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Head coach Mike McSloy stands in front of past Bomber championship banners. McSloy is entering his first season at Ithaca after coaching at Drew.

Q&A: Men’s basketball starts over with new head coach

By Tate Mosher, Staff Writer • November 20, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s basketball team hired its new head coach Mike McSloy on June 17, replacing Waleed Farid. McSloy is inheriting a program which just won its second-ever Liberty League Championship Tournament in February, their first being in February 2020. 
The Ithaca College Volleyball team captured its fourth consecutive Liberty League championship Nov. 15. After a historic 24-4 regular season, the team is determined to win a national championship.

Volleyball eyes program’s first national championship

By Lyla Doran, Assistant Sports Editor • November 19, 2025
The Ithaca College volleyball team will hang up a Liberty League championship banner in Ben Light Gymnasium for the fourth consecutive year and the Bombers are “striving for more” as they begin the journey to an NCAA Division III National Championship. They have been dominant for years, yet the Bombers agree it feels like this is their year to advance further into the NCAA tournament. The Bombers have a 0.867 winning percentage, the highest since 1995. 
From left, senior offensive lineman Jimmy Mullevey, sophomore running back Chris Scully and junior tight end Will Scordato celebrate the first touchdown of the game against the Cortland Red Dragons on Nov. 15.

A game for the ages: The Bombers win the 66th annual Cortaca Jug

By Billy Wood, Senior Writer • November 17, 2025
With a buzzing crowd and an environment sprinkled with showers, the Ithaca College football team avenged the last two seasons and took down its arch rival, the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, by a score of 26-21 in one of the most thrilling Cortaca games of all time.  
Senior wrestler Isaias Torres takes on the competition. Torres has been to the NCAA Championships three years in a row, and is looking forward to a fourth.

Men’s wrestling closes in on national title

By Antonio Vengoechea, Staff Writer • November 14, 2025
After sending five athletes to the NCAA National Championships in the 2024-25 season, the Ithaca College men’s wrestling team is reloading with a singular focus: to claim the program's first national team title since 1994.
From left, junior guard Madalyn Barrows, sophomore forward Chris Leysath, first-year diver Madison Morris and sophomore gymnast Mya John take on the 2025-26 season.

Winter 2025-26 Sports Preview

November 14, 2025
The Ithacan’s digital sports preview. Get the rundown on what to watch out for, in one place. Updated daily, from Nov. 10 to 14.
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