Cabrini Downs Women’s Basketball, 59-42

Box Score SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Ithaca College women's basketball team suffered its second consecutive loss and was held to its lowest point total of the season in a 59-42 setback to Cabrini on Monday in Puerto Rico. Ithaca finishes the 2014 portion of its schedule with a 6-3 record.

The Bombers opened up the contest on a 4-0 run over the first 53 second of the game and would build their lead to seven points at 13-6 by the 12:52 mark. Cabrini erased its deficit quickly, and took a 15-13 lead, with three straight three-pointers in a two-minute span.

Freshman Jordan Beers (Franklin, N.Y.) made a pair of free throws on Ithaca's next possession to tie the game at 15-15, but Cabrini ran off eight unanswered points to go up, 23-15, with 6:45 remaining in the half. The Cavaliers would stay ahead by at least six points for the rest of the half and went into intermission with a 33-24 cushion.

Within the first two minutes of the second half, Ithaca fell behind by 11 points at 37-26. Seniors Ally Mnich (Holmdel, N.J.) and Ali Ricchiuti (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) pulled the Bombers back to within seven, 37-30, on consecutive trips down the floor, but Cabrini answered right back to regain its double-digit advantage with 14:44 left in regulation.

Senior Samantha Klie (Wyckoff, N.J.) hit a jumper at the 14:25 mark to pull the Bombers back to within nine points at 41-32, but that was the closest they would get for the rest of the game. Ithaca only scored 10 points for the rest of the contest and was held scoreless over a six-minute span in the final 14 minutes.

Klie paced Ithaca with nine points on 4-for-11 shooting, while Beers added six points with three rebounds. Ricchiuti chipped in five points with nine rebounds and Mnich had four points.

Sophomore Shayna Gaskins (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) tallied eight points and three rebounds in eight minutes. Senior Geena Brady (Syracuse, N.Y.) finished with four points and three rebounds.

The Bombers struggled from three-point range, shooting just 1-for-11 and went 17-for-52 from the floor. Ithaca pulled down 37 rebounds but committed 17 turnovers. Cabrini shot 23-for-71 overall and 5-for-18 from distance, while grabbing 52 rebounds.

Ithaca returns home on Jan. 2 to open up Empire 8 Conference play against Elmira at 6 p.m.

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