Bombers, Cardinals and Soaring Eagles Victorious
Elmira 72, Alfred 59 (
Box Score)
History was made tonight at Speidel Gymnasium as fourth-year standout,
Jessica Zoltowski '14 surpassed Mary Kay Babcock '82 as Elmira College's all-time leading scorer, breaking a 32-year old record. Her layup with 13:32 remaining in the game gave her 16 points and pushed her career total to 1,458 points. Zoltowski finished her night with a game-high 25 points as the Elmira College women's basketball team (14-4, 6-2 Empire 8) rolled to a 72-59 victory over visiting Alfred University (6-13, 1-7 Empire 8).
The first few minutes of play saw little scoring as the teams were tied 4-4 with 14:43 left in the first half. From that point on, EC went on a 14-0 run to break open an 18-4 lead and take control of the game. The run was capped off by a three-pointer from
Alex Balara '15, her second consecutive make from downtown.
Elmira would lead by double-digits for all but 14 seconds of the remaining 10:43 in the first half, reaching a maximum of 16 points with over seven minutes on the clock. Alfred began scoring more often, but the Purple and Gold matched them shot-for-shot and took a 38-28 lead into the locker rooms.
The Soaring Eagles maintained their double-digit cushion throughout the second half, growing their lead to 21 points at 66-45 after a layup from Zoltowski with 5:25 to play. Those would be the final two points Zoltowski would score in the game as classmate
Breen Loney '14 came in to replace her, allowing Zoltowski to receive the standing ovation she deserved from the fans in attendance. The Purple and Gold cruised over the final five-plus minutes of play to the 72-59 victory.
Ithaca 68, Houghton 59 (
Box Score)
The Ithaca College women's basketball team (16-4) defeated host Houghton (6-13), 68-59, Tuesday night at the Nielsen Center.
Ithaca secured an infinite lead just two minutes into the game. Following a close first half, the Bombers powered ahead by 20 in the second en route to its eighth straight victory. The Highlanders pieced together a late run, but time ran short as Ithaca outlasted Houghton for the victory.
Houghton tallied the game's first bucket, but a Mary Kate Tierney three, her second of the game, at 17:57 put the Bombers ahead for good. Seven straight Kathryn Campbell points gave the Bombers a 17-10 advantage at 13:17. They improved their lead to eight on yet another Tierney trey at 8:48 before taking a 34-27 gap into the locker room at the half. The Highlanders twice had the game within three, lastly at 1:28, but Ali Ricchiuti closed out the half with four consecutive for the two-possession lead.
The Highlanders snuck within one on two occasions early in the second half. Ithaca escaped a narrow 42-41 edge at the 14-minute mark with a 21-2 run to lead by 20 at 8:18. Following a Houghton timeout, the squad answered with a streak of its own, cutting within eight, 67-59, at 3:10. Neither team could take care of the ball down the stretch resulting in three turnovers in two minutes. A
Jenn Escobido free throw iced the game at 68-59.
St. John Fisher 80, Utica 57 (
Box Score)
The St. John Fisher College women's basketball team made a season-high 13 three-pointers and led by as many as 28 points in an 80-57 win over the Utica College Pioneers Tuesday night in an Empire 8 conference game.
After exchanging baskets to begin the game, Fisher broke a 14-14 tie after an 11-2 run capped by a
Camaryn Buckner jumper in the paint gave the Cardinals a 25-16 lead with 7:26 remaining in the opening stanza.
The Cardinals weren't done there however, opening up a 16-point lead after back-to-back three point field goals by
Sydney Bloomstein and
Portia Velasco kicked-off a 14-4 Fisher run to make it 39-23.
Utica would cut Fisher's lead to 10 points, 39-29, after a 6-0 run, but two technical fouls allowed the Cardinals to add to their lead as Velasco sank six free-throws to close out the half with Fisher leading 46-29.
The Cardinals opened up a 23-point lead after Bloomstein created some space and beat her defender leading to a lay-up.
The Pioneers would come to within 17 points after a 7-2 run, but Fisher would open up a 28-point lead, 67-39, after outscoring Utica 11-2 in nearly four minutes of play highlighted by back-to-back triples from
McKenzie Bezon and Bloomstein.
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SCHOOL |
CONF |
OVERALL |
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Hartwick |
9-1 |
16-4 |
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Ithaca |
8-1 |
16-4 |
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Elmira |
6-2 |
14-4 |
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Stevens |
6-4 |
13-7 |
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St. John Fisher |
6-5 |
13-8 |
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Nazareth |
2-7 |
7-12 |
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Alfred |
1-7 |
6-13 |
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Houghton |
0-0 |
6-13 |
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Utica |
0-11 |
5-15 |
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Houghton is an NCAA provisional member and is not eligible for postseason. Games against the Highlanders will not impact conference records/standings.
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