Box Score ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's basketball team shot 47.4-percent against St. John Fisher College en route to a 79-69 Empire 8 Conference victory on Tuesday night in Ben Light Gymnasium. Ithaca is now 9-3 on the season, 3-0 in the conference, and snaps Fisher's five-game winning streak.
Both teams came out shooting nearly 50-percent over the first 7:16 of the game, which resulted in a 15-11 score in favor of Ithaca. Senior
Ally Mnich scored eight points during that stretch with a pair of three-pointers, and finished the half with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
After the 15-11 spread, the Bombers went on a 13-5 run over the next 4:17 to build a 12-point advantage at 28-16 with 8:27 to go. Freshman
Jordan Beers tallied seven of her nine first half points during the run.
Fisher answered with a short run of its own over the next four minutes to cut its deficit down to four points at 30-24, but the Bombers would respond with nine of the final 14 points scored in the half and went into the break with a 39-29 lead.
Ithaca quickly blew the game open to start the second half with three-pointers on three consecutive possessions over a span of 1:45 to go up 49-33. Mnich, junior
Keri Steele and sophomore
Ali Ricchiuti hit the long range shots for the Bombers.
Mnich went 6-for-11 overall in the game and 4-for-6 from three-point range to account for her team-high 16 points. She also added five rebounds.
Steele added seven points in the win to go along with four rebounds.
After a basket by Fisher made the score 49-35 with 15:22 remaining, the Bombers scored the next 12 points to mount their largest lead of the game of 26 points at 61-35. Senior
Geena Brady notched eight of her 10 points in the game in the 12-0 run, while freshman
Julie Yacovoni tallied the other four.
Brady pulled down five rebounds, while Yacovoni recorded four to go along with eight points.
The Cardinals scored five unanswered by the midway point to cut their deficit to 61-39, but Ithaca turned that back to 26 with 8:18 left, 65-39. Ithaca then committed seven turnovers from 8:29 to 4:13 which allowed Fisher to creep back to within 15 points at 66-51.
Ithaca maintained its double-digit cushion until 40 seconds were left in the game, and iced the contest on a pair of free throws from senior
Samantha Klie and a jumper from Ricchiuti.
Ricchiuti poured in nine points with three rebounds and three assists, while Klie contributed three points, three rebounds and two assists.
Senior
Francesca Cotrupe pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds – eight offensive – with eight points, three assists and two blocks. Sophomore
Erin Ferguson snatched six rebounds with five points in 10 minutes of action.
The Bombers dominated the boards, outrebounding Fisher by 20 – 47 to 27. Ithaca went 8-for-13 from three-point range and 17-for-25 at the line. Fisher was 6-for-19 from distance and 11-for-17 at the stripe. The Bombers also assisted on 17 made baskets.
Ithaca is off until Jan. 16 when it heads to Stevens for a conference matchup at 6 p.m. and then goes to Hartwick on the 17th for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
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