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Volleyball vs. RIT
0
RIT RIT 19-14,4-4 Liberty League
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Winner Ithaca ITH 21-6,8-0 Liberty League
RIT RIT
19-14,4-4 Liberty League
0
Final
3
Ithaca ITH
21-6,8-0 Liberty League
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
RIT RIT 10 21 16 (0)
Ithaca ITH 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Ryan Collins '26, Athletics Communications Student Assistant

No. 22 Ithaca Volleyball Sweeps RIT to Advance to the Liberty League Championship

ITHACA, N.Y. - The No. 22 ranked Ithaca College volleyball team defeated RIT in three sets (25-10, 25-21, 25-16) in the Liberty League Semifinals. The Bombers improved to 21-6 on the season.
 
In the first set the Bombers got four of the first five points off an attack error, a service ace from Peyton Miller, and two kills from Anaya Prince and Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu. 
 
The Bombers then went on a three-point run to take a 8-4 lead with a kill from Wesley Slavin, an attack error, and a service ace from Ellie Benedict. Ithaca followed up their three-point run with six of the next seven points to take a 14-6 lead. They had two kills from Ella Graper and Faith Sabatier, two attack errors, a service error, and a service ace from Julia Costa to get the six points.
 
Later in the set the Bombers got five straight kills, including three from Gonzalez-Abreu to take a 19-9 lead. After a service error, Ithaca rallied off six straight points, getting four kills and two attack errors to win the set 25-10.
 
Starting off the second set, neither team gained the advantage with nobody  leading by more than two points until the Bombers went on a six point run to take a 11-7 lead. In the run they had three kills from Prince, Graper, and Naomi Clauhs, two attack errors, and a service ace from Benedict.
 
With Ithaca leading 11-9, the Bombers rallied off eight out of eleven points to take a 19-12 lead, including a five-point run that had three service aces from Wesley Slavin. RIT battled back to make the set close, but fell in the second set 25-21.
 
The Bombers started off the third set strong earning a six-point run to help them to a 7-1 lead. In the run they got two service aces from Miller, two kills from Gonazalez-Abreu, a kill from Slavin, and an attack error. RIT fought back yet again to bring the score to 8-7 with Ithaca leading.
 
The Bombers then put together two three-point runs and a four-point to take a commanding 19-10 lead. The Bombers then closed out the set with some back and forth play to win 25-16.


 
The Bombers are in action again tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. in the Liberty League Championship game against William Smith College in the Ben Light Gymnasium.
 
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