St. John Fisher Women's Basketball Stops the Ducks
The St. John Fisher College women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games, the longest streak for the Cardinals in five seasons with a 56-49 victory over the visiting Stevens Ducks on Saturday afternoon at Bobby Wanzer Court.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 12-9 overall and 8-3 in Empire 8 play, while the Ducks fall to 15-4, 8-3.
The Cardinals took a narrow 25-22 lead into the locker room at the half. After a slow start, the teams found themselves tied at 11 after the Ducks went on a 5-0 run to cut the deficit at 8:49. Fisher, however, used a 12-2 run to push back to a 23-13 lead after consecutive 3-pointers from Amanda Lax, Colleen Maloney, and Bonny Gardner and a 3-point play by Camaryn Buckner, who got fouled as she drove up the middle on a lay-up.
The Ducks responded with 10-2 run to end the half with only a three-point disadvantage.
The teams traded scoring for the first seven minutes of the second stanza, tying the game up at 32 with 12:50 left to play before Maloney could kick off a 13-2 run to put the Cardinals up 45-34.
With 32 seconds left to go, the Ducks brought it in to a six-point deficit, but it was the closest they would come as the Cardinals ended on a good free throw from Stephanie Sweeney.
Stevens shot a mere 26.7% from the floor, while Fisher shot 33.3%. Maloney led all scorers with 20 points, while Meghan Soja chipped in with a double-double with 11 points and a team-best 10 boards.