into the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame. The members, with their year of election, are Edgar Bredbenner Jr. ’50 (1992), Joe Corcoran ’50 (1978), Ted Greves ’74 (1983), Jack Hantz ’51 (2002), Al Howell ’77 (1991), Derek Keenan ’87 (2002), John Mouradian ’75 (2000), Jim Shaw ’74 (2003), Barry Smith ’72 (1992), Bill Ware (1988) and Tony Wise ’73 (1993).
Dec. 21, 2007