ITHACA, N.Y. - The No. 24 ranked Ithaca College volleyball team had yet another impressive sweep over a Liberty League opponent. The Bombers hosted the Golden Knights of Clarkson on Friday night in Ben Light Gymnasium and beat them in three-straight as they claimed the Liberty League title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming postseason tournament. Ithaca improves to 20-4 overall and undefeated in the Liberty League. 
 
VS. CLARKSON (25-16, 25-14, 25-14)
 
Ithaca started off strong in the first set due to an impressive sequence of points from senior middle Jamie Koopman. She had three-straight points that consisted of a block and two kills, which made the score 5-1. Clarkson fought back a bit with nice plays, furthering the score to 10-5, still in favor of Ithaca. Maddie Cox produced a block at the net and Faith Sabatier responded with a kill that made the score 12-8. A block and kill from Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu forced Clarkson to call a timeout. After the timeout Ithaca took full control. Exciting plays from both the front and back row allowed for the Bombers to further their lead, ending the set with a score of 25-16. 
 
The second set started with three kills from Ella Graper, Faith Sabatier, and Jamie Koopman (3-2). Ithaca kept a solid lead over the Golden Knights thanks to the front row for Ithaca, which consists of Jamie Koopman, Ella Graper, Naomi Clauhs, and Faith Sabatier. All contributed kills to make the score 17-6. An impressive dig from Julia Costa, ended up being a point for the Bombers, furthering the IC lead to 21-13. The set ended in a kill from Naomi Clauhs (25-14). 
 
The final set started with a kill from Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu and an ace from Ella Graper. Kills from Faith Sabatier, Jamie Koopman, and Samantha Klemm made the score 8-5. Clarkson began to catch up with some good plays (9-7), but a block and kill from Ella Graper crushed that hope. After a Clarkson timeout, the Bombers defense kept the Golden Knights to four points. Kills from Gonzalez-Abreu, Jamie Koopman, and Ella Graper sealed the win for Ithaca. The set ended in a Faith Sabatier kill (25-14). 
 
Match leaders were Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu with 14 kills, Jamie Koopman with three blocks, Maddie Cox with 30 assists, and Julia Costa with 23 digs. 
 
REACTION FROM HEAD COACH JOHAN DULFER
 
"I'm so proud of what we have accomplished so far," said Dulfer. "Perhaps the most exciting thing is that we continue to get better in practice every day. I hope that means were not done yet and can continue peaking as we look towards postseason play. We are ready for the next few weeks and are excited to see what they will bring."
 
The Bombers will conclude its home regular season slate on Saturday hosting a tri-match with both the University of Scranton and Clarkson. They will play each other at 1 p.m. and Ithaca will square off against Scranton at 3:30 p.m.