ITHACA, N.Y. - In the second game of a Liberty League home doubleheader weekend, the Ithaca College men's basketball took on the Statesmen of Hobart College and left no doubt with a 102-77 victory inside Ben Light Gymnasium on January 6. Coming off a close win against Union the night before, the team came out strong and dominated the Statesman to run its win streak to four straight and improve to 8-3 overall and 3-1 in Liberty League play. 

The Bombers started off the game hot with early scores from Aidan Holmes and Evan Cabral giving them a 10-point lead at 14-4. Hobart responded with two layups in the paint to make the score 14-8. Triston Wennersten responded with a long jumper with under 12 minutes to go in the half to double up the Statesmen, 16-8. 
 
Andrew Geschickter got hot for the Bombers with a pair of threes and a pull up in the paint with 10 minutes to go in the half, forcing a Hobart timeout. The Statesmen responded with a three out of the timeout to make the score 24-13. However, Jaylon O'Neal and Homles responded for the Bombers with two nice drives to the hoop, putting IC up 28-17. Threes by Logan Wendell and Cabral put the Bombers up 36-19 late in the half. With four minutes remaining, it was a back and forth scoring run between the two teams. A buzzer beater three by Geschickter put IC up 45-31 to end the half. 
 
The second half started off with nice scores from Wendell to further the Bombers lead to 20 points and 53-33. Hobart responded back with a few finishes in the paint and free throws to make the score 55-44. The Statesmen would pull to within eight points at 55-47 on a three, but Cabral put IC back ahead by double figures on the next possession. From there, it was all Ithaca.

A Bryce Bleibtrey and-one extended the Ithaca lead to 62-49. Laurence Brady had a nice sequence which included a three and a put back layup to make it 69-55. Threes by Alex Penders and Wennersten put the Bombers up 12 with under 10 minutes to go. The Bombers would reach a 20-point cushion with just over seven minutes to go and went up by as much as 30 before the final score of 102-77. 
 
Wendell paced IC with a game-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting, while Geschickter scored 19 points off the bench. Cabral went 6-for-8 from the field to finish with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Wennersten added 11 points and six boards. Bleibtrey added nine points and six assists, while Penders, Brady and Holmes all contributed five points. Blake Haber also got in on the scoring action with a 3-pointer late in the contest.

Ithaca shot 57.4-percent from the field (39-for-68) and made 15 3-pointers in the victory.

The Bombers will host RIT next Tuesday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m.