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From left, Dylan Shane '19 and Sam Factor '19, the founders of WalterPicks, an AI-powered fantasy football tool. The pair made the algorithm in a machine learning class in 2019, but have since expanded it to a popular app and TikTok brand.

Fantasy football tool started by alumni finds big audience

By Aidan Charde, Sports Editor • August 31, 2022
Not only has WalterPicks, started by Ithaca College alumni Sam Factor ’19 and Dylan Shane ’19, found an audience, but it has been 17% more accurate than ESPN and Yahoo.
From left, senior Brandon Ehrlich, Mead Loop, program director of sports media, and Callie Danyo organized a panel about Esports, fantasy sports and gambling.

Ithaca College students organize panel about sports coverage

By Connor Glunt, Sports Editor • October 27, 2021
Three senior Ithaca College sports media students organized and hosted a panel discussing how Esports, fantasy sports and gambling are causing the coverage of sports to change.
IC men's soccer defeats Union College 4–2 on the road

IC men’s soccer defeats Union College 4–2 on the road

By Jason Hannigan, Staff Writer • October 15, 2017
After coming off a tie to Skidmore College Oct. 13 at Carp Wood Field, the men's soccer team defeated Union College 4–2.
Junior midfielder Nathan Schoen and sophomore midfielder Jack Bizub of Hobart look to get control of the ball. The Bombers lost to the Statesmen 3–0 Oct. 4.

Hobart College shuts out men’s soccer 2–0 at Carp Wood Field

By Jason Hannigan, Staff Writer • October 5, 2017
The men's soccer team was shut out by the Hobart College Statesmen by the score of 3–0 Oct. 4 at Carp Wood Field.
Sophomore goalie Max Lichtenstein looks to stop the ball in the team's game against Hamilton College, where the Bombers lost 3–2. Lichtenstein is a transfer student who played Division I soccer at the University of Memphis.

Soccer goalie looks for a new start at Division III

By Max O'Neill, Staff Writer • September 27, 2017
Sophomore goalie Max Lichtenstein of the men's soccer team transferred from a Division I program to play soccer at Ithaca College.
Men's soccer looks to get back to the conference finals

Men’s soccer looks to get back to the conference finals

By Cal Dymowski, Staff Writer • August 31, 2017
The men's soccer team will be looking for the new head coach, Kyle Dezotell, to lead them to success and an winning record in a new league.
Junior goalkeeper Zach Jacobsoen, a transfer student from Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, saves the ball during a men’s soccer game against Hamilton College on Oct. 6 at Carp Wood Field.

Men’s soccer defensive goals add depth to team in home stretch

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer • October 20, 2015
The men's soccer team owns a 4–7–2 record and first place in the Empire 8 standings thanks to the help of a strong defensive front with three games left in the regular season.
Junior midfielder Brandon Thompson chases after the ball against a Marywood University opponent during the men's soccer game Sept. 12 at Carp Wood Field. The Blue and Gold managed a 1–1 tie against the Pacers.

Men’s soccer draws a 1–1 tie against Marywood in two overtimes

By Alex Wong, Staff Writer • September 13, 2015
The men's soccer team went into double overtime in a sloppy, rainy afternoon at Carp Wood Field.
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