St. John Fisher Wins At Nazareth in Regular-Seasoon Finale
The St. John Fisher College women’s basketball team finished off the regular season with a 57-42 win at East Avenue rival Nazareth College on Tuesday in an Empire 8 Conference matchup.
With the win, Fisher moves to 15-10 overall record and a 12-4 mark in the Empire 8 Conference, while Nazareth drops to 8-15, 4-10.
Fisher, who clinched one of four spots in the Empire 8 Conference Championship one week ago tonight, led 29-20 at intermission. Nazareth drained a 3-pointer on its first possession of the game, but the Cardinals answered with nine unanswered points to take a 9-3 lead with 17:14 left and never trailed again.
The Cardinals opened the second half with a 9-0 run over the first five minutes, pushing its lead to 18 at 38-20.
Nazareth chipped away at the lead, cutting it down to nine points at 47-36 with 7:27 left, but the Cardinals went on a 10-2 run over the next five minutes to pull away.
The Cardinals used a tough man-to-man defense to force the Golden Flyers to shoot just 30.0% from the floor, while Fisher shot 38.8%. Fisher also enjoyed a 39-30 advantage on the boards.
Fisher’s Meghan Soja and Colleen Maloney each scored 14 points. Maloney also added four steals and three blocks, while Soja ripped down six boards.
Stephanie Sweeney totaled eight points, five steals and three assists, while Kristi Jeffres also scored eight.
Freshman Camaryn Buckner chipped in with seven points and seven boards.
Fisher will return to action on Friday, February 25th in the semifinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship. The Cardinals will be either the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the tournament.