Box Score GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Ithaca College women's basketball team improved to 2-0 on the early season with an 8-40 victory over John Jay College on Friday afternoon at the Messiah Tip-Off Classic in Grantham, Pa.

Ithaca led from the opening tap after senior Ali Ricchiuti put the Bombers ahead on a three-pointer just 59 seconds into the contest, and never relinquished that advantage for all 40 minutes of play. The Bombers led by 13 points at the half, 37-24, and would outscore John Jay, 43-16, in the second half to account for the 40-point victory.

The Bombers shot 47-percent from the field on 31-of-66, and went 7-for-20 from three-point range. They also made 11-of-17 attempts at the free throw line. Ithaca scored nearly half of its points off turnovers with 35 and pulled down 17 of its 43 rebounds on the offensive end, which led to 42 points in the paint.

Defensively, Ithaca held John Jay to 34.8-percent from the floor in the game and just 23.1-percent in the second half (6-for-26) after the Bloodhounds went 10-for-20 in the first half.

Senior Geena Brady led all scorers with 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting (4-for-5 from the line) to go along with five rebounds. Classmate Samantha Klie filled the stat sheet with eight points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals. Klie went 3-for-4 in the contest and made both three-point attempts.

Ricchiuti tallied 11 points for the Bombers and added four rebounds and four assists, while senior Francesca Cotrupe and junior Keri Steele each posted 10 points apiece. Cotrupe paced Ithaca with eight rebounds, while Steele chipped in six rebounds and two assists.

Sophomores Erin Ferguson and Shayna Gaskins both notched six points in the win, and freshman Jordan Beers added five points. Ferguson also grabbed four rebounds, Gaskins added three, and Beers contributed two rebounds and two assists.

Ithaca plays again tomorrow at 4 p.m. against the winner of Messiah College and University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

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