Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore guard Lindsay Bettke (Pelham, N.Y./The Ursuline School) tallied 12 points in the State University of New York at New Paltz women's basketball team's 78-50 non-conference loss to host Ithaca College on Tuesday evening at Ben Light Gymnasium.

Bettke also contributed two blocks and two steals for New Paltz (5-7) while senior guard/forward Kit Small (Slingerlands, N.Y./Academy of the Holy Names) recorded seven points and senior guard/forward Morgan Roessler (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) chipped in six points and a team-high nine rebounds.

Freshman forward Cassidy O'Malley paced the Bombers (9-2), scoring 13 points off the bench while sophomore guard Meghan Pickell and junior guard Jordan Beers contributed nine and eight points, respectively. Junior guard/forward Julie Yacovoni pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for Ithaca.

The Bombers hit the ground running in the opening quarter, pushing a large 18-6 gap, before extending their lead to 31-8 off of a 13-2 run in the second period. The Hawks would only manage to score nine more points as Ithaca sat at a comfortable 44-17 distance heading into halftime.

Ithaca continued to extend its lead well into the third quarter, leading by its largest margin (60-18) at the 3:54 mark, but in the final period New Paltz managed to outscore Ithaca 22-16. However it would not be enough to catch the Bombers who sealed the final 78-50 win as time expired.

The Hawks will look to bounce back on Saturday, Jan. 14 when they face host and Catskill Cup rival SUNY Oneonta at 4 p.m.