Senior guard Sue Kelly (Bethlehem Central/Delmar) scored 19 points and grabbed 6 boards. Senior guard Erin Sanvidge (Catholic Central/Troy) scored 11 points, dished out a team-high six assists and made a team-best five steals.
Hartwick was lead by Lindsay Wilson (Oneida/Oneida), who recorded a double-double by scoring 18 points and making 10 assists. Kara Foro (Guilderland/Schnectady) and Jenny Knight (Martha’s Vineyard/Oak Bluffs, Mass.) each grabbed seven rebounds. Foro scored 16 points and Knight scored 13.
After Hartwick (5-13, 3-7 Empire 8) took a 4-3 lead to start the game, Kelly, who shot 7-15 from the floor and 3-5 from the three-point line, made a jumper to give the Bombers a 5-4 lead. The Bombers held onto the lead for the remainder of the game. They used a 15-4 run, which started at 14:49 and ended at 11:49 of the first half, to pull away at 30-15. After making 19-38 shots from the field and 8-12 from behind the three-point line, the Bombers entered halftime with a 50-33 lead.
In the second half Ithaca only allowed Hartwick to come within six points with 3:16 remaining. The Bombers sealed the win by making 9-12 free throws within the final three minutes. The Bombers shot 71.4% from the free-throw line for the game.
The Bombers return to action Friday against St. John Fisher. The game, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., will be the final regular-season game for Ithaca.
ITHACA 81, HARTWICK 68 ITHACA (11-9, 7-2 E8) Erika Steele 8-13 6-7 22; Sue Kelly 7-15 2-4 19; Erin Sanvidge 2-6 5-6 11; Brynn Fessette 4-10 0-0 9; Molly Friel 0-5 7-10 7; Amy Smith 2-2 0-0 6; Jeanine Burke 2-7 0-0 4; Katherine Bixby 1-1 0-0 3; Megan Rumschik 0-1 0-1 0; Caitlin McFadden 0-1 0-0 0; Kali Carnovale 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 20-28 81. HARTWICK (5-13, 3-7 E8) Lindsay Wilson 8-16 1-1 18; Kara Foro 5-9 3-5 16; Jenny Knight 5-7 3-4 13; Alanna Adams 4-6 0-0 8; Danee Harrison 2-5 0-0 4; Samantha Galm 1-3 1-2 4; Mara Tichy 1-9 1-2 3; Katie Caddell 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 27-59 9-14 68. Ithaca........................ 50 31 - 81 HARTWICK...................... 33 35 - 68 3-point goals--Ithaca 9-16 (Sue Kelly 3-5; Erin Sanvidge 2-3; Amy Smith 2-2; Brynn Fessette 1-3; Katherine Bixby 1-1; Megan Rumschik 0-1; Caitlin McFadden 0-1), HARTWICK 5-15 (Kara Foro 3-5; Samantha Galm 1-3; Lindsay Wilson 1-4; Mara Tichy 0-1; Katie Caddell 0-1; Alanna Adams 0-1). Fouled out--Ithaca-None, HARTWICK-Samantha Galm; Mara Tichy. Rebounds--Ithaca 34 (Erika Steele 12), HARTWICK 44 (Mara Tichy 7; Kara Foro 7; Jenny Knight 7). Assists--Ithaca 18 (Erin Sanvidge 6), HARTWICK 19 (Lindsay Wilson 10). Total fouls--Ithaca 18, HARTWICK 22. Technical fouls--Ithaca-None, HARTWICK-None.