ITHACA OUTSCORES NAZARETH, 80-66
Golden Flyers (5-9) visit Elmira Saturday
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ITHACA, NY. (Jan. 19, 2007) -- Four Ithaca players scored in double figures Friday as the host Bombers led most of the way and defeated Nazareth in women's basketball, 80-66.

Nazareth dropped to 5-9 overall and 1-2 in Empire 8 Conference games. Ithaca improved its record to 6-8 overall and 3-1 in the Empire 8. Nazareth plays again Saturday at Elmira at 2 p.m. (WHTK-AM 1280 / www.whtk.com).

Ithaca led for much of the first half, but the Golden Flyers led briefly, 30-27, on a three-point basket by Sally Wilcox with seven minutes left. The game was still tied at 38-38 following a basket by Kelly Dunne with 2:05 left in the half, but ithaca answered with a 7-2 scoring run to close out the first half with a 45-40 lead.

The Bombers dominated the second half and extended their lead to double digits before the second half was six minutes old. Ithaca's Erin Sanvidge scored eight of her 14 points in the second half and Erika Steele grabbed nine of her 13 rebounds to lift Ithaca.

Steele and teammate Sue Kelly each had 17 points for Ithaca. Ketherine Bixby added 13 to go with Sanvidge's 14.

Freshman Kelly Dunne (pictured) was Nazareth's leading scorer with a career-high 19 points. Freshman Jamie malloy also reached double figures with 11.