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Women’s basketball falls to Brewers in Liberty League championship

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

An amazing season of Ithaca College women’s basketball came to a heartbreaking conclusion as the Bombers fell to the Vassar College Brewers 66-53 in the Liberty League Championship Tournament final on March 2 at the Ben Light Gymnasium.

Women’s basketball sweeps past RIT to advance

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • March 3, 2025

The Ithaca College women’s basketball team is now one step closer to Liberty League Championship Tournament glory after its 64-48 semifinal victory over the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Feb. 28 at the Ben Light Gymnasium.

Women’s basketball turns the tides in Liberty League play

By Khari Bolden, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2025

The date is Feb. 1 and there are 10 seconds left in the third quarter. Graduate student guard June Dickson brings the ball up the floor. Five seconds. She dribbles to the...

Women’s Basketball retains its hot hand in win over Engineers

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025

The women’s basketball team shot the lights out as they rolled into a Senior Day blowout, beating the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers 85-59 on Feb. 8 at the Ben Light Gymnasium.

Bombers continue Liberty League dominance in win over Herons

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • February 3, 2025

It was a game of interior dominance for the women’s basketball team, as the Bombers blew out the William Smith College Herons 60-45 on Jan. 31 at the Ben Light Gymnasium.

Women’s basketball cruises past Raptors

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • December 13, 2024

The Ithaca College women’s basketball team secured a defensively sound win against the Bard College Raptors on Dec. 7 with a score of 71-44 in Ben Light Gymnasium. Off the heels of a 50-point loss...

Free throws fuel St. John Fisher’s 73-67 win over women’s basketball

By Ryan Nieskens, Contributing Writer • November 20, 2024

The St. John Fisher University Cardinals’ relentless march to the free-throw line proved to be the dagger for the Ithaca College women’s basketball team, as the Cardinals cashed in on 79% of their 34 attempts to secure a hard-fought 73-67 victory.

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.

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.

Women’s basketball eyes Liberty League revenge

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • November 7, 2024

Ithaca College seems to have a “redeem team” of its own this season, as the women’s basketball team aims to return to the summit of the Liberty League Championship Tournament.

Women’s basketball alum takes coaching to the Division I level

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • September 25, 2024

On Sept. 13, Ithaca College women’s basketball legend Katherine Bixby ’10 was inducted into the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame. However, the former All-American has continued to leave her mark on the women’s college basketball landscape, coaching at multiple levels. On Sept. 2 she accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of North Carolina.

Women’s basketball drops regular season finale to Brewers

By Rory Mastine, Staff Writer • February 18, 2024

The Ithaca College women’s basketball team was defeated 66–59 by the Vassar College Brewers on Feb.17 in their final regular season game, snapping a five-game winning streak.