ONEONTA, N.Y. – Senior Erin Hulbert nearly had a triple-double as the St. John Fisher College women's basketball team held on to clinch a postseason berth on Sunday as the Cardinals spoiled senior day for Hartwick College and handed the first-place Hawks their first loss since January 4th in a double overtime thriller, 95-83, in Lambros Arena.  With the win, Fisher improved to 15-7 on the season and 9-4 in the conference standings while the Hawks, who had won 12 straight games entering Sunday's tilt, fell to 19-4 overall and 12-2 in the Empire 8.
 
Hulbert finished with a season-high 24 points to go along with a game-high 10 assists and seven rebounds in the win.  Sophomore Sydney Masna finished with 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting to go along with eight rebounds while Miranda Lynch caught fire from behind the arc and finished with 15 points with five 3-pointers.  Leah Koonmen contributed eight points and hauled down six rebounds with Ella Eckert pulling in a team-leading 11 rebounds in the win.  Mallory Wood and Maisy Booth netted six points overall.  
 
After holding a 42-34 lead heading into the third quarter, the Cardinals were unable to hold their advantage as Hartwick opened up the new period on an 8-0 run to tie the game. From there, the lead would change hands two more times as the period wore on before the Cardinals closed out the frame with a 6-2 burst to take a 57-53 edge into the fourth quarter. 
 
Fisher would continue to control the pace as the fourth quarter ticked away and would hold a 10-point lead with 3:21 left to play in regulation before the Hawks used a 12-2 run over the final minutes to send the game into overtime with the score tied at 75-75.
 
In the first overtime period, the Hawks jumped out to a quick three-point, but Lynch kept it close with a 3-pointer to knot things up at 78-78.  Hartwick would take another lead with a pair of free throws, however, Hulbert weaved through the defense and leveled the game at 80-80 before the horn sounded to signal a second overtime period.
 
In the second overtime, Fisher got off to a quick start when Wood grabbed an offensive board and a put back to put the Cardinals ahead, 82-80.  The Hawks tied the game on their next possession, but went cold from the floor as Fisher scored 13 of the frame's final 14 points including 12 unanswered to come out on top.
 
As a team, Fisher, which scored a season-high 95 points, was 33-of-76 from the floor and forced Hartwick in to 17 turnovers.  The Cardinals benefited from 33 bench points and scored 40 points in the paint.   
 
Fisher will return to action at 5:30 p.m. on Friday when it hosts Elmira College in an Empire 8 bout inside Manning and Napier Gymnasium on Bobby Wanzer Court.