SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A fast start lifted No. 19 Ithaca to a three-set victory over the Skidmore College volleyball team, in Liberty League action at the Williamson Sports Center Friday night.
 
Skidmore falls to 14-6 overall and sit in a three-way tie for third in league action with a 2-2 record. Ithaca, the 19^th-ranked team in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association weekly polls, remain unbeaten in league action with a 3-0 record, and an 11-5 record overall.
 
Ithaca started off strong in this match, scoring the first five points. The Bombers hit .457 as a team to take the first set, 25-8. Skidmore battled with the Bombers in the second set, but an 11-4 burst allowed Ithaca to pull away in the second set, 25-15. The Thoroughbreds responded with two quick points to open the set, and went on a 4-1 run late to tie the set at 20, but Ithaca went on a 4-0 run to put Skidmore at the brink, and despite a few impressive points by the Thoroughbreds, Ithaca won the final set by a 25-22 score.
 
Junior Katy Ehnstrom led the Thoroughbreds offensively with six kills, adding three total blocks. Senior Allie Dillon added 12 digs on the defensive end.  
 
Regan Stone tallied 15 kills to lead Ithaca. Caitlyn Floyd tallied 31 assists and hit .833 in six attempts.
 
The Thoroughbreds will try to bounce back on Saturday, as Liberty League co-leader RIT comes in to town for a 2 p.m. match.