Senior forward
Allison Boehm (Sacred Heart/Cheektowaga) paced the Cardinals to victory with her ninth double-double of the season, recording a game-high 27 points, and 15 rebounds. Two other starters also finished in double figures, with
Mary Kate Comfort (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) (17 points, seven rebounds) and
Colleen Maloney (Liverpool/Liverpool) (11 points, eight rebounds) each contributing in the win.
The Cardinals got off to a slow start, and the Soaring Eagles took advantage, building up a six-point advantage (15-9) over the opening 6:46 of the contest, thanks in large part to a swarming defense that forced six Fisher turnovers over the same span. Fisher fought back however, taking a 20-19 lead, its first in the game since the early moments, on an 11-4 run with 7:55 remaining in the half.
Elmira gained a three-point lead (26-23) off of a 3-point basket with nearly six minutes to play from
Kourtney Troutman, but the Cardinals answered back, taking command, and building a seven-point lead with a 12-2 run over the next four minutes. The run was highlighted by a trio of free throws from
Boehm, who was fouled on a shot behind the arc, and a pair of baskets in the paint from
Lyndsay Murphy (Hornell/Almond) and
Mary Kate Comfort (Orchard Park/Orchard Park). The Cardinals held a 37-32 advantage at the half.
Fisher began the second half the same way that it closed out the first, building its lead up to 10 points behind a 3-pointer from freshman Maloney five minutes into the half. The visiting Cardinals pushed their lead to 15 points on a lay up at the 8:04 mark from Comfort and maintained a comfortable lead for the remainder of the game.
Fisher will return to action Tuesday at 6 p.m. to host East-Avenue rival Nazareth College in an Empire 8 Conference match up.
