During the women’s swimming and diving team’s annual training trip to Puerto Rico, it competed in the non-scoring Sagrado Invitational on Jan. 4 against Keene State College. Rather than being conducted in a 50-yard pool, as most collegiate swim meets are, the invitational was in a long course 50-meter pool.

Sophomore Missy Keesler, junior Becca Blazak, freshman Liz Clements and junior Sheila Rhoades picked up a win for the Bombers in the 200-meter medley relay.

Rhoades and freshman Lexi Brawer swept the top-two places, respectively, in the 100-meter freestyle.

Blazak scored a win in the 100-meter breaststroke, while Keesler won the 100-meter backstroke.

The team continued its winning streak Jan.15 with wins over Edinboro University and SUNY-Fredonia in a tri-meet held at Fredonia. The Bombers defeated Edinboro 138–99 and beat Fredonia 150–93.

Keesler, Blazak, freshman Carly Jones and Rhoades scored a win for the Bombers in the 200-yard medley relay. Rhoades also won the 50-yard freestyle event for Ithaca.

Senior Naomi Mark took second in the 1-meter dive, while freshman Heather Markus and junior Katie Kaiser took fourth and fifth, respectively.

Jones picked up another win for the Bombers in the 100-yard freestyle, while juniors Joanna Ferreri and Maddie Kennedy took third and fourth, respectively.

Keesler took second in the 100-yard backstroke, while senior Shannon Archer and sophomore Kelly Murphy took second and third, respectively, in the 500-yard freestyle.

Blazak scored another win in the 100-yard breaststroke and freshman Madi Sherry took third in the same event.

Jones, Blazak, Ferreri and Rhoades got a win for the Bombers in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

The Bombers continued their current six-meet winning streak as they won Jan. 23 against University of Rochester 206–91, winning 14 of the 16 events.

Keesler, Blazak, Jones and Rhoades earned a win in the 400-yard medley relay, while another Bomber relay team consisting of Clements, sophomore Cali DeSanto, Sherry and Ferreri took second in the same event.

Murphy, Archer and sophomore Simone McCarron swept the top-three spots in the 1000-yard freestyle, respectively. Murphy also won the 500-yard freestyle.

Rhoades also picked up wins for the Bombers in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle events.

Keesler took first in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke. Blazak scored wins in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke.

Sophomore Cali DiSanto took first in the 100-yard butterfly and Jones took the victory in the 200-yard individual medley.

In the diving events, sophomore Jodi Costello placed first in the 3-meter, while Mark took second. The Bombers swept the 1-meter diving event with Mark, Costello and Markus taking the top-three spots, respectively.

The Bombers’ current season record is 10–1. They continue their season Saturday as they take on Alfred University at the Hill Center Pool.