GENEVA, N.Y. — Senior forwards Connor Williams and Eric Kegler set career highs in points, but the St. John Fisher University men's basketball team fell 68-63 to Hobart College on Wednesday night at Bristol Gym. 

The Cardinals (1-2) pulled within one point of the Statesmen (1-1) in the second half after trailing by 10 at halftime. Hobart responded with a six-point run and maintained a five- to seven-point lead the rest of the way. 

Williams shot 8 of 12 (66%) from the field and 7 of 8 from the foul line en route to a game-high 23 points. The 7-foot forward also grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds as part of his second career double-double. 

Kegler, who's scored at least 16 points in each of the Cardinals' three games so far this season, put up 18 points on 3 of 8 shooting. He made 11 of 12 shots from the three-throw line, also a career high. 

Aidan Rodgers led Hobart with 19 points while shooting 6 of 10 from the field. Carter Meshanic had 13, and Alex Moesch scored 10. 

The Statesmen scored 20 points off 16 Fisher turnovers. They shot nearly 60% overall and 50% from three-point range in the first half as they built a double-digit lead. 

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The Cardinals face the University of Rochester at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout hosted by the University of Rochester.