The Ithacan

Liberty League leaves baseball and softball on roller coaster of emotions

By Isabella McSweeney, Co-Sports Editor • May 13, 2025

The Ithaca College baseball team ended the 2025 season with a heartbreaking loss to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers on May 11 at Booth Field. After a 16-6 loss May 10, the Bombers fought...

Baseball set to host Liberty League Championship Tournament

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • May 6, 2025

With the regular season closing May 3, the Liberty League Championship Tournament for baseball is set to commence. This year, the Ithaca College baseball team will host the tournament for the first time since the 2022 season, when they captured their first Liberty League title in program history.

Women’s lacrosse secures back-to-back Liberty League titles

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • May 6, 2025

The Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team was jumping with joy and dancing in the rain after defeating the Union College Garnet Chargers on May 4. Despite the heavy rain and fog, the Bombers fought hard and clawed their way to back-to-back Liberty League Championship Tournament titles. The win marked Ithaca’s second Liberty League title in program history.

Softball concludes best regular season since 2006 with sweep

By Isabella McSweeney, Staff Writer • May 5, 2025

The Ithaca College softball team closed a historic season on a high note with a doubleheader against the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on May 3 at Kostrinsky Field. The Bombers swept the Tigers 12-0 in five innings and 5-1 in seven.

Women’s lacrosse escapes nailbiter with victory over RIT

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • May 4, 2025

A pendulum swings freely when it is put out of balance. If a pendulum is pulled to one side, it will swing back and forth until it has returned to equilibrium. The Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team gutted out a pendulum-like victory over the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on May 2, thanks to a game-winning goal in the final minutes.

Women’s lacrosse takes down Vassar in Liberty League quarterfinals

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • April 30, 2025

In its return to the postseason, the Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team played like the weather, with the offense striking like lightning and defeating the Vassar College Brewers 19-10 at Higgins Stadium.

IC strives to cover all bases in search for its next director of athletics

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • April 30, 2025

The changing of the guard is an important step in determining the future of a program. For a department with a rich history such as the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Ithaca College, the search for the next athletic director is underway with a deadline of July 1, according to the athletics department.

Pole vaulter gets closure after over a year on the sidelines

By Khari Bolden • April 30, 2025

Junior pole vaulter Robert George set the bar high for himself as a first-year athlete before a career altering back injury kept him off the runway for nearly 1 1/2 years. His unlikely return to competition this spring was met with immediate placements at the top of the podium and, as his athletic career potentially winds down, a chance at the closure he was very nearly robbed of.

Men’s lacrosse brothers fueled by family tradition

By Jacob Infald, Co-Sports Editor • April 30, 2025

On April 19 at Higgins Stadium, the Ithaca College men’s lacrosse team is tied with Clarkson University 10-10 with 20 seconds remaining. It is Senior Day, and the Bombers are one win away from snapping their playoff drought of three seasons.

Women’s lacrosse prepares for postseason play following senior day win

By Isabella McSweeney, Staff Writer • April 29, 2025

The Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team rejoiced on Senior Day as it defeated the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds 19-11 April 26. The game marked the end of the regular season, with the Bombers holding a 10-6 overall and 7-3 in-conference record.

Baseball clinches Liberty League west division with Senior Day win

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • April 28, 2025

The Ithaca College baseball team saw an opportunity to sit atop the Liberty League and made good use of it, defeating the Hobart College Statesmen 7-4 on Senior Day April 25 at Freeman Field. The victory granted the Bombers the Liberty League West crown and home field advantage in the Liberty League Crossover Series.

Longtime athletic director reflects on her career ahead of retirement

By Jacob Infald, Co-Sports Editor • April 27, 2025

On Feb. 6. 2025, Susan Bassett ’79, associate vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation at Ithaca College, announced her plans to retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.