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St. John Fisher University Athletics

Katie Moravec
62
Houghton HOUGHTON 11-2, 2-2
81
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 9-4, 4-0
Houghton HOUGHTON
11-2, 2-2
62
Final
81
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
9-4, 4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Houghton HOUGHTON 15 14 15 18 62
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 20 14 26 21 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Takes Down Houghton Behind Katie Moravec's 33 Points

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Senior guard Katie Moravec's career-high 33 points led the St. John Fisher University women's basketball team to an 81-62 victory over Houghton University on Tuesday night at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym. 

The Cardinals (9-4, 4-0 Empire 8) have won four straight games to start conference play, all of them by more than 15 points. Houghton dropped to 11-2 overall and 2-2 in the Empire 8 with the loss. 

Moravec shot 12-23 from the field (2 of 3 from 3-point range) and made all seven of her free-throw attempts. She also led the Cardinals in rebounds (9) and assists (6) as part of her best collegiate performance. 

How It Happened

  • After a first half during which neither team led by more than eight, the Cardinals pulled away from the Highlanders in the final 20 minutes. Fisher, which led by five (34-29) at halftime, outscored Houghton 26-15 in the third quarter en route to a 60-44 lead. 

  • Moravec scored 12 points in the third while shooting 5 of 8 overall (1 of 1 from three) and 1 of 1 from the line. Fellow senior guard Emily McLaughlin scored six points, knocking down 3-point shots on consecutive possessions late in the quarter. 

  •  The Cardinals pushed their lead to a game-high 20 points in the fourth. Moravec scored 15 of Fisher's 21 points in the quarter while shooting 4 of 7 overall (1 of 1 from three) and 6 of 6 from the line. 

Game Notes

  • Moravec scored 27 of her 33 points after halftime. 

  • Moravec's 33 points marked the most by a St. John Fisher player since Mary Kate Cusack had 41 against Ithaca in February 2015. 

  • Moravec's 12 made shots were the most by a Fisher player in a game this season. 

  • Moravec has scored 20 or more points in five of the Cardinals' 13 games this season. 

  • Moravec has tallied six or more assists in three of Fisher's last four games. 

  • The Cardinals shot a season-best 53.3% (8 of 15) from 3-point range. Fisher made 50% of its shots overall, its second-highest team shooting percentage of the season. 

  • The Cardinals scored 80-plus points for the fourth time this season, including for the second time in conference play. 

  • Senior guard Sidney Tomasso, one of the Empire 8's leading scorers, had 16 points. She shot 5 of 11 overall and 6 of 8 from the foul line. 

  • Tomasso has scored at least 16 points in each of the 12 games she's played in this season. 

  • Junior guard Hannah Ferguson also had 11 points. She shot 4 of 7 overall and knocked down a career-best three triples. 

Up Next 

The Cardinals face Russell Sage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday in Albany.

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