ATLANTA, Ga. – The Ithaca College women's basketball team returned to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and D3Hoops.com Top 25 for the final rankings of 2013-14 after a program-best finish. The Bombers rank
14th in the WBCA poll and
11th in the D3Hoops.com standings.
Ithaca advanced to the NCAA Sectional Finals for the first time in program history, after its third appearance in the Sweet 16. The Bombers won their first sectional semifinal in program history on March 14, outlasting Amherst 74-71 in overtime at Tufts. Ithaca, who finished the season with a 26-5 record, fell to the host Jumbos, 61-59, on March 15 narrowly missing a trip to the Final Four. The Bombers' 26 wins were the second most in school history, highlighted by a school record 18-win streak from Jan. 10 to March 14. Ithaca won its third straight Empire 8 Championship Tournament title to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time under head coach
Dan Raymond.