KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's basketball team rebounded in a big way on Saturday afternoon as they doubled up the Keuka College Wolves on the road by a score of 84-42. The Bombers jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead and never looked back as the program improved to 3-1 overall. Ithaca won it's seventh-straight against Keuka College as this was the first-time they met since the 1999-2000 season.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bombers had a balanced scoring attack on Saturday with three finishing in double figures including a 13 point effort from senior guard Melissa Buxton. She shot 5-of-9 from the field in 19 minutes off of head coach Dan Raymond's bench.
• Cara Volpe finished perfect from the field (5-of-5) netting 10 points as she spearheaded the Ithaca College attack from the paint as they outscored the Wolves 52-16 on that part of the court.
• 17 different student-athletes saw time on the court for Ithaca as this was their largest margin of victory since the 2019-20 season when they beat Bard College 90-45.
• The Bombers shot 47.3 percent from the field, while holding the Wolves to a 24.3 percent clip. They also outrebounded Keuka 52-42, including 17 boards on the offensive glass.
• Grace Cannon poured in 11 points in just 12 minutes on the court as she is the leading scorer averaging 16.3 points per game, which currently ranks seventh in the Liberty League.

How it Happened

• Ithaca looked to quickly bounce back from their narrow defeat to SUNY Cortland from the night before and they went on a 7-0 run in the opening 1:30 and after a Megan Brown runner in the paint, they scored 11 unanswered to take control of the quarter. The Bombers saw Natalie Smith convert a jumper and Melissa Buxton sink a trey in the final minute of the opening period as they carried a 29-11 advantage.
• The second quarter proved to be the most competitive of the game with Ithaca outscoring Keuka just 12-11 as the Bombers were held to 5-of-22 shooting within the 10-minute period. The Bombers scored the final six of the half and led 41-22 at the break.
• IC came out firing on all cylinders and started the third quarter on a 6-0 run, which included three-straight layups from Grace Cannon, Cara Volpe and a fast break effort by Megan Yawman. The Bombers were up 32 points (64-32) with a 1:32 left in the quarter thanks to a Hannah Polce fast break bucket.
• Both teams combined to shoot for 24 three-pointers in the final quarter of play as IC continued to tack onto its lead outscoring the Wolves 18-7 in the fourth to secure the 84-42 victory.

The Bombers will return to Ben Light Gymnasium after their Thanksgiving break. Ithaca will host SUNY Geneseo on Tuesday, Nov. 30 with tip-off slated for 6 p.m.