Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College volleyball team went undefeated in the final day of the Ithaca Invitational. The Bombers defeated Utica in straight sets before taking down King's, 3-0. The Bombers move to 18-4 on the season.
 
Match 1: Ithaca – 3, Utica – 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-13)
Ithaca started a new win streak Saturday afternoon, as the Bombers took down Utica, 3-0. Senior Rylie Bean led the team with 11 kills, while freshman Joelle Goldstein ranked second with nine kills on 17 attacks.
 
Freshman Kayla Gromen paced the Bombers once again with 29 assists in the straight-set victory. Sophomore Maggie Mutschler finished with a team high 13 digs, while Gromen and junior Dylan Gawinski Stern contributed 10 and seven, respectively.
 
Utica scored the first point of the opening set, but the Bombers took control shortly after to jump out to a 10-6 lead. Ithaca then went on a seven-point run, giving the Bombers a 17-6 advantage. Although Utica would rally late to put the score at 24-16, a kill from Goldstein marked the end of the first set with a 25-16 close.
 
Ithaca dominated in the middle frame, highlighted by a seven-point run late in the set to take a 24-12 lead over the Pioneers. Breanne Tuohy closed the set for the Bombers with a kill to put Ithaca up, 2-0.
 
Momentum carried into the final set for the Bombers, as they scored the first four points to jump out to an early lead. The Pioneers pressured following the opening run, and tied the set at 8-8. Ithaca scored the next three points and never looked back, closing the match on a seven-point run to earn the victory.
 
Match 2: Ithaca – 3, King's – 0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-9)
Ithaca earned its second-straight 3-0 victory on the day, as the Bombers took down the Monarchs of King's College in the final game of the Ithaca Invitational.
 
Bean once again paced the Bombers with 14 kills. Goldstein's nine kills ranked second in the match. Bean also led the Bombers with 15 digs, while Gromen ranked second with nine. Gromen dished out 28 assists, the most of any player in the match. Breanne Tuohy collected two blocks.
 
Ithaca faced little opposition against Kings, holding the Monarchs under 15 points in all three sets. An eight-point run in the first frame delivered the opening set to Ithaca, 25-14. Bean put the exclamation point on the second set for the Bombers, earning a kill for the final point in a 25-12 win. Ithaca made quick work in the third, using two separate six-point runs to take the final set, 25-9.
 
Ithaca is back in action on Oct. 17, as they travel to Hartwick for the Hartwick Invitational.