Prominent Praise for Ithaca in Preseason Polls
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's basketball team earned spots on both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 polls. The Bombers rank
13th in the WBCA standings and
14th in the D3hoops.com rankings.
Ithaca recorded a school-record 27 victories and advanced to the NCAA round of 16 for the second time in program history a year ago. Ithaca's three losses were the fewest since a 14-3 finish in 1977-78.
The Bombers return four of five starters from the 2013 Empire 8 championship squad in seniors
Kathryn Campbell (Wall, N.J./Wall),
Jenn Escobido (Lisbon, Conn./Norwich Free Academy),
Mary Kate Tierney (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) and
Elisabeth Wentlent (Greene, N.Y./Greene). The team returns 78 percent of its points and 85 percent of its rebounds from a season ago.
Ithaca will open its 2013-14 campaign Friday, Nov. 15 at William Smith.