Oneonta, N.Y.--The women's basketball (19-4, 14-0 Empire 9) tied the school record with its 14th straight victory, a 73-38 win over Hartwick (6-15, 4-9 Empire 8) Friday evening. The Bombers shot 50 percent from the field in the win, and held the Hawks to just 20 percent shooting. Their 43-point margin of victory was the largest since they beat Hartwick by 62 in 2007.

Ithaca never trailed in the game, and had a 10 point lead after the first 10 minutes of play. The Bombers outscored the Hawks 41-16 in the first half. Junior Jordan Confessore (South Brunswick/Kendall Park, N.J.) led all players with nine points and five rebounds in the first half.

Junior Elissa Klie (Ramapo/Wyckoff, N.J.) and Confessore each reached double figures in points in the game. Klie scored 15 and Confessore 11. Klie added three steals, while Confessore tied for the team lead with six rebounds Sophomore Jessica Farley (Pine Valley Central/South Dayton) added nine points, six assists and six rebounds.

The Bombers got points from 12 different players, with 23 points coming from bench players.

Hartwick was held to just 12-of-60 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-26 from three-point range. Only one Hawk reached double figures in scoring, and just three netted more than three points.

Ithaca, which has already secured the top seed in the Empire 8 Championship Tournament, closes its regular season home schedule Sunday with a 2 p.m. game against Elmira.

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