ITHACA, N.Y. – The Bombers are advancing to tomorrow's winner bracket game after defeating Nazareth College 5-0.
 
Senior Jessie Fleck led the way for the Bombers, going 4-for-4 with one RBI and two doubles. Sophomore Haley Congdon went the distance in the circle, pitching a four hit shutout with seven strikeouts.
 
Sophomore pitcher Haley Congdon struck out the side in the top of the first inning, hoping to turn the momentum in favor of the Bombers.
 
Senior Jessie Fleck led off the bottom of the frame with a single to shortstop, but was forced out after freshman Shannon Grage's fielder's choice. Sophomore Vanessa Brown gave the Bombers another runner after singling to center field, but Nazareth forced classmate Alex Wright into a double play to end the inning.
 
Ithaca once again retired the Golden Flyers in order in the top of the second inning thanks to a fly out, groundout and Congdon's fourth strikeout of the day.
 
Sophomore Hannah Anderson continued her hot streak, doubling to right field to kick off the bottom of the second. She was left stranded though, as Nazareth retired the next three batters in order to end the threat.
 
Madison Zeis led off the top of the third with a double of her own down the left field line, but a strikeout, groundout and fly out left her stranded on the base paths.
 
The Bombers got something cooking in the bottom of the third inning, pushing four runs across. Fleck started the rally with a one-out single to left field and advanced to second after Grage reached on a fielder's choice. Brown came up with a huge double to left center field, scoring Fleck to put the Bombers up 1-0.
 
Wright singled to third base, loading them up for Hannah Anderson. The sophomore came through, reaching on a fielder's choice to score Grage. During the next at bat, freshman Abby Shields smoked a double to right center field, scoring Brown and Anderson to give Ithaca a 4-0 lead.
 
Sarah Papponetti led off the top of the fourth with a single, but once again, Ithaca retired the next three batters to keep its lead at 4-0.
 
Sophomore Nikkey Skuraton singled with one down in the bottom of the fourth, then stole second to give the Bombers another runner in scoring position. Fleck recorded her third hit of the day, doubling to left field to score Skuraton and give Ithaca a 5-0 lead.
 
Nazareth's Meghan Barry recorded a leadoff single for the Golden Flyers but Congdon recorded her sixth and seventh strikeouts of the game to keep the lead.
 
The Bombers were retired in order in the bottom of the fifth inning on a groundout, fly out and strikeout, but Ithaca returned the favor in the top of the sixth, sitting the Golden Flyers down in order.
 
Sophomore Annie Cooney kicked off the bottom of the fifth inning with a five-pitch walk, then stole second to give Ithaca a runner in scoring position. The Golden Flyers recorded two strikeouts and forced Cooney out at home to keep their deficit at five.
 
Nazareth got its leadoff runners on in the top of the seventh inning with a single and fielding error, but Ithaca forced three consecutive fly outs to end the game.
 
The Bombers will face St. John Fisher tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in the winner's bracket. Stevens and Nazareth will faceoff after.