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Tomasso
37
SUNY Poly SUNY POL 1-9, 0-2
81
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 7-4, 2-0
SUNY Poly SUNY POL
1-9, 0-2
37
Final
81
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
7-4, 2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SUNY Poly SUNY POL 12 7 7 11 37
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 24 24 18 15 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Tomasso Records Another Double-Double As Women's Basketball Dominates Poly

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher women's basketball team dominated a second straight Empire 8 Conference opponent on Friday night, cruising to an 81-37 victory over SUNY Poly in its first game at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym since Nov. 17.  

The Cardinals won their second game in a row and improved to 7-4 overall (2-0 Empire 8) with the 44-point victory. It marked their eighth victory by 40 points or more over a conference opponent since the beginning of last season. 

How It Happened

  • After a slow start, the Cardinals went on a 17–5 run that lasted nearly six minutes to end the first quarter with a 24-12 lead. They outscored Poly 24-7 in the second quarter and took a 29-point lead (48-19) into halftime. 

  • Senior guard Sidney Tomasso had a double-double in the first half, scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. 

  • The Cardinals' lead reached 40-plus points early in the second half, as they outscored Poly 15-3 in the first four minutes. They led by a game-high 49 points in the fourth quarter. 

Game Notes

  • The Cardinals scored 80 or more points for the third time this season. They set season highs in steals (18) and forced turnovers (26).

  • Tomasso recorded her third double-double of the season and the seventh of her collegiate career. The reigning Empire 8 Player of the Year finished with 24 points while shooting 7 of 14 overall (2 of 5 from three) and 8 of 8 from the foul line. She grabbed 10 rebounds, all of them in the first half. 

  •  Tomasso has scored 20 or more points in five of the Cardinals' 11 games this season. One of the Empire 8's leading scorers so far this season, she is averaging a career-high 20.9 points through 10 games. 

  • Junior guard Presleigh Brunner scored 11 points while shooting 5 of 9 overall and 1 of 2 from three. 

  • Senior guard Katie Moravec recorded a season-high six steals, scored eight points and pulled down six rebounds. 

  • Moravec leads Fisher with 21 steals and has had four or more in three games this season. 

  • Sophomore forward Danielle Seamon added a career-high six points off the bench.

  • Freshman Valerosa Gambitta scored a season-high five points while shooting 2 of 2 from the field (1 of 1 from three). Fellow freshman Tanleigh Bestine also had five points off the bench. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face Utica at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym.


 
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