St. John Fisher College has selected #Stephanie Sweeney# of the women’s basketball team as the College’s Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending December 7, 2008.
Although the sophomore guard didn’t attempt a shot from the field, Sweeney had a career day in leading the Cardinals to an 87-46 win over visiting Cazenovia College in the final game of the fall semester. She finished with eight assists, seven steals (both career-highs), five rebounds, and two points on a pair of free throws in the win.
Fisher (4-1) jumped out to a 17-0 lead over the opening 6:24 and never looked back, building up a 50-16 lead by intermission after shooting 58.8% from the floor.
At halftime, the College honored former head coach Phil Kahler, who led the Cardinals for each of the past 34 years, compiling a 797-175 overall record. He finished his career as the NCAA Division III all-time leader in win and was a two-time national coach of the year.
Thirteen of Fisher’s 14 players scored in the win, with every player seeing at least nine minutes of action.
For the season, Sweeney leads the team in minutes (123), steals (21), and assists (17) while averaging 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 points per game for the Cardinals.
Fisher will return to action January 2nd and 3rd to host Hartwick College and Stevens Institute of Technology in Empire 8 Conference play.
