The St. John Fisher College women’s basketball team rallied to tie the game at 55 with 4:02 left to play, but failed to capitalize before the visiting D’Youville College Spartans took the lead for good, and earned a 62-55 decision over the Cardinals.

 

D’Youville built up its lead to 10 points (46-36) in the second half before the Cardinals went on a 19-9 run over an 8:58 span highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers from senior captain Allison Boehm (Sacred Heart/Cheektowaga).  The Spartans rallied back, however, and sealed the game with five free-throws over the final 1:29 of the game to improve to 4-3 on the season.

 

The Cardinals, who trailed the entire first half of the game, shot just 31.8% (7-of-22) from the floor in the opening period, while the Spartans got hot from behind the 3-point line, connecting on 6-of-15  first-half 3-pointers.

 

Boehm carried the Cardinals in the second period, recording 17 of her team-high 22 points in the final 20 minutes of action, while sophomore center Mary Kate Comfort (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) finished with nine points and seven rebounds.  Amanda Lax (Warwick Valley/Warwick) added six points and six rebounds for Fisher.  Freshman point guard Lyndsay Murphy (Hornell/Almond) totaled five points and four assists, while Stephanie Sweeney (Colonie/Albany) dished out five assists, and recorded two points.

 

The Spartans were paced by Rachel Placito, who led all scorers with 24 points, including 17 in the first half, on 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range.  Christine Halter also recorded an impressive performance with 17 points and 16 rebounds in the win.