PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher College football had its two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as the Cardinals fell to Hobart College, 42-21, in a non-conference tilt inside Growney Stadium.  With the loss, Fisher, which also celebrated Alumni Weekend, fell to 2-1 on the year while the Statesmen head into week four sporting a 3-0 record.

The Cardinals finished the game with 176 yards of total offense on the day including just 28 yards on the ground.  Quarterback Hunter Walsh was 5-for-7 for 32 yards and an interception before leaving the game while Michael Krafty came in and completed 12 of 23 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns.

Dahmir Pross gained 16 yards on 11 attempts while Malachi Duvall had 14 yards on six runs.  Pat Galer led Fisher's receiving corps with four grabs for 41 yards and a touchdown while Richie Quinn finished the day with one catch for 40 yards.  Johnathan Letta hauled in a 27-yard touchdown pass and Brendan Gawel had four catches for 15 yards. 

Hobart controlled the tempo from the opening whistle as the Statesmen forced Fisher to punt on its opening drive before marching 68 yards on 13 plays capped off by a one-yard touchdown run to hold a 7-0 edge midway through the opening period.

After forcing Fisher into an interception, the Statesmen looked to double their lead, but Vince DiMonte returned the favor after stepping in front of a Hobart pass and returning the pick deep into the visitors' territory to set Fisher up with a fresh set of downs at the Hobart 25.  The Cardinals took advantage and used three plays to knot the game at seven after Krafty lofted a teardrop to Letta in the corner of the endzone for a touchdown.

With both teams on the scoreboard, Fisher looked to force a quick three-and-out, but Hobart bridged the first and second quarters with a 14-play drive from its own 12-yard line that resulted in a 15-yard touchdown run to open up a 14-7 edge with 10:27 remaining in the first half.

Down by seven, Fisher was unable to get anything going on the ground as head coach Paul Vosburgh's team turned the ball over twice and punted on two other drives to head into the locker room at halftime facing a 14-7 gap.

Coming out of the break, Hobart quickly put the Cardinals on their heels after a 90-yard kickoff return to begin the third made it 21-7 in the Statesmens' favor.

As the quarter wore on, Hobart took advantage of a bobbled snap on a punt at Fisher's 14-yard line before grinding out another touchdown four plays later to make it a three-touchdown affair.

Facing an uphill climb, Fisher took over at its own 31 with just over four minutes left to play in the frame and quickly moved the chains as Duvall scurried ahead for four on third down.  With a fresh set of downs to work with, the Cardinals moved the sticks again when Krafty hit Galer in the seam for 24 yards before the duo hooked up again two plays later for a 7-yard touchdown strike that cut the deficit in half, 28-14, heading into the fourth.

Leading by two touchdowns with 15 minutes left to play, Hobart ate up nearly eight minutes of clock over two drives and put the game out of reach after orchestrating two touchdowns to make it 42-14. 

With under two minutes to go, Fisher found a late rhythm as Krafty paired with Quinn for 40 yards before Peyton Nolan punched in a 1-yard rushing touchdown, but the damage had been done as Hobart came out ahead, 42-21.

Defensively, Joe Miscia led Fisher with 13 tackles while Kyle Vachon had 11 to his credit along with a pass breakup.  Jason Rodriguez had nine stops for Fisher while Anthony Manna, who was named the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, added nine tackles of his own.  Taurian Taylor had two tackles and an interception while Deorion Moore had seven tackles in the loss.

Joe Dotterweich punted six times and pinned the opposition inside the 20 twice including a 50-yard punt.  The graduate student was 3-for-3 in extra point opportunities.

The Cardinals will look to right the ship at 12 p.m. next Saturday when they travel to Troy to take on the RPI Engineers in another non-conference bout.