The Empire 8 Championship Tournament will be held Feb. 23-24 at the site of the regular-season champion (either Elmira or Ithaca).
Bradley's team-best 17 points (the most off the bench by a Bomber this winter) included 11 in the first half. Junior center Erika Steele (Hopkinton/Hopkinton, Mass.) added 16 points, six rebounds and a career-best five blocked sots. Senior guard Sue Kelly (Bethlehem/Delmar) added nine points and a career-best 13 rebounds.
Junior guard Brynn Fessette (Seton Catholic Central/Plattsburgh) added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Alfred, which dropped its ninth in a row, was led by senior guard Mgan Sampsell (Corry Area/Corry, Pa.), who scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
The Bombers play at league-leading Elmira Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Soaring Eagles own a one-game lead in the conference standings over Ithaca.
Newspaper Box Score Alfred vs Ithaca 02/10/07 2 p.m. at Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium) At Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium) ITHACA 86, ALFRED 65 ALFRED (4-19, 0-12 E8) Megan Sampsell 5-18 7-9 19; Abbey Schaffnit 6-11 1-3 13; Libby Meier 4-11 2-3 10; Hannah Meier 2-5 1-2 6; Melanie Jackson 2-13 2-4 6; April Pettit 0-1 2-2 2; Amanda Empey 1-1 0-0 2; Catherine Hoffman 1-5 0-1 2; Christine DiLaura 1-4 0-0 2; Lisa Button 0-4 2-2 2; Alyssa Raykovitz 0-2 1-2 1; Meagan Schulz 0-1 0-0 0; Emily Steen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-76 18-28 65. ITHACA (13-9, 8-2 E8) Tracy BRADLEY 5-5 7-8 17; Erika STEELE 7-9 2-3 16; Brynn FESSETTE 3-5 2-2 10; Jeanine BURKE 3-6 1-2 7; Sue KELLY 3-10 0-0 7; Erin SANVIDGE 2-9 0-0 6; Molly FRIEL 3-6 0-0 6; Megan RUMSCHIK 2-4 1-1 5; Kali CARNOVALE 0-1 4-4 4; Lindsey JONES 1-2 2-2 4; Amy SMITH 1-3 0-0 2; Caitlin McFADDEN 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-64 19-22 86. Alfred........................ 27 38 - 65 Ithaca........................ 42 44 - 86 3-point goals--Alfred 3-12 (Megan Sampsell 2-4; Hannah Meier 1-1; Libby Meier 0-1; Melanie Jackson 0-1; Catherine Hoffman 0-1; Lisa Button 0-3; Abbey Schaffnit 0-1), Ithaca 5-15 (Brynn FESSETTE 2-3; Erin SANVIDGE 2-7; Sue KELLY 1-5). Fouled out--Alfred-None, Ithaca-None. Rebounds--Alfred 39 (Megan Sampsell 8), Ithaca 53 (Sue KELLY 13). Assists--Alfred 11 (Megan Sampsell 3), Ithaca 17 (Erin SANVIDGE 6). Total fouls--Alfred 20, Ithaca 21. Technical fouls--Alfred-None, Ithaca-None.