ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior guard Emma Waite scored a team-high 13 points as the women's basketball team fell to Ithaca, 70-52, Tuesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ithaca started the game on a five minute 8-2 scoring run
• Waite made a jumper at 2:25, cutting Ithaca's lead to one
• The Bombers took a 19-11 lead after the first quarter
• First-year forward Faye Kaplinski made a driving layup at 2:55, cutting Ithaca's lead to five
• Junior forward Sonya Shivok scored on a driving layup as time expired in the second quarter
• Ithaca took a 28-24 lead going into halftime
• A driving layup from Waite at 6:59 gave the Tigers a 33-32 lead, their first lead of the game
• Ithaca regained the lead with a pair of free throws at 4:50 in the third
• First-year Lauren Sabia made a layup at 3:32, cutting the Bombers lead to one
• Ithaca has a 46-43 lead after three quarters of play
• Sophomore guard Ansley Orrell sunk a shot from behind the arc to open the fourth, tying the game at 46
• The Bombers go on a 10-0 scoring run and have a 56-46 lead with 5:37 left in the game
• Ithaca finished the game outscoring RIT 14-6, giving the Tigers a 18 point loss

GAME NOTES

• The Tigers were 9-for-15 (60%) from the free throw line
• Junior guard Kaitlyn Bockelman had 11 points, going 2-for-4 (50%) from beyond the arc
• Ithaca outrebounded RIT, 53-36

WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers travel to Vassar on Friday (Feb. 9) for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff.