The St. John Fisher College women's basketball program dropped an 82-80 decision in overtime to visiting Rochester Institute of Technology on Saturday in the final game of the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout.

With the loss, Fisher falls to 2-5, while the Tigers improve to 6-0.
 
Fisher never trailed the entire first half.  The Cardinals led 13-9 after the first quarter, as the Fisher defense forced the Tigers to commit seven turnovers and shoot 11% from the floor in the first 10 minutes.
 
The Tigers pulled to within two points at 25-23 with 3:39 remaining in the half, but Fisher went on a 9-2 run late in the period to take its largest lead of the game at 34-25 on Emily Piacentini's driving layup with 15 seconds left in the half.
 
The Tigers made two free throws with three seconds left in the half to make it 34-27.  The free throws marked the start of a 9-0 run that saw R.I.T. tie the game up at 34s two minutes into the third quarter.
 
The next 22 minutes would be a battle.  R.I.T. took its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 6:58 left in the third quarter.   The game would feature seven lead-changes and six ties for the remainder of the contest.
 
Fisher trailed 50-49 going into the fourth and regained the lead on a runner from Caroline Robertson on its first possession.
 
With the game tied at 53s with 7:30 left in regulation, the Cardinals went on an 8-1 run to take a seven-point lead with 5:30 left following a three-point-play from Nicole Robinson.
 
The Cardinals led by six at 71-65 with 50 seconds left in regulation, but R.I.T. forced overtime with 3-pointers on back-to-back possession, the last one coming with 2.9 seconds left from the top of the key.
 
Fisher trailed for most of overtime, but took the lead at 80-79 with 1:05 remaining on a 3-pointer off the glass from Erin Hulbert.  Fisher had two shots in the final 15 seconds to take the lead, but couldn't convert.

For Fisher, Piacentini finished with a career-high 21 points, four assists and three steals before fouling out.  She was named to the All-Tournament Team as well.
 
Robinson recorded her second career double-double, finishing with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Robertson finished with 12 points and six rebounds, while Jessica Rhone added seven boards and four points.   Maria Kelleher and Hulbert each scored 10 points and combined for nine rebounds and five assists.
 
Fisher returns to action in January at the Gettysburg Invitational.