GENEVA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's basketball team was dealt its first Liberty League loss of the season at Hobart College on Saturday afternoon, as the Bombers fell to the Statesmen, 87-80. Ithaca is now 6-5 overall this season and 3-1 in the Liberty League.

The Bombers dominated most of the first half and led by as many as 11 points on two different occasions, 19-8 and 30-11, but over the final seven minutes of the half, Hobart went on a 20-7 run to take a 39-37 lead into intermission and never trailed again.

Ithaca shot 50-percent (14-for-28) in the first half and was nearly as proficient from 3-point range at 45.5% (5-for-11).

Logan Wendell played a major part in Ithaca's hot start as he notched 11 points in the first half and finished the afternoon with a game-high 29 points on 9-of-20 shooting and 8-of-9 at the free throw line.

In the second half, Evan Cabral knotted the contest at 39-39 less than a minute in, but that was the final tie of the matchup. The Bombers were able to keep it to within a point over the next two minutes, but a
9-1 spurt by Hobart over the ensuing three minutes pushed the spread out to nine at 57-48.

The closest IC could get over the final 13 minutes of play was four points as the Statesmen secured the victory.

Cabral added 14 points and four rebounds, while Aidan Holmes tallied 13 points and four assists. Chris Leysath was close to a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds.

The Bombers will stay on the road next Tuesday, January 14 at RIT.