News Release

ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca (6-8, 3-1 Empire 8) won for the fifth time in its last six Division III games, posting an 80-66 win over visiting Nazareth (5-9, 1-2 Empire 8) Friday. Junior center Erika Steele (Hopkinton/Hopkinton, Mass.) recorded career-high totals of 13 rebounds and four blocked shots.

Steele and senior guard Sue Kelly (Bethlehem/Delmar) scored 17 points apiece to lead the Bombers. Senior guard Erin Sanvidge (Catholic Central/Troy) added 14 points and freshman guard Katherine Bixby (Germantown Friends/Philadelphia, Pa.) added 13. Kelly and Bixby pulled down seven and five rebounds, respectively.

Sanvidge, who collected a game-high seven assists, raised her career total to 100 three-point baskets to become the fifth Bomber to reach that total.

Freshman guard Kelly Dunne (Northport/East Northport) scored a game-high 19 points and added seven rebounds for Nazareth. Freshman guard Jamie Malloy (Penfield/Penfield) added 11 points.

The Bombers outscored the Golden Flyers 35-26 in the second half.

Newspaper Box Score
Nazareth vs Ithaca
01/19/07 6 p.m. at Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium)
At Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium)
ITHACA 80, NAZARETH 66
NAZARETH (5-9, 1-2 E8)
Kelly Dunne 8-13 1-2 19; Jamie Malloy 4-9 2-2 11; Whitney Smith 4-8 1-1 9;
Sarah Homer 2-7 0-0 6; Ali Sharpe 2-5 2-2 6; Stephanie Bowens 2-8 2-4 6;
Cassie Denniston 2-5 0-0 4; Sally Wilcox 1-2 0-0 3; Lizzie Barlow 1-3 0-0 2;
Heather Montgomery 0-1 0-0 0; Lexie Hilliard 0-0 0-0 0; Kylie Bartlett 0-0
0-1 0. Totals 26-61 8-12 66.
ITHACA (6-8, 3-1 E8)
Erika STEELE 7-18 3-4 17; Sue KELLY 7-14 0-0 17; Erin SANVIDGE 5-11 2-2 14;
Katherine BIXBY 5-8 2-3 13; Molly FRIEL 3-5 2-2 8; Brynn FESSETTE 2-7 2-2 6;
Amy SMITH 1-3 2-2 4; Jeanine BURKE 0-1 1-2 1; Megan RUMSCHIK 0-0 0-0 0;
Lindsey JONES 0-0 0-0 0; Kali CARNOVALE 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-67 14-17 80.
Nazareth......................   40   26  -   66
Ithaca........................   45   35  -   80
3-point goals--Nazareth 6-10 (Sarah Homer 2-4; Kelly Dunne 2-4; Jamie Malloy
1-1; Sally Wilcox 1-1), Ithaca 6-19 (Sue KELLY 3-5; Erin SANVIDGE 2-8;
Katherine BIXBY 1-2; Brynn FESSETTE 0-4). Fouled out--Nazareth-None,
Ithaca-None. Rebounds--Nazareth 36 (Sarah Homer 9), Ithaca 41 (Erika STEELE
13). Assists--Nazareth 14 (Kelly Dunne 5), Ithaca 21 (Erin SANVIDGE 7).
Total fouls--Nazareth 13, Ithaca 14. Technical fouls--Nazareth-None,
Ithaca-None.