With the win, Rochester improves to 11-1 overall, while Fisher falls to 5-8. The Cardinals still lead the all-time series vs. Rochester 24-9. The win was the first time since 1993 that Rochester has defeated Fisher at Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium.

Rochester used a stifling defense to hold the Cardinals to just three points in the opening 10 minutes and led 13-3, but the Cardinals got back in the game with an 8-0 run and trailed by just two points at 13-11 with 8:08 left.

Fisher, who trailed 24-21 at intermission, opened the second half with a 15-8 run and took its first lead of the game at 34-32 on a 3-pointer from Colleen Maloney with 13:19 left in the game.

Rochester regained the lead at 40-38 with just over seven minutes on a layup from Jodie Luther, but Fisher answered right back with a 3-pointer from Stephanie Sweeney with just under six minutes left.

The Yellowjackets scored the game's next four points and led 44-41, but back-to-back layups from Maloney gave her team the 45-44 advantage with 3:44 left. The Cardinals, however, failed to score a point for the rest of the game.

Melissa Alwardt gave Rochester the lead back on Rochester's next possession with a driving layup and after forcing two Fisher turnovers, Luther's jumper with 30 seconds left pushed the lead to 49-45.

 
Maloney led all scorers with 20 points, while Amanda Lax came off the bench and scored 11 of her 13 points in the first half.

 

Luther led Rochester with 20 points, while Alwardt added 10.

 
Both teams struggled shooting the ball from beyond the arc. Rochester shot 2-for-19 (10.5%) from 3-point range, while Fisher was 2-for-14 (14.3%). The Cardinals did shoot 41.3% from the floor, while Rochester shot 33.9%. Fisher committed a season-high 25 turnovers, while the Yellowjackets turned the ball over 18 times.

 
Fisher will return to action at 6 p.m. on Friday at Stevens Institute of Technology.