GENEVA, N.Y.— The William Smith College basketball team fell to No. 25 Ithaca, 67-47, in Liberty League action this afternoon in Bristol Gymnasium. The Herons fall to 3-8 on the season and 1-3 in the Liberty League while the Bombers move to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in conference play.
Senior
Lauren DeVaney led the Herons with 14 points and 10 rebounds for her third consecutive double-double and fourth of the season. Junior
Brooke Jarvis chipped in nine points and eight rebounds for the Herons in the loss.
TEAM TOTALS
- Rebounds: William Smith 42, Ithaca 41
- Assists: Ithaca 22, William Smith 12
- Turnovers: William Smith 22, Ithaca 7
- Steals: Ithaca 9, William Smith 3
- Blocked Shots: Ithaca 6, William Smith 5
HERON STAT LEADERS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Ithaca started out hot, keeping the Herons to just eight points in the first quarter. The Bombers found early points from Lindsay Albertelli and Camryn Coffey to lead their early offensive charge.
- Down by 12, the Herons came out firing in the second to respond to the Bombers early push.
- DeVaney and sophomore Maddie Patrick combined for 15 of the Herons 19 points in the second quarter to bring William Smith within six going into the second half.
- The Herons and the Bombers would trade early points in the second half, thanks to buckets from Patrick, DeVaney, Jarvis and Fiona Horan but Ithaca responded by pushing the games tempo along with their lead.
- William Smith found late points from first-year forward's Mara Bledsoe and Faith Okoli but couldn't find their offensive rhythm to close in on the Bombers lead.
- Ithaca used the clock and strong shooting to their advantage to close out the game on top.
COACHES CORNER
"I'm really proud of our response in the second quarter and fighting our way back from Ithaca's first run," Head Coach
Lindsay Sharman said. "Unfortunately, we weren't able to answer the second run, but overall proud of the grit we showed as a team today".
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 10, when they head to Saratoga Springs to take on Skidmore in a conference matchup. Tip off between the Herons and the Thoroughbreds is set for 3 p.m.
