Ithaca Rallies Past Hartwick 43-38 For Empire 8 Title
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College women's basketball team (23-4) rallied to beat Hartwick 43-38 in Saturday's Empire 8 Championship Tournament final to win the league's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. Pairings for the 64-team field will be announced Monday at 2:30 p.m.
Sophomore forward Jenn Escobido was named Tournament MVP and senior guard Jess Farley joined her on the all-tournament team. Farley hit a pair of clutch three-point shots down the stretch as Ithaca erased a 36-31 Hawk lead in the final 3:10. Sophomore Mary Kate Tierney led Ithaca with 11 points.
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