Box Score ITHACA, N.Y.-- The Ithaca College women's basketball team stretches their win streak to seven after defeating Alfred 82-43 in a conference showdown on Friday night at Ben Light Gymnasium. Ithaca is now 13-3 on the season and posts a 7-0 record in the Empire 8.
 
The Saxons scored the first basket of the game. Ithaca then responded with a foul shot and three-pointer by Ali Ricchiuti, assisted by Samantha Klie, to keep the lead for the remainder of the game.

Ricchiuti went 5-7 on the night to lead the Bombers with 13 points, adding four rebounds, an assist and a block. Klie recorded a team high 6 assists, while also adding five rebounds, two points and a steal.

Ithaca shot 51.4% in the first half and outscored the Saxons 44-22 at halftime, with 31 of those points coming from the bench.

Senior Francesca Cotrupe came just shy of a double-double with nine total points and 11 rebounds. She also earned two steals, one block and one assist.
   
Freshman Allison Spaschak earned a career-high 10 points off of two three-pointers, a pair of free throws and a lay-up. She added a rebound and a block as well.

All 15 Bombers saw at least four minutes of action in the conference game. Fourteen athletes scored minimum of one basket for Ithaca and ten of those tallied four or more points.

Freshmen Jordan Beers and Alex Gilligan each recorded eight points and a steal on the night. Beers also grabbed three rebounds and three assists for Ithaca. Gilligan added a rebound as well.

Senior Ally Mnich led the team with a season-best four steals. Mnich scored six points and contributed two rebounds and an assist. Fellow senior Geena Brady tied a career-best three blocks, while adding two assists and three rebounds for Ithaca.

Junior Keri Steele tallied five points, three rebounds and a steal and assist each.

Sophomores Erin Ferguson and Shayna Gaskins posted six and five points respectively. Gaskins contributed six rebounds, marking a career-high. Ferguson grabbed five rebounds and two steals.

Freshmen Sage VanAmerongen, Erin Woop and Julie Yacovoni all contributed a basket each for the Bombers. VanAmerongen recorded three rebounds and a steal, while Woop tallied two rebounds and three assists. Yacovoni logged three assists, two rebounds and two steals. Freshmen Annie Murray added a career-best four points and three rebounds for Ithaca.

The Bombers largest lead of 41 points came at 2:06 in the second half. Of the 82 total points recorded for Ithaca, 47 came from the bench.

As a whole, Ithaca tallied 54 rebounds, 21 assists and 16 steals.

The women return to action Saturday January 24th in Rochester, N.Y. for another conference game against St. John Fisher. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. This will mark the second time Ithaca will face-off against St. John Fisher this season, after a 79-69 win over the Cardinals earlier this month.