It Takes 70 Points or More to Win

1/11/2014 7:35:33 PM

St. John FIsher 74, Stevens 58 (Box Score)
Sydney Bloomstein scored a season-high 17 points as the St. John Fisher College women's basketball picked up a conference win after defeating Stevens Institute of Technology 74-58 Saturday afternoon at Manning and Napier Varsity Gymnasium. 
 
Fisher led 37-20 at the half and continued to apply the pressure in the opening minutes of the second half.  Bloomstein found a cutting McKenzie Bezon for a quick bucket as the Cardinals opened up another run, this time outscoring the visiting Ducks 8-2 as Fisher held a 45-22 lead with just over 16 minutes remaining in the contest.
 
As the half wore on, both teams continued to battle until the Cardinals opened up a 29-point margin, courtesy of a 13-2 run capped by another Bezon layup.
 
Stevens would battle back, however, using a 20-4 run to dwindle Fisher's lead to 11 points with two minutes left to play, but it was not to be as the Cardinals went 9-11 from the charity stripe to earn the win. FULL STORY 
 

Elmira 76, Alfred 58 (Box Score)
The Elmira College women's basketball team (9-2, 4-0 E8) used runs of 22-4 and 31-10 to turn what was a close game early on into a 76-58 victory over Alfred University (5-6, 0-3 E8). The 4-0 start in Empire 8 play is the best start since the 2005-06 season when the women posted a 5-0 record in conference games before suffering their first Empire 8 loss.

The Soaring Eagles, with their 9-2 record, have matched the best start in recent history, a mark achieved by both the 1997-98 and 1998-99 teams. 

The two teams traded the lead for the first few minutes of the contest until the Saxons stretched it to a six-point game with 9:45 to play in the first half. From there, the Soaring Eagles used another one of their signature runs to take control of the game. EC scored the next 13 points to make it 23-16 and continued to pile it on as the Purple and Gold opened up a 16-point advantage with 3:47 left in the opening half. Elmira maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the half and went into the locker rooms with a 36-26 edge.

The second half was nearly all Elmira as the Soaring Eagles just dominated the Saxons on their home floor, holding a double-digit advantage for all but 16 seconds of the final 20 minutes. The Purple and Gold came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders putting together a 31-10 run over the first 12 minutes of the half to break open a 31-point game.  FULL STORY 


Ithaca 75, Utica 53 (Box Score)
The Ithaca College women's basketball team (10-4, 3-1 Empire 8) defeated host Utica (4-8, 0-4 Empire 8), 75-53, Saturday afternoon at the Harold T. Clark Athletic Center.

The Bombers jumped out to a 10-point lead at 17:07 and never looked back. It was their eighth straight victory against the Pioneers. Ithaca held a 17-point edge at halftime and led by as many as 24 in the second half.

Utica crept within 11, 56-45, at 6:06 of the second, but the Bombers closed out the contest on a 12-2 streak good for their second straight victory in as many days.

Both teams shot better than 45 percent from the floor – Ithaca hit 47.5 percent and Utica 45.5 percent. The Pioneers held a 32-29 edge in rebounds.  FULL STORY 


Hartwick 72, Nazareth 54 (Box Score)
Hartwick steamrolled Nazareth in the opening half in a game that was never in jeopardy for the Hawks on Saturday at Kidera Gymnasium in Rochester. 'Wick, which led by as many as 26 points after 15 minutes, won by a final score of 72-54 to improve to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in the Empire 8.

The Hawks would jump out to an 11-0 lead after four minutes and another big 21-5 over a 9:18 span later would put 'Wick ahead 36-10. In the second half, the Hawks matched their biggest lead of 26 and led by at least 20 until two and a half minutes remained in the game.

Brittney Dumas led three Hawks in double figures with a game-high 23 points. She also grabbed a game-best 10 boards. Maria Foglia scored 11 points with Taylor Vonasek netting 10. Lee Arduini added eight points.

Veronica Peck and Hannah Runyon each had 11 points to lead the Golden Flyers. Lindsey Kelly ended the game with 10 points.  FULL STORY 



Standings as of 1/11/14

SCHOOL	CONF	OVERALL
Elmira	4-0	9-2
Hartwick	4-0	10-3
Ithaca	3-1	10-4
Stevens	2-2	8-4
St. John Fisher	1-2	8-5
Nazareth	1-3	5-8
Alfred	0-3	5-6
Houghton	0-0	4-8
Utica	0-4	4-8