ITHACA, N.Y.— Hot shooting Ithaca College hit 11 of 21 three-point attempts on the way to an 89-85 win over Skidmore College, Tuesday afternoon in Ben Light Gymnasium.
 
The loss was the first of the season for the 3-1 Thoroughbreds. The Bombers are also 3-1.
 
Aldin Medunjanin led all scorers with 27 points, 21 in the second half, for Skidmore.  The senior guard added eight rebounds and seven assists. Jack Byrne went 5-for-6 from beyond the arc for 15 points. Royce Parris had 14 points and five assists, while Edvinas Rupkus contributed 11 points
 
Ithaca had three players over 20 points. Gabe Perez-Ronbchetta (22), Marc Chasin (21), and Peter Ezema (20) paced the Bombers. Ezema had a double/double with 13 rebounds.
 
Playing its third road game in five days, Skidmore found itself down 14-3 at the 15:51 mark of the first half. A Byrne three, capped a 10-3 mini run that got the Thoroughbreds to within three, 16-13 with 11:07 left in the half.
 
Skidmore kept it tight in the second half behind Medunjanin's 23 points over the final 20 minutes, but couldn't get any closer than the four point final margin. 
 
"You have to give all the credit to Ithaca," said Skidmore Coach Joe Burke,  "They shot the heck out of the ball and they clearly have one of, if not the best, scorer in the country.
 
"Winning is difficult, especially against good teams on the road. I was very worried about this game coming of a long road trip and I thought we looked a step slow today. No excuses though, they outplayed us and deserved it.
 
"We now get a much needed break but we will have to stay engaged because we have an extremely difficult non league schedule remaining."
 
Skidmore returns home Nov. 28 for a rare 6 p.m. Monday match-up with the College of New Jersey.