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Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky is a sports media professor at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications. Staurowsky has dedicated much of her career to leveling the playing field for women in sports.

Q&A: Sports media professor contributes to Olympics gender equality publication

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • November 19, 2024
Ellen J Staurowsky, professor in the Department of Sports Media at Ithaca College is helping to change the sporting landscape worldwide through her advocacy work in Title IX, pay equity in sports and representation of women in sports media.
The Ithaca College men's basketball team defeated the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons in its home opener, 64-58. Pictured, senior guard Logan Wendell pulls up for a shot.

Bombers edge Red Dragons in home opener

By Peter Nowlan, Contributing Writer • November 17, 2024
As Mark Twain once said, “It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight. It’s about the size of the fight in the dog.” That was the theme Nov. 13 as an undersized yet scrappy Ithaca College men’s basketball squad defended the Ben Light Gymnasium in their home opener against its rival, the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons. 
The Ithaca College women's basketball team fell to the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons in its season opener. Pictured, senior forward Annabella Yorio jumps up for a layup.

Women’s basketball falls in nail-biting season opener to Red Dragons

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • November 15, 2024
It was a fierce battle on opening night, but the Ithaca College women’s basketball team came up just short against the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons on Nov. 14, dropping the match  65-60.
The Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland football teams renew their rivalry with the 65th annual Cortaca Jug game Nov. 16. The Bombers fell to the Red Dragons in the 2023 Cortaca Jug match.

Football seeks revenge in 65th annual Cortaca Jug game

By Rory Mastine, Staff Writer • November 13, 2024
The Ithaca College football team will participate in the 65th edition of the Cortaca Jug, traveling to bitter rival and defending 2023 national champion Cortland State Nov. 16.
On July 29, the college’s athletics department announced the addition of women’s wrestling to the varsity sport agenda. The team will begin competition in the 2025–26 season and will mark the 14th women’s sport offered on campus.

Newest varsity team expands field of women’s sports

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • November 13, 2024
This fall, Ithaca College became the first institution in the Liberty League to take the next step in expanding women’s sports. 
Sophomore walk-on forward Jack Carney moves the ball into the offensive zone in a match against the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Oct. 30. Carney was tied for the team lead in goals on the season.

Sophomore walk-on provides spark for men’s soccer team

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • November 13, 2024
Sophomore forward Jack Carney burst onto the scene this season for the Ithaca College men’s soccer team. The walk-on phenom led the charge offensively for the Bombers with five goals, which tied with junior forward Jared Krasnove for most on the team. 
The Ithaca College men and women's swimming and diving teams defeated the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons at the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium Nov. 9. Pictured, the Bombers' men's team competes against the Red Dragons' men's team.

Swimming & diving teams take down Red Dragons in Cortaca Tub

By David Schurter, Assistant Sports Editor • November 12, 2024
While many know about the Cortaca Jug between Ithaca College and Cortland football, the Cortaca Tub between the two college’s swimming and diving programs is another annual rivalry that made its return to the water Nov. 9.
The Ithaca College women's soccer team all run happily with each other. The Bombers beat the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds 2-0 to advance to the Liberty League Championships on Nov. 8.

Women’s soccer advances to Liberty League Championship with shutout win

By Flynn Hynes, Sports Editor • November 10, 2024

The Ithaca College women’s soccer team dominated early, scoring within minutes against the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds on Nov. 8. The Bombers’ 2-0 win secures them a spot in the Liberty League Championship. “We're...

The No. 22 Ithaca College field hockey team defeated the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds to advance to the Liberty League Championship. Pictured, senior defender Madeleine Goodman plays the ball up the sideline.

Field hockey shuts down Thoroughbreds to advance to Liberty League Championship

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • November 9, 2024
In a win-or-go-home matchup, the No. 22 Ithaca College field hockey team chose the former. The Bombers hosted the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds, defeating them, 2-0, in the Liberty League semifinal game Nov. 8. The victory extends the Bombers’ winning streak to eight and improves their overall record to 14-5. 
The Ithaca College wrestling team hosted its annual Bomber Invitational Nov. 1-2 to kick off the 2024-25 season. Pictured, the team warms up before competition begins.

Wrestling takes home bronze at its annual Bomber Invitational

By David Schurter, Assistant Sports Editor • November 4, 2024
For the first time since the 2024 NCAA Division III Championships on March 15 and 16, the Ithaca College men’s wrestling team took to the mat at its 40th annual season-opening Bomber Invitational on Nov. 1-2. Out of the 11 teams at the meet, the team saw itself in fourth place after day one with 46 points and concluded day two and the invitational in third place with 151.5 points.
The Ithaca College women's soccer team won its regular season finale over the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers at Carp Wood Field Nov. 3. Pictured, junior forward Ava Detorie sends a ball towards the goal.

Women’s soccer takes regular season finale over Engineers

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Managing Editor • November 3, 2024
On a frigid and gray Saturday afternoon, the Ithaca College women’s soccer team took the field for its final regular season game against the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers on Nov. 2. The Bombers consistently capitalized on gaps in the Engineers’ defense, securing a first-place finish in the Liberty League with a 3-0 win.
The Ithaca College men's soccer team fell to the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers, 2-1 Oct. 30. From left to right, first-year midfielder/forward Emmett Enriquez and senior midfielder Connor Tierney converge on the ball.

First half surge helps Tigers slip past Bombers

By David Schurter, Assistant Sports Editor • October 30, 2024
A pair of goals in the first half from junior forward Jake Donahue were all the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers needed to come away with the win over the Ithaca College men’s soccer team on Oct. 30. First-year midfielder Joshua Bourdoulous said the team’s ability to put themselves into position to score often was a bright side to the team’s performance.
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