Sophomore center Jeff Bostic (Geneva/Geneva) scored 14 points and sophomore guard Sean Burton (Notre Dame/Yorkville) had 13 points. Burton led the team with three assists. Freshman center Tom Brown (Bayport-Blue Point/Bayport) finished with eight points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
St. John Fisher was led by senior guard Dan Mueller (Waterloo/Waterloo)who scored a team-high 18 points and made a team-best seven assists. Senior center Dan McSweeney (Marcellus/Marcellus) recorded a double-double when he scored 17 points and pulled down a game-high 15 boards. Freshman guard Chris Baltz (Vestal/Vestal) scored 16 points.
The Bombers trailed 51-23 at the break and opened the second half with a 12-4 run which started at 18:18 by a Brown free throw and was capped at 15:12 with a lay-up by Bostic. Despite the run, the Bombers were not able to catch up as the game ended 88-59.
The Bombers travel to Oneonta Tuesday for an 8 p.m. tip-off.
Newspaper Box Score Ithaca College vs St. John Fisher 01/27/07 4 p.m. at Pittsford,NY: Manning&Napier Varsity Gym At Pittsford,NY: Manning&Napier Varsity Gym ST. JOHN FISHER 88, ITHACA COLLEGE 59 ITHACA COLLEGE (9-8, 4-3 E8) Sean LEAHY 5-9 2-4 15; Jeff BOSTIC 7-11 0-1 14; Sean BURTON 5-14 0-0 13; Tom BROWN 3-4 2-3 8; Dominic SCANLON 2-6 0-1 5; Will GASKINS 1-1 0-1 2; Scott RUFFRAGE 1-5 0-0 2; Louis Kail 0-0 0-0 0; Sean STAHN 0-5 0-0 0; Brendan ROGERS 0-1 0-0 0; Chris HARRIS 0-0 0-0 0; Alex ADRIEN 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 4-10 59. ST. JOHN FISHER (14-4, 5-2 E8) Dan Mueller 5-8 4-4 18; Dan McSweeney 8-11 1-2 17; Chris Baltz 6-12 0-0 16; Isaiah Smalt 4-8 2-2 10; Justin Beigel 4-7 0-1 8; Matt Newman 3-6 0-0 6; Bill Lidell 1-3 0-0 3; Brandon Beigel 0-0 2-2 2; Mark Bearden 1-2 0-0 2; Adrian Fenyn 1-2 0-0 2; Michael Wopperer 1-1 0-0 2; Matt Haley 1-1 0-0 2; Dan Evans 0-1 0-0 0; Kyle Stevens 0-3 0-0 0; Tim Coyne 0-1 0-0 0; Mike McKeever 0-1 0-0 0; Bobby Kiernan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-68 9-11 88. Ithaca College................ 23 36 - 59 St. John Fisher............... 51 37 - 88 3-point goals--Ithaca College 7-21 (Sean BURTON 3-9; Sean LEAHY 3-5; Dominic SCANLON 1-4; Scott RUFFRAGE 0-1; Alex ADRIEN 0-2), St. John Fisher 9-20 (Chris Baltz 4-6; Dan Mueller 4-6; Bill Lidell 1-3; Matt Newman 0-2; Mark Bearden 0-1; Kyle Stevens 0-1; Tim Coyne 0-1). Fouled out--Ithaca College-None, St. John Fisher-None. Rebounds--Ithaca College 25 (Tom BROWN 6), St. John Fisher 48 (Dan McSweeney 15). Assists--Ithaca College 13 (Sean BURTON 3), St. John Fisher 25 (Dan Mueller 7). Total fouls--Ithaca College 14, St. John Fisher 12.