Box Score

ALFRED, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's basketball team (21-4, 13-1 Empire 8) won the Empire 8 regular-season title for the sixth straight season with a victory at Alfred (6-19, 1-13 Empire 8) Saturday afternoon. The Bombers had 13 players score points to defeat the Saxons, 80-35, and win their 13th straight game.

The win secures Ithaca the top seed for the Empire 8 Championship Tournament to be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1 at Ben Light Gymnasium. Ithaca will play fourth-seeded St. John Fisher in a 6 p.m. semifinal game Friday, while second-seeded Hartwick will play third-seeded Stevens in the other semifinal at 8 p.m. The championship game will be played at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Ithaca held Alfred to just 16 first-half points and 19 in the second while tallying its largest margin of victory in 2013-14.

The Bombers jumped out to an 11-3 lead four minutes into the game. Their lead grew to double-digits at 12:22. Ithaca went on to outscore Alfred 18-4 over the final seven minutes of the first to lead 43-16 at intermission. Ithaca continued to dominate in the latter half improving its gap to 30 at the 15-minute mark and 40 10 minutes after that. The Bombers' bench contributed half of their points during the win.

Junior Geena Brady led all players with 12 points. Seniors Jenn Escobido and Kathryn Campbell added nine each and classmate Mary Kate Tierney eight. Sophomore Kristen Gowdy grabbed a game-best six rebounds, while three others added five. Senior Elisabeth Wentlent and Tierney added four assists apiece.

Ithaca outrebounded Alfred 48-28 and drained 56.7 percent from the floor to the Saxons' 21.4 percent.