Brewers Sweep Final Weekend Of Regular Season

ITHACA – The Vassar College Women’s Basketball team finished off the regular season Saturday afternoon with a 50-43 road win at Ithaca. First Year Elodie Ware led the offense against the Bombers with a game-high 12 points.

Vassar concludes the regular season with a 12-13 overall record and wrapped up the fifth-seed in the Liberty League Championship with an 11-7 mark against conference rivals.

Ithaca sees its season come to an end at 9-17 overall and 6-12 in league play.

Neither team would score for nearly the first four minutes of Saturday’s tilt, before Sierra McDermed gave Vassar a 2-0 lead 3:48 into the contest.

Vassar spread its first quarter lead to 6-2 on a McDermed free-throw and would hold onto the advantage until a Mary Bernat bucket gave Ithaca a 7-6 lead with 3:13 left in the first period.

After the two teams traded the lead, Ithaca got back-to-back buckets ahead of an Erin Lovett layup to carry a slim 11-10 advantage into the second stanza.

A Zoraida Icabalceta three-pointer early in the second frame gave Ithaca a 14-10 advantage.

Vassar would pull even in the game twice before regaining a 19-18 lead on a Maureen Regan bucket with just under two minutes left before halftime.

The Regan conversion was part of a 7-1 run to close the half that saw Vassar carry a 24-19 lead into the intermission.

Vassar shot 40.9-percent prior to halftime and went 2-for-4 from three-point range.

Ithaca was held to 33.3-percent shooting in the first half and was 3-for-8 from behind the arc.

The Brewers spread their lead to 27-19 on a Regan bucket early in the third period and maintained the lead throughout the stanza.

A Natalie Tucker three-pointer cut the Vassar advantage to 33-31, but a Lindsey Shoulders bucket and a free-throw from Lovett helped get Vassar through the third stanza leading 36-33.

Ware gave Vassar a game-high 42-33 lead early in the fourth quarter and the Brewers withstood a late Ithaca charge to hold on for the victory.

Ithaca would get to within a single point twice in the final three minutes, before Vassar pulled away for the win on a Ware basket and a 6-for-6 effort from the free-throw line.

Vassar went without a three-pointer in the second half and converted at 36.4-percent overall.

Ithaca 37-percent after halftime and finished 1-for-9 from three-point range.

For The Brewers
Ware was the lone Brewer to score in double-figures, reaching 12 points on the strength of a 6-for-8 effort from the free-throw line. Ware added a team-high seven rebounds and a pair of blocks to the winning effort.

McDermed contributed nine points, three assists and to steals to the victory.

Regan paced the Brewers with four assists and chipped in six points.

Shoulders scored eight points and secured six rebounds.

Emery Mullen swiped four steals to lead Vassar.

For Ithaca
Madison Gill scored a team-high 10 points off the bench for the Bombers.

Icabalceta totaled nine points, three assists, two blocks and two steals.

Tori Drevna scored seven points and handed out three assists.

Avery McPeek led the Bombers with seven rebounds.