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St. John Fisher University Athletics

WBB
71
Winner St. John Fisher SJF 4-3,0-0 Empire 8
62
Rochester (NY) ROC 3-2,0-0 UAA
Winner
St. John Fisher SJF
4-3,0-0 Empire 8
71
Final
62
Rochester (NY) ROC
3-2,0-0 UAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. John Fisher SJF 24 13 23 11 71
Rochester (NY) ROC 15 13 17 17 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Beats Rochester For Second Straight Win

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher University women's basketball team rode a strong start to a 71-62 victory over the University of Rochester on Thursday night to start the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout at RIT's Clark Memorial Gymnasium. 

The Cardinals won their second straight game and improved to 4-3 overall, while the Yellowjackets fell to 3-2. Fisher has won three of its last four games against Rochester. 

Game Notes

  • The Cardinals led by nine at halftime and held a double-digit advantage for much of the second half. Their largest lead was 17 points. 

  • Senior guard Sidney Tomasso once again led Fisher offensively, scoring 19 points while shooting 7 of 17 overall, 3 of 7 from three and 2 of 2 from the free-throw line. She also pulled down seven rebounds and had two steals. 

  • Tomasso has scored more than 15 points in each of the six games she's played in this season. 

  • Junior guard Presleigh Brunner scored 16 points and shot 7 of 10. She made both of her foul shots. 

  • Senior guard Katie Moravec scored 15 points while shooting 5 of 11 overall (1 of 2 from three) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. She also had four assists, a team-high. 

  • The Cardinals connected on eight three-point shots, the second most they've made in a game this season. Rochester shot 3 of 12 from beyond the arch. 

  • The Cardinals made 11 of 12 free throws while Rochester made just five. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face RIT at 8 p.m. on Saturday in the second portion of the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout.


 
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