It was a tale of two matches for the No. 19 Ithaca College volleyball team on senior day, as they were swept by the Cortland Red Dragons before returning the favor against the Nazareth University Golden Flyers on Nov. 9.
The No. 21 Ithaca College volleyball team held their nerve throughout a seemingly unpredictable match on Nov. 1, sweeping the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers 28-26, 25-12 and 25-21 at Ben Light Gymnasium.
The Ithaca College men's soccer team stumbled with back-to-back losses, but women's soccer, field hockey, football, volleyball, cross-country and swimming and diving shined, delivering dominant performances and setting the tone for a successful fall break.
They say two’s company and three’s a crowd, but when it comes to volleyball, three is the magic number. It’s the number of times a team can touch the ball during a rally, the number of sets needed to win a match and, if the sophomores of the Ithaca College volleyball team are anything to go by, the ideal number of players for a recruiting class.
The No. 21 Ithaca College volleyball team welcomed three teams to the annual Bomber Invitational by sweeping them, defeating the University of Rochester Yellowjackets 29-27, 25-10 and 25-8, as well as the Middlebury College Panthers 25-20, 25-19 and 25-15 before similarly disposing of the St. John Fisher University Cardinals 25-23, 25-10 and 25-14.
By Farrell Hudson, Contributing Writer
• September 17, 2023
The Ithaca College volleyball team got back to their winning ways against non-conference opponent SUNY Geneseo Sept. 16, emerging victorious in the fifth and final set following an arduous seesaw battle.Â
By Farrell Hudson, Contributing Writer
• September 17, 2023
The Ithaca College volleyball team had its four-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Sept. 15, dropping in three sets, (25–22), (27–25) and (25–22).Â
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