ATTENTION: The weekly round-up is designed to provide a concise summary of the past week's results and information on athletes.

 

GYMNASTICS (6-1): Feb. 11 at Big Red Invitational at Cornell.

The top-ranked beat third-ranked Springfield 182.225 to 181.775. Ithaca's winning effort featured a team-record score of 46.775 on the vault. Senior Nancy Patterson (Lakeland/Yorktown) won the balance beam with a score of 9.150 and senior Krystal Kaminski (Churchville-Chili/Rochester) tied for first in the floor exercise (9.600). Junior Kelly Stevison (Osborn Park/Manassas, Va.) posted a first-place score of 36.525 in the all-around; she’s ranked first nationally in that and is also ranked second in the floor exercise and fourth in the vault. Junior Chelsie Veilleux (Nashua/Nashua, N.H.), who is ranked third nationally in the uneven bars, took second on that apparatus.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (9-11, 6-3 Empire 8): Feb. 10 at St. John Fisher; Feb. 11 at Alfred.
Ithaca won three games last week, staging a historic rally to beat Oneonta 72-70 in overtime and moving into third place in the Empire 8 standings, sweeping at weekend series at Nazareth (77-70) and Rochester Institute of Technology (60-58). The Bombers erased a 22-point deficit in the final 6:30 of regulation en route to beating Oneonta 72-70 in overtime. Ithaca’s rally from 22 points down was just two points shy of the largest margin ever overcome by an NCAA Division III team. Junior guard Sue Kelly (Bethlehem/Delmar) scored a career-best 20 points. The largest deficit overcome to win an NCAA Division III women's basketball game was by Western Connecticut, who trailed Keene State by 24 with 10:53 left in regulation before coming back to win 61-58 in overtime. Ithaca's comeback came after the Red Dragons opened up their largest lead: a 22-point advantage (60-38) with 6:06 left in regulation. Kelly connected on back-to-back three-point baskets, senior forward Molly Brennan (Heatly/Green Island) converted five free throws and junior Erin Sanvidge (Catholic Central/Troy) scored five points including a three-pointer with 23 seconds left that tied the game and capped Ithaca's 21-1 run. Following two Oneonta free throws, Kelly went two-for-two from the line setting up the Red Dragons for an attempt at a game-winning shot. The Red Dragons missed two shots in the last five seconds; they ended regulation by missing their final nine shots and turning the ball over four times in the last six minutes of regulation. Two free throws by senior forward Jill Post (Oxford Academy/Oxford) and one by Sanvidge gave the Bombers a three-point lead with 1:35 left in overtime. The Red Dragons snapped their 9:46 stretch without a field goal tying the game with a three-point basket. A layup by senior forward Megan Micho (Westhill/Syracuse) and a Red Dragon jumper left the game tied with under 30 seconds left. Kelly's jump shot put Ithaca up to stay with 25 seconds left. Post scored 11 points and matched a career high with 13 rebounds. Micho nearly matched Post's double-double, collecting nine points and 11 rebounds to go along with three steals and three blocked shots. Kelly led the Bombers at Nazareth with 19 points and added seven rebounds. Sanvidge scored 15 points and matched career-highs with five rebounds and four assists. Sophomores Molly Friel (North Allegheny/Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Erika Steele (Hopkinton/Hopkinton, Mass.) each set career-highs, scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively. Steele also matched a personal-best with a team-high eight rebounds. Micho added nine points and pulled down seven rebounds. Ithaca used a 12-1 run in the first half en route to a 36-27 halftime lead. Nazareth pulled to within two points with over seven minutes remaining in the contest, but the Bombers were able to hold on for the seven-point victory. Sanvidge made a pair of free throws with two seconds left to give Ithaca a 60-58 win at RIT. Friel gave Ithaca a two-point lead on a layup with 1:28 remaining. Neither team scored a field goal the rest of the way, with RIT tying the game on two free throws. The game featured 10 ties and 14 lead changes. Sanvidge finished with 11 points, as did Micho and Kelly. Steele set career highs with 15 points and eight rebounds.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-10, 6-3 Empire 8): Feb. 10 at St. John Fisher; Feb. 11 at Alfred.

Ithaca went 2-2 last week, losing 62-49 at Cortland, beating Oneonta 69-64 and splitting a weekend Empire 8 road trip with a loss at Nazareth (95-88) and a win at Rochester Institute of Technology (87-82). Senior forward Brian Andruskiewicz (Montville/Oakdale, Conn.) collected 22 points and a career-best 16 rebounds against Oneonta and senior guard Jim Bellis (Bloomfield/East Bloomfield) scored a team-high 23 points. A three-point basket by freshman guard Sean Burton (Notre Dame/Yorkville) with 8:55 left gave the Bombers the lead for good. The Red Dragons closed to within one on three occasions but Ithaca held on to improve to 7-2 at home. Senior guard Jonathan Whetstone (Palo Alto/Palo Alto, Calif.) added eight rebounds and seven assists. He raised his career total to 304 assists, becoming the sixth Bomber to reach 300. Burton scored a career-high 21 points at Nazareth, connecting on six of 10 shots from three-point range. Sophomore Brian Joe (Southside/Elmira) connected on five three-point field goals and finished with 21 points. The Bombers finished with 14 three-point baskets, the program’s second-highest single-game total. Ithaca set the record earlier in the season, making 15 in a victory over Potsdam. Bellis scored 17 points and matched a personal-high with six steals. Whetstone recorded nine points and a team-high five rebounds. Burton and Joe matched career-highs with five and four assists, respectively. Ithaca trailed the host Tigers by 12 at halftime, but held RIT to 27 percent shooting from the field in the second half for the win. The victory was just the second for Ithaca at RIT since 1990. Bellis led the Bombers with 21 points and nine rebounds. Andruskiewicz added 15 points and seven rebounds. Freshman forward Brendan Rogers (Liverpool/Liverpool) scored a career-high 11 points. Whetstone tied a career-high with 10 assists.

WRESTLING (7-7): Feb. 7 vs. Cortland.

The Bombers split a pair of dual meets last week, topping Oneonta 28-11 and losing 25-11 at #30 Wilkes.  In the 174-pound weight class, third-ranked senior Matthias Keib (G. Ray Bodley/Fulton) took his Oneonta opponent to overtime where he was able to score an escape and a take down to win 4-1 in the second extra period. The win was the 92nd on Keib’s career; he moves past Dan Bieller for 17th on Ithaca’s all-time win list. Ithaca ran off 21 straight points a major decision by senior Jad Duca (South Brunswick/Monmouth Junction, NJ) — his 20th straight win. Senior Brian Lockard (Upper Dublin/Dresher, Pa.) notched his first fall of the season in 3:39. Senior Rob Stubbs (MacArthur/Levittown), ranked fifth in the nation, pinned his opponent at 2:53. Senior Tim Gammons (Natick/Natick, Mass.) was a winner at 133 pounds, with senior Scott Aronowitz (Clarkstown North/New City) winning at 141 pounds and junior Nick Calandrino (Emerson/Emerson, N.J.) posting a 3-0 decision at 197 pounds. The Bombers won three bouts at Wilkes. Keib won by technical fall, Lockard posted a 5-4 decision and Stubbs won a 3-2 decision. Keib now has 30 victories on the season and is the lone undefeated Bomber in dual matches. Stubbs stands just three wins away from 100 on his career.

 

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING (7-5-1): Feb. 15-18, NYSWCAA Championships at Nottingham H.S. in Syracuse

The Bombers posted a win and a loss last week, beating William Smith 150-86 and losing 162.5 to 77 at Union. Junior Nikki Gundersen (Hollis-Brookline/Brookline, N.H.) won two events against William Smith, finishing first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:12.15) and 500-yard freestyle (5:23.99). Sophomores Jovanna Hart (Bradford Area/Bradford, Pa.) and Liz York (Acton-Boxborough Regional/Acton, Mass.) added wins in the 50-yard freestyle (25.97) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:53.42), respectively. Kelsey Gliesing (Joel Barlow/Redding, Conn.) finished first in the 100-yard butterfly (1:05.00), while Kelly Turpin (Mounds Park Academy/Saint Paul, Minn.) and Jennifer Traylor (Los Alamitos/Los Alamitos, Calif.) added wins of their own in the 200-yard backstroke (2:15.14) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1.11.73), respectively. Freshman Lauren Botterbusch (Dallastown/York, Pa.) finished first in the 100-yard freestyle (56.59). Gundersen won the 100-yard freestyle (55.93) and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (26.04) at Union. Hart and Botterbusch both finished second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.01) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:31.42), respectively.  Jill Donaldson (Penfield [N.Y.]/Boothwyn, Pa.) added another second place win in the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.17). Kristy Gifford (Cheshire/Cheshire, Conn.) finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:11.10). The Bombers finished with a 7-5-1 recording, marking the 37th season out of 38 that the Bombers have finished with a .500 or better record. 

 

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING (6-11): Feb. 22-25, UNYSCAA Championships at Nottingham H.S. in Syracuse.

The Bombers lost 139-92 at Union Saturday. Leading the way for the Bombers were juniors Charles Suozzi (Guilford/Guilford, Conn.) and Mark Tedeschi (Orchard Park/Orchard Park), who each won an individual event and teamed with senior Miguel Escobedo (Curtis/Staten Island) and sophomore Matt Olko (Rye/Harrison) to win the 400-yard medley relay (3:40.55). Suozzi was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly (54.97) while Tedeschi earned a win in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.17).  Freshman Mike Ariel (Xavarian Brothers/Norwood, Mass.) also picked up a win for the Bombers, taking first place in the 100-yard freestyle (49.75).

 

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Feb. 11, Valentine Invitational at Boston Univ.; Feb. 11, Robert Kane Invitational at Cornell.
The Bombers competed at two events over the weekend, placing fourth of 16 teams at the Tufts Invitational and competing at the Cornell Invitational, where no team scores were kept. Freshman Tim Shea (La Salle/Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) won the 5,000-meter run at Tufts, finishing in 15:57.02.  Shea was followed by teammates Drew Hodge (Rancocas Valley Regional [N.J.]/Richmond, Va.) in second (16:13.96) and Robb Kuczynski (Wheaton North/Wheaton, Ill.) in fourth (16:48.17). Junior Steve Desmond (Nelson/Burlington, Ontario) placed third in the 800-meter run in 1:58.16. Sophomore Brian Scardella (Oswego/Oswego) and freshman P.J. Scott (Lawrenceville/Princeton, N.J.) finished fourth (8.05) and fifth (8.12), respectively, in the 55-meter hurdles. Senior William Levett (Westhill/Syracuse) recorded a pair of top-three finishes at Saturday's Cornell Invitational, placing second in the 200-meter dash (23.93) and third in the 60-meter dash (7.44). Junior Derek Campbell (Deering/Portland, Maine) placed fourth in the 200-meter dash (24.22) and fifth in the 400-meter dash (53.99). Freshman Jordan Broome (Lynbrook/Lynbrook) placed ninth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.47, while classmate Eric Douglas (Ithaca/Ithaca) recorded a seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:14.46. Freshman Maurice Herring (McQuaid Jesuit/Rochester) placed 12th in the 60-meter dash (7.80) and freshman Matt Duelka (Townsend Harris/Ridgewood) placed 12th in the 800-meter run (2:13.63). Sophomore David Cutler (Buffalo Grove/Arlington Heights, Ill.) recorded a pair of ninth-place finishes in the weight throw (10.24 meters/33-7 1/4) and the shot put (9.71 meters/31-10 1/4).

 

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Feb. 11, Valentine Invitational at Boston Univ.; Feb. 11, Robert Kane Invitational at Cornell.
The Bombers competed at two events over the weekend, placing third of 19 teams at the Tufts Invitational and competing at the Cornell Invitational, where no team scores were kept. At Tufts, freshman sisters Elizabeth and Jessica Wilcox (Mount Ararat/Topsham, Maine) paced Ithaca; Elizabeth took first in the 1,000-meter run in 3:02.60, and placed second in the mile run in 5:13.59. Jessica placed third in both the 800-meter run (2:20.17) and the mile run (5:13.68). In the 5,000-meter run senior Anastasia Kasianchuk (Kennett/North Conway, N.H.) finished first overall with a time of 18:34.30. Also recording top five finishes for the Bombers were freshman Lindsey Nadolski (Chapel Hill/Chapel Hill, N.C.), who finished third in the 3000-meter run (10:38.59), and Lauren Koppel (South Side/Rockville Center) who finished second (8.85) in the 55-meter hurdles. Senior BA Hoffman (Wilmington/Hockessin, Del.) placed fourth in the 300-meter dash with a time of 47.57 at the Cornell Invitational. Freshman Monika Robak (Lynbrook/Lynbrook) placed seventh in the 500-meter dash (1:36.01), while classmate Mary Beth Butler (Penn Yan Academy/Penn Yan) placed eighth (1:45.43). Freshman Whitney Thurber (Lyndonville Central/Medina) finished sixth in the 300-meter dash (49.13) and sophomore Brooke Stluka (New Canaan/New Canaan, Conn.) placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run (12:01.41). Freshman Michele McManus (Enrico Fermi/Enfield, Conn.) finished ninth in the 60-meter hurdles (11.31). The 1,600-meter relay team placed sixth with a time of 4:51.80.