The St. John Fisher College women's basketball team closed out its Wendy's College Classic play with a 61-56 loss to Nazareth College.  The finish gives Fisher sixth-place in the annual tournament, and the team now falls to 3-4 on the season.
 
Fisher came out of the half with a spark, as the Cardinals have many times this season.  Senior Meghan Soja ignited her team with a steal in the opening seconds of the half, which led to her finishing a three-point play on the ensuing possession.  The takeaway started a 13-3 Fisher run, which pulled the team within four points with the score 39-35.
 
Nazareth built up another lead, but the Cardinals were able to get within three points twice in the final minutes of the game.  However, the team could not get any closer as the Golden Flyers held on for the win.
 
At the half, Fisher trailed the Golden Flyers by a 35-22 score.  Portia Velasco scored eight points in the first stanza for the Cardinals, while Soja and Sydney Bloomstein both had four rebounds. 
 
The Cardinals played much cleaner in the second half, with only four turnovers compared to their ten first-half giveaways. 
 
Camaryn Buckner recorded a double-double for Fisher with 10 points and 10 rebounds.  Velasco led the Cardinals with 14 points and six assists, while Soja finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
 
The Cardinal will return to action at 2 p.m. next Sunday, November 11^th, when they face the RIT Tigers at home.