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ImageITHACA, NY—The Ithaca SufferJets fought hard for the fourth win of five games so far this season on Saturday night at Cass Park Rink. The final deciding point was earned in the last seconds of the game when SufferJets Pivot, Cam Arrow, lent a classic arm whip to jammer Sarabellum, pulling her though the pack for a win of 131 to 130.

At the end of the first period the Ithaca SufferJets left for the locker room down by 15 points, with a score of 62-77.  Plagued by a series of jammers in the penalty box the SufferJets worked hard to keep the point spread from advancing but couldn’t stem several power jams that kept the Dollies scoring while the SufferJets jammer sat in the box.

 Second period play was more intense as the SufferJets worked to decrease the point spread and the Dollies worked to keep their lead.  The SufferJets were inching a few points closer in the first few jams of the second half.  But in a subsequent jam the SufferJets lost their grip when their jammer was once again sent to the box while the Dollies kept racking up the points.  At this point a win seemed unlikely.
 
 But the SufferJets defense got tighter as the period progressed, with Mass Extinction repeatedly sending the Dollis’ jammer into the crowd. Soon the Dollies found their own jammer in the box, and the SufferJets’ Sarabellum seized the opportunity to earn 15 points while the Dollies’ jammer scored zero from the box.  The SufferJets were back in the game.  SJ jammer Summer Bludgeoned, despite a hurt knee, jammed next and continued to decrease the point spread with Golden Diapers following suit.

With just fifty seconds left on the clock, the SufferJets began the last jam down by three points.  With help from her pack, SufferJets’ Sarabellum beat the Dollies’ jammer for lead jammer status buying her time to score the needed 4 points for the win.  While blockers Shitz and Gigglz and Golden Diapers held back the Dollies’ jammer from ever making it through the pack, inside blocker Bee Bee Deville helped clear the way for her own jammer and Cam Arrow lent the game-winning whip to Sarabellum who scored her four points and then called the last jam.  Cass Park Rink Roared with excitement

Scores for the second period, 69-53, show a 16 point lead for the SufferJets.

Final score 131 : 130 SufferJets.

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