Fisher led by just three points at intermission, but used an 8-0 run early in the second half to push the lead into double-digits.  Hobart made it a nine-point game at 44-35 with 8:46 left, but the Cardinals pulled away, thanks to a 13-1 spurt over the next four minutes.

 

Senior Dan Mueller (Waterloo/Waterloo) led the Cardinals with 15 points on five 3-pointers.  He now has 15 3-pointers on just 24 attempts (62.5%) in his last three games.

 

Junior Justin Beigel (Colerain/Cincinnati, OH) scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, while Dan McSweeney (Marcellus/Marcellus) finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, four blocked shots and four steals.

 

Freshman Matt Newman (Campbell-Savona/Campbell) totaled six points and three assists, while sophomore Tim Coyne (Albert Magnus/Stony Point) chipped in with a team-high five assists and four points.

 

Junior Isaiah Smalt (Campbell-Savona/Savona) added four points, two blocked shots and two steals.  Senior Adrian Fenyn (Newark/Newark) also scored four points, while Mike McKeever (Indian River/Philadelphia) made his fourth 3-pointer of the year. 

 

Freshman Kyle Stevens (Saratoga Catholic/Saratoga Springs) also scored in the win.

 

Fisher (7-1) will return to action at 8 p.m. on Friday at Rochester Institute of Technology in the Empire 8 Conference season-opener for both teams.  The Cardinals have won the Empire 8 Conference each of the last four years.