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Fall Sports Preview A special section of

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Within striking distance

The women’s soccer and golf teams lead a wave of South Hill squads expecting title runs this fall. For the latest on the upcoming season, The Ithacan’s got you covered.

From left, junior forward Ellyn Grant-Keane and sophomore golfer Kelsey Baker look to prove their teams belong with the nation’s elite programs after surprise postseason runs last year.

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Women’s Soccer at Stevens Institute of Technology

The women’s soccer team has the talent and experience to make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament, but the South Hill squad has to take care of business first and foremost in its own conference. Chief among those tasks for the Bombers will be avenging their only Empire 8 Conference loss of 2011 when they travel to face Stevens Institute of Technology on Sept. 29 in Hoboken, N.J. The Ducks slipped past the Blue and Gold in one of the most thrilling contests of the season — it took two overtimes to decide a winner. Stevens tallied a first-half goal to put the Bombers in a hole, but the home team kept chipping away. Then-junior forward Rachael Palladino finally found an answer when she dribbled past two defenders and powered a shot to the right side of the net to equal the game 1-1 in the 79th minute.

After both teams failed to score in the first overtime period, the South Hill squad missed a golden opportunity to win when then-junior midfielder Julie Winn sailed a free kick just over the crossbar. The Ducks seized their second chance by scoring the game winner nine minutes later to steal the 2-1 road win.

The Ducks would use that win to propel themselves to the Empire 8 Conference title.

However, the Bombers would get the last laugh as they pulled off a magnificent run to the NCAA semifinals. Both squads were ranked among the top 20 in the NCAA Division III preseason rankings, so this year’s matchup could have a major effect on both the Empire 8 and the national title picture. Picking up victory in a hostile environment like Hoboken won’t guarantee the Bombers that elusive Empire 8 Conference title, but it would be a significant boost to the squad’s confidence for when the postseason arrives.

Top 5 Junior back Alex Liese steals the ball from Stevens junior back Caitlyn Labonte during the Ducks’ 2-1 double overtime win on Carp Wood Field last season.

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Women’s Golf

Men’s Cross Country

at Williams Fall Classic at SUNY-Cortland

Sophomore golfer Eileen Oaks finishes a drive during a match last October.

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The women’s golf team completed its rapid rise from an expansion program five years ago to national power when it captured its first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship in April. Now that the Bombers have arrived, they can expect to face some elite competition in every tournament they play, including the Williams Fall Classic on Oct. 6-7 in Williamstown, Mass.

The host school, Williams College, posted its best finish ever at the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish in May. The tournament will also feature New York University, which finished second behind the Bombers at, Amherst College and local power SUNY-Cortland at ECAC’s last season.

The Fall Classic is one of two new tournaments added to the Blue and Gold’s schedule this year by Head Coach Dan Wood. He said he is hoping more constant competition against the best schools on the East Coast will elevate the team to where it can start becoming a factor at the NCAA Division III Championships.

With everyone back for another run this season, it shouldn’t surprise anyone if the South Hill squad claims victory at Williams.

Members of the cross country team practice on the college’s home course last fall.

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The men’s cross-country team is a dominant squad poised for another championship season. The two-time defending Empire 8 Conference champions will be returning six of their top seven runners this year. The Bombers are favored to win the conference again.

The Blue and Gold finished last season 10th in the Atlantic Region coaches’ poll and this year came in at ninth in the same preseason poll. They are the only Empire 8 team featured in the poll. The Bombers will face mostly Empire 8 competition this season, but will be put to the test against high powered non-conference opponents on Sept. 22 when they travel to crosstown rivals SUNY-Cortland for the Jack Daniels Invitational.

When the South Hill squad faces the Red Dragons it’s rarely a friendly matchup. Regardless of the teams’ records, pride is always on the line in this heated rivalry. This year’s matchup will feature two teams stacked with talented runners and pumped up by high expectations and hopes of a championship win.

The Red Dragons came in at number two on the same preseason poll that featured the Bombers at number nine.

This early-season matchup could set the tone for the rest of the year. With athletically gifted teams and an historic rivalry, this should be the marquee matchup of the regular season.

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Football

at St. John Fisher

PHOTO HERE

Senior quarterback Jason Hendel scrambles out of the pocket and looks for room to run downfield during the football team’s 13-10 overtime loss to St. John Fisher College at Butterfield Stadium last season.

The football team suffered its first losing season in 42 years after finishing 4–6 last year. The Blue and Gold’s 2011 campaign was marred by disappointment, but they showed grit and flashes of excellence against St. John Fisher College in early October.

Six of the Bombers’ 10 games were decided by one score or less, but no game was closer than their 13-10 overtime loss to Fisher.

The Cardinals brought a high-powered attack into Butterfield Stadium, averaging 29 points a game last year. The stingy Blue and Gold defense, led by the 25 combined tackles of Joe Gilfedder ’12 and then-junior Eric Toporoff, held the Cardinals to only one touchdown in 30 minutes of possession. The secondary was stellar against a proficient passing attack, holding Fisher junior quarterback Ryan Kramer to only 150 yards through the air while forcing two interceptions.

The Cardinals knocked down a 34-yard field goal in the first possession of overtime to give the Bombers a 3-point deficit. The Bombers could not hold the line during Andrew Rogowski’s 35-yard field goal attempt during their possession. The kick was blocked and recovered by St. John Fisher to end the game.

The Bombers are returning a talented core of players on a solid defense and are featuring a touted offense bolstered by standout senior wideout Joseph Ingrao.

The Blue and Gold are hungry for redemption this year, and no team has a bigger target on its back than the Cardinals. The South Hill squad will surely be seeing red when they visit Rochester this year in what should be a tough game.

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Matchups

Check out these highly anticipated games this fall.

Men’s Rugby

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vs. Niagara University

In its first year in Division II play, the men’s rugby team posted a surprising, and impressive, 6–2 record. The Bombers boasted impressive stats across the board, including the second-ranked offense and third-ranked defense in the conference.

The Blue and Gold turned heads time and time again with a balanced attack led by seniors Michael Espina, Stephen Illions and Nick Kostishak.

The South Hill squad’s storybook season would have continued on into the playoffs had it not been for Niagara University. The Purple Eagles narrowly edged out the Bombers 19-14 in a crucial game last October. That close win gave Niagara the tiebreaker victory over an Ithaca squad with the same record.

This vaulted the Purple Eagles into the playoffs and kept the Bombers out of the Empire Championships.

This year, the Blue and Gold are reloaded and are looking to dominate a powerful conference. In the Bombers’ six-game season, every game matters, but there is a circle around the Sept. 23 game in Lewiston, N.Y. Senior standouts David Hill, Corey Kelly and Jon Mullen will be leading the charge backed by a talented team of returning players. The team’s heavy recruiting push this year has paid off with a crop of experienced freshmen that should make an instant impact on a team with high expectations.

Dallas Koller ’12 stretches for the ball as part of a line-out play during a scrum last year.

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On

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Rising teams gain

By Rebecca alpert staff writer

The women’s soccer team is coming off a magical run to last year’s national semifinals, but coming so close to a NCAA title has only made finishing the job a bigger priority this season.

The Bombers went 15–4–3 last year with a 5–1–1 record in the Empire 8, suffering their only regular season conference loss to Stevens Institute of Technology.

After dropping the Empire 8 Tournament semifinal to Nazareth College, the Blue and Gold pulled off an impressive run in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Bombers fell two games short of their goal of being national champions when they lost to Wheaton College 2-0 in the Final Four on Dec. 2 in San Antonio, Texas.

The South Hill squad lost two seniors who were major contributors both on and off the field with center defender Marla Schilling and center midfielder Andi Roach. Schilling was selected to be on the All-Empire 8 second team in 2011, while Roach tallied two game-winning goals for the Bombers. Senior forward Rachael Palladino, a 2011 All-American selection, said the South Hill squad will miss those two members who were key in last year’s surprise run to the Alamo.

“They were both strong players through the middle of our field, and their leadership and play really led us to play at our highest potential in the NCAAs last year,” she said.

While the seniors will be missed, most of the starters from last year’s Final Four squad will return this year. The Bombers will be retaining 25 of 28 players from last year’s team. The Blue and Gold will also return seniors Megan Trager and Megan Palladino, Rachael’s sister. They were forced to miss last season because of knee injuries, but they were major parts of the team’s defensive success in 2010.

The Bombers will be backed by a staunch defense that allowed only 22 goals last season. Senior midfielder Caroline Jastremski said she expects that strong

play on the back end will be the key to success this season and lead to opportunities on the offensive end of the field.

“Our defense keeps us in games not only by doing their job but by helping the offense by transitioning the play and spreading the field,” she said.

Aside from a group of talented players, the Blue and Gold derived success last season from their never-say-die attitude and motivation to keep getting better. Senior midfielder Julie Winn said this persistent mindset is something the Bombers plan to not only replicate, but improve on.

“There were a few times in the season where our backs were against the wall.

Our entire team was able to recognize these moments and pick up our play,” Winn said. “We take pride in the fact that we play for the team, not for the individual, and it’s never the same person stepping up in every game.”

While the Bombers enjoyed success in the NCAA Tournament, the team is striving for an Empire 8 Conference title, a championship it hasn’t won since 2009.

Rachael said she feels confident the South Hill squad can match up with any of the biggest Empire 8 threats this season, including two-time defending conference champion, Stevens.

“All of those teams always bring us their best game,” she said. “They always play physically and with a lot of intensity.

The only key is to come out with just as much or more intensity and finish the opportunities we get.”

The Bombers open with big expectations after being ranked 19th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason poll. Jastremski said the Blue and Gold know that making it to the Final Four last year was an historic accomplishment, but the South Hill squad is still hungry for more.

“We were really excited with the season we had last year, but we won’t be completely satisfied until we can call ourselves national champions,” she said.

Junior forward Ellyn Grant-Keane collected two game-winning goals and assisted on another in three consecutive games during the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament.

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CUSP ground on national powers By alex holt staff writer

After three years of steady improvement, the women’s golf team knows it can compete against the best of the Empire 8 Conference and win. Now the team wants to see if it can do the same against the top Division III talent in the country.

With all eight members of last year’s team returning this fall to defend its Empire 8 Conference and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference titles, the Bombers are determined to make a name for Ithaca College in Division III golf. The team has come a long way since it began as a club sport for its inaugural season in 2008-09.

Head Coach Dan Wood said that with no turnover from last year and only one freshman, Taylor Reeves, slated to join this year’s team, the emphasis is on making sure each player continues to grow her game rapidly.

“Really the theme for this year is just going to be to continue to see how much last year’s squad improved individually,“ Wood said. “Obviously if they improve individually two or three shots each, that should bode well for the team’s improvement.”

Last year the Bombers won their second straight Empire 8 Championship, finishing 100 strokes ahead of second-place St. John Fisher College. Then-freshman Sharon Li finished in a tie for first place among all individual golfers with a two-day score of 153 and posted the only round below par in the conference tournament. In total, four Blue and Gold golfers were named to the allEmpire 8 first team.

Less than a month later, the Bombers exceeded expectations by capturing their first-ever ECAC title and finishing an impressive 32 strokes ahead of second-place New York University at the championship match held in Penfield, N.Y. Li once again led the way by finishing with the top individual score at one stroke under par.

Rather than rest comfortably on last season’s accomplishment, the Bombers are looking for more challenges. To further enhance the squad’s familiarity with the

top teams on the East Coast, Wood has added two new tournaments to the team’s schedule — the Williams Fall Classic at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., on Oct. 6-7 and the Pat Clouse Invitational at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, on Oct. 13-14.

Williams has made it to the last two NCAA Championship tournaments, and Williams and Wittenberg each made the Top 25 in the National Golf Coaches Association’s final rankings last spring.

Sophomore Kelsey Baker said playing against those schools is a chance for the Bombers to show that they can compete against top-tier talent.

“The fact that we were even invited to Wittenberg really raises our expectations,” Baker said, “And hopefully we can compete well in that tournament.”

Also generating excitement is the performance of Baker and classmate Sharon Li at the Pure Silk Women’s Collegiate Team Championships from July 31 to Aug. 2 in Powell, Ohio, a summer tournament where Baker and Li outshot the top golfers in Division III — and even outperformed a few Division I golfers from schools such as Harvard and Yale universities.

“It gave us confidence to prove that we are one of the top Division III teams,” Baker said. “Even though some of these schools may be Division II or I, we shouldn’t be intimidated, and we should really believe in our talent because we can compete with some of these other big- name schools.”

After an unprecedented year for the program, the Bombers are well on the way toward establishing a reputation for winning. If anything, Baker and senior Jackie Young believe the Bombers’ biggest challenge this season will be exerting greater mental control over their individual games.

“I would have to say that individually or even as a team, we would just have to work on the mental aspect of the game,” Young said. “Just let go of the hole, start again and just kind of pretend that it didn’t happen or learn from your mistakes.”

Sophomore Kelsey Baker, along with classmate Sharon Li, placed first among all non-Division I teams at the Pure Silk Women’s Collegiate Team Championships this summer.

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Getting acquainted Field Hockey

— Haley Costello

Football

A 27-3 Cortaca home loss to SUNY-Cortland sent the football team to its first losing season in 40 years with a 4–6 overall record. The Bombers went 2–5 in the Empire 8 Conference, the worst Empire 8 record in the program’s history.

Mike Welch, who enters his 19th season in charge, will lead the South Hill Squad. Welch boasts a 142–62 career record as the Bombers’ head coach, including six NCAA tournament appearances.

Among the key returners for the South Hill squad is senior wide receiver Joe Ingrao, who led the team in receiving yards last season with 639 yards. Senior free safety Josh Liemer returns after finishing second on the team with 61 tackles in 2011. Junior quarterback Phil Neumann has been

Men’s Soccer The men’s soccer team looks to return to the Empire 8 Conference Tournament this season after losing to Stevens Institute of Technology 2-1 in last year’s semifinal round. The Bombers finished with an overall record of 4–10–1, but their 3–3 finish in conference play earned them a spot in the Empire 8 playoffs for the first time since 2008.

The Empire 8 preseason coaches’ poll projects the Bombers to finish fourth this season. The addition of Houghton College in the conference

named the starter with senior quarterback Jason Hendel returning as the backup signal-caller.

The Bombers graduated several key players, including wide receiver Dan Ruffrage, the program’s all-time leader in receptions with 151. The starting cornerback combination of Spence White and Mike Conti are gone after having combined for 18 interceptions throughout their careers. The Bombers will play their first home game Sept. 15 at Butterfield Stadium against Union College.

— Christian Araos

schedule will make it more challenging for the Blue and Gold to qualify for the postseason, and the squad will have to fill the hole left by center back Matt Anthony ’12. Anthony was named to the All-Empire 8 second team last season.

Head Coach Andy Byrne will look to seniors Ryan Norland, Dan Shirley and Jack Shirley to help lead the team to success. Other key returners for the Bombers are sophomore forward Tim Goldman and sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Gentile between the posts.

The South Hill squad will open up the season Sept. 1 against Brandeis University in the Keene State Tournament in Keene, NH. — Danielle D’Avanzo

The men’s cross country team looks to continue its Empire 8 Conference success this season after winning back-to-back Empire 8 Conference championships.

Head Coach Jim Nichols, who was named 2011 Empire 8 Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year, said he feels optimistic about the team’s chances after an impressive first-place finish last year. While the team will feel the loss of captain Dan Craighead ’12, new captain David Geary should provide strong leadership for the Bombers after being named to the all-conference first team in 2011.

Eight seniors represent the key returners this season. Geary, along with Nathan Bickell, Matt Kastler, Chris Lotsbom, Ninjong Lu, Billy Savage, Mark Vorensky, and fifth-year senior Tyler Murray will all contribute to team lead-

The volleyball team will take the court with an fresh faces this season with five seniors departing from last season’s team. Nicki Readie, who led the team with 335 digs, will also not be returning for the 2012 season.

Marissa Weil, who was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bomber Invitational and the Kean Cougar Classic in 2011, will be the only senior returning in 2012. She will be co-captaining the team along with junior Syline Kim.

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ko. The team has also added Kylie Berghart to the staff along with former Bombers forward Heather Kozimor ’11 and midfielder JulieAnne Butare ’11.

With the loss of Kozimor, Butare and Jessica Dillon ’11, the team’s key returners include junior forward Lindsay Flanagan and senior goalie Kelly Singleton. Coach Houk said it is too early in the preseason to name captains, but said she will decide before the first regular season game. The South Hill squad will open the season at 5 p.m. Aug. 31 at Higgins Stadium against Wells College.

Following a season of ups and downs, the Ithaca College field hockey team looks to use its team unity and talent to rise to the top of the Empire 8 Conference. The South Hill squad finished the season at 5–11, losing seven of its 11 games by a one-goal margin.

Head Coach Tracey Houk leads the team again this season along with graduate assistant coach Cathlin Fitzgerald and assistant coach Jessica Kisch-

Volleyball

The Ithacan’s beat writers give you the inside scoop on the other seven sports teams competing this season.

Men’s Cross Country ership and experience. A talented and motivated group of underclassmen will also play a key role in the Blue and Gold’s success.

The Bombers’ first and only home meet, the Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakiam Memorial Alumni Run, will take place Sept. 1 on the Ithaca College Cross Country Course.

— Haley Costello

After completing her 20th season as head coach in 2011, Janet Donovan will try to lead the Bombers back to the Eastern Conference Athletic Conference tournament and clinch an NCAA championship berth, a feat the squad accomplished in both 2009 and 2010.

The Blue and Gold will launch with a pair of games against Cazenovia College and Baptist Bible College at the Bomber Invitational beginning at 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at Ben Light Gymnasium.

— Steve Derderian

Following its first season in the past 12 years without any individual or team qualifiers for the national championships, the women’s cross country team will look to new head coach Erin Dinan and a group of nine seniors to lead the team back to the national stage.

The Bombers have lost four of their top seven runners from last year’s Empire 8 Conference championship team and the Atlantic Region’s 10th-place finisher. This includes the potent one-two punch of Heidi Baumbach ’12 and graduate student Alissa Kersey. Seniors Rachel Spirito and Carly Graham will captain the team of 35, the squad’s largest in recent years.

Seniors Meghan Shanley and Meghan Schenk, who were part of the Bombers’ top seven as underclassmen, enter this season fully recovered after struggling with injuries

Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team had a major streak broken when it dropped its first Empire 8 Conference match in seven years with a loss to Stevens Institute of Technology last October. However, the loss was not enough to deter the Bombers from capturing their seventh-straight Empire 8 crown and a run to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Women’s Cross Country over the past two years. Shanley went to nationals as a freshman with the 2009 team.

Schenk missed last season because of a hip flexor strain, but was a top-seven runner as a sophomore.

These two runners’ performances will be a key to the Bombers’ chances of toeing the starting line at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 17 in Terre Haute, Ind. — Nate Bickell

Becky Campbell ’12 and Kelsey Harness ’12 will be missed, but the Bombers shouldn’t lack experience with seniors Cristina Nunez, Laurel Salladay, Allison Young and sophomore Carly Seigel returning.

The South Hill squad opens its season Sept. 4 at home against Alfred University on the Wheeler Tennis Courts. The Bombers will look to avenge their loss to Stevens when it squares off with the Ducks in a home matchup Sept. 30.

— Rebecca Alpert

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Fall sports

Men’s Soccer · 6–9–1 regular season record · 4–3 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Empire 8 Playoffs

Faith Enenbach

Shawn Wagner

Sports Director ICTV

The Ithacan

Members of Ithaca College’s student media peer into their crystal balls this fall

predictions

Football · 5–5 regular season record · 3–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Playoffs

sports director Vic Radio

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Women’s Soccer · 13–3–2 regular season record · 5–2 in Empire 8 Conference · Loss in third round of NCAA Championships Field Hockey · 8–10 regular season record · 4–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Empire 8 Playoffs

Men’s Cross Country · Empire 8 Champions · Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Matt Kelly

Women’s Cross Country · Empire 8 Champions · Top 10 at NCAA Championships

sports editor the ithacan

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Women’s Golf · Empire 8 Champions · ECAC Champions Women’s Tennis · 12–6 in regular season record · 6–1 in Empire 8 Conference · Second round of NCAA Championships Women’s Volleyball · 15–12 regular season record · 5–3 in Empire 8 Conference

Football · 6–4 regular season record · 3–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Get ECAC Playoff Invite

Men’s Cross Country · Empire 8 Champions · Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Men’s Soccer · 6–6–2 regular season record · 2–5 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Empire 8 Playoffs

Women’s Cross Country · Empire 8 Champions · Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Women’s Soccer · 14–2–2 regular season record · 3–3–1 in Empire 8 Conference · Loss in Second Round NCAA Championships Field Hockey · 8–10 regular season record · 4–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Empire 8 Playoffs

Women’s Golf · Empire 8 Champions · ECAC Champions Women’s Tennis · 11–7 regular season record · 6–1 in Empire 8 Conference · Empire 8 Champions · Third round of NCAA Championships Women’s Volleyball · 17–10 regular season record · 4–3 in Empire 8 Conference

Football · 5–5 regular season record · 3–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Playoffs Men’s Soccer · 6–8–2 regular season record · 3–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Empire 8 Playoffs Women’s Soccer · 12–3–3 regular season record · 5–2 in Empire 8 Conference · Third round of NCAA Championships Field Hockey · 7–11 regular season record · 4–4 in Empire 8 Conference · Won’t make Empire 8 Playoffs

Men’s Cross Country

· Empire 8 Champions · Top 10 at NCAA Championships Women’s Cross Country

· Empire 8 Champions · Top 10 at NCAA Championships Women’s Golf · Empire 8 Champions · ECAC Champions Women’s Tennis · 13–5 regular season record · 7–0 in Empire 8 Conference · Empire 8 Champions · Second round of NCAA Championships Women’s Volleyball · 14–13 regular season record · 3–4 in Empire 8 Conference

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Kick it off

Catch all of the Bombers’ action on South Hill this fall

FOOTBALL Butterfield Stadium Date

Time

Opponent

Sept. 15

Union College

Sept. 29

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

Oct. 13

1 p.m.

Oct. 27

Noon 1 p.m.

Buffalo State College* Salisbury College* Hartwick College*

Nov. 3

Utica College*

WOMEN’S SOCCER Carp Wood Field

* Empire 8

Men’s CROSS COUNTRY Ithaca College Cross Country Course Time

Event

Sept. 1

11:15 a.m.

Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakiam Memorial Alumni Run

Oct. 19

4:30 p.m.

Cornell Reif Invitational

Date

Date

Time

Opponent

Sept. 12

4 p.m.

Elmira College*

Sept. 15

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

SUNY-Potsdam

Sept. 18 Sept. 26

4 p.m.

Oct. 6 Oct. 13

Noon 1 p.m.

Oct. 20

3 p.m.

Alfred University*

Oct. 23

3 p.m.

SUNY-Oneonta

SUNY-Cortland Hartwick College* Nazareth College* Farmingdale College

* Empire 8

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Ben Light Gymnasium

Women’s CROSS COUNTRY Ithaca College Cross Country Course

Date

Time

Opponent

Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Oct. 12 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 13 Oct. 16

3 p.m.

7 p.m.

11 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

3 p.m.

5 p.m.

Cazenovia College Baptist Bible College TBD TBD Sage College* St. Lawrence University* SUNY-Potsdam* SUNY-Fredonia* SUNY-Oneonta

10 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

6 p.m.

Date

Time

Event

Sept. 1

11:15 a.m.

Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakiam Memorial Alumni Run

Oct. 19

4:30 p.m.

Cornell Reif Invitational

WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY Higgins Stadium

* Ithaca Tournament

WOMEN’S GOLF Country Club of Ithaca Time

Date

Opponent

Sept. 15-16 12:45 p.m. Empire 8 Championships

Men’s SOCCER Carp Wood Field

Date

Time

Opponent

Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 5

5 p.m.

3 p.m.

Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 2

Noon 1 p.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

1 p.m.

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

1 p.m.

Wells College SUNY-Morrisville SUNY-Oswego Wellesley College Nazareth College* Washington & Jefferson* SUNY-Brockport* SUNY-Oneonta Utica College

Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 27

Date

Time

Opponent

Sept. 8

1 p.m.

Muhlenberg College

Sept. 22

1 p.m.

Houghton College*

Sept. 25

4 p.m.

University of Scranton

Sept. 29

1 p.m.

Alfred University*

Oct. 20

Noon

Nazareth College*

Oct. 24

3 p.m.

Rochester Institute of Technology

Oct. 27

1 p.m.

Stevens Institute of Technology*

4 p.m.

SUNY-Geneseo Houghton College*

* Empire 8

WOMEN’S TENNIS Wheeler Tennis Courts

* Empire 8

Date

Time

Event

Sept. 4

4 p.m.

Alfred University*

Sept. 30

3 p.m.

11 a.m.

Oct. 6 2 p.m.

Oct. 6 Oct. 12-14 11 a.m.

Stevens Institute of Technology* St. John Fisher College* Wells College* New York State Championships

* Empire 8