Box Score The Ithaca College women's basketball team finished out their regular season with a 66-43 Empire 8 Conference road win at Elmira on Friday night. Ithaca will carry a 21-4 overall record into next week's Empire 8 tournament and the Bombers posted a 15-1 mark in conference games.

The Bombers jumped out to a 14-2 advantage over Elmira through nine minutes of action. During the run, five different players for Ithaca scored, highlighted by five from freshman Julie Yacovoni. The Soaring Eagles crept back to within nine points, 16-7, with 6:21 to go, but Ithaca quickly responded with five points to build a 21-7 edge with 3:38 left on the clock.

Ithaca closed out the half with a 27-11 cushion, and was led by eight points from sophomore Alex Gilligan. On Gilligan's first basket, she surpassed 100 points on the season to become the ninth Bomber to do so this year – a new program record.

The 11 points surrendered in the opening 20 minutes are the fewest allowed by Ithaca in a half this season. Elmira went just 3-for-23 (13.4-percent) in the opening stanza, while Ithaca shot 11-for-30 (36.7-percent).

As the second half got underway, Ithaca pushed its advantage to 42-16 with a 15-5 run in 4:39 of game time, and maintained at least a 23-point margin until the final two minutes of regulation.

Senior Francesca Cotrupe eight of her game-high 12 points in the second half on 5-for-7 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds (eight offensive) on the night for her third double-double of the season.

Gilligan finished with 10 points and four steals, while Yacovoni matched a career-high with nine points to go along with four rebounds and two steals.

Seniors Samantha Klie and Geena Brady, and sophomore Shayna Gaskins all chipped in six points. Klie added two blocks; Brady snatched three rebounds with two steals and Gaskins pulled down eight boards.

Junior Keri Steele and sophomore Ali Ricchiuti both contributed five points and three assists. Steele also recorded six rebounds, while Ricchiuti corralled five.

Freshmen Allison Spaschak and Erin Woop rounded out with the scoring with four and three points, respectively.

The Bombers will host the Empire 8 Tournament on Feb. 27 and 28. Matchups for the championship are still to be determined, check back throughout the following week for a conference championship preview.

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