Box Score

ELMIRA, N.Y. – Off to its best start in program history, the Ithaca College women's basketball team (13-1, 5-0 Empire 8) held host Elmira (5-10, 1-4 Empire 8) to just 10 points in the second half en route to a 55-29 victory Tuesday night.

Ithaca held Elmira to just nine field goals and 23.1 percent shooting from the floor in winning its eighth straight game. The Bombers shot 38.5 percent on the night and outrebounded the Soaring Eagles, 41-21. Elmira owned an 18-15 edge in turnovers, resulting in 17 Ithaca points.

After a slow start to the game, Ithaca used a 9-1 run to secure a double-digit lead at 3:28. Ithaca secured a 28-19 gap at intermission.

The Bombers powered to a 39-23 advantage eight minutes into the second stint, holding Elmira to just two field goals. Senior Catherine Lewis drained a pair of free throws at the five-minute mark for a 48-25 IC lead. The Soaring Eagles scored four consecutive, but seven unanswered Bomber points finalized all scoring in Ithaca's favor, 55-29.

Junior Kathryn Campbell led all players with 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Sophomore Ally Mnich scored 12 and junior Mary Kate Tierney 10. Tierney and sophomore Samantha Klie each pulled down six boards for the Bombers and Mnich and classmate Francesca Cotrupe added five apiece.

The Bombers return to play on Friday, Jan. 18 at St. John Fisher at 6 p.m.