ALBANY, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher women's basketball team jumped out to a massive lead early and never looked back as it won its fifth consecutive game on Friday, 81-52 over Russell Sage at the Kahl Campus Center. 

The Cardinals improved to 10-4 overall and 5-0 in the Empire 8, while the Gators fell to 3-9 overall and 2-3 in league play. Fisher has won all of its conference games thus far by 19 points or more. 

How It Happened 

• Senior guard Emily McLaughlin scored seven points as the Cardinals ran away with the game in the first quarter, outscoring Sage 21-3. Fisher held the Gators without a field goal (0 of 21 overall, 0 of 8 from three) and forced four turnovers. 

• The Cardinals lead by as many as 34 points in the fourth quarter. 

• Fisher outscored Sage 16-2 in second-chance points and 38-26 in the paint. The Cardinals shot nearly 50% as a team, while the Gators finished under 30% overall and just over 20% from 3-point range. 

Game Notes

• Katie Moravec led the Cardinals in scoring for the second straight game, as she put up 21 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. 

• Moravec, who scored a career-high 33 points earlier this week against Houghton, has scored 20 or more points in six of the Cardinals' 14 games this season. 

• McLaughlin scored a career-high 17 points, shooting 6 of 9 overall and 4 of 7 from three. Her four 3-pointers made also marked a career-high. 

• Senior guard Kelly Moravec also set a career-high with 17 points. She did so while shooting 6 of 9 overall and 3 of 5 from deep. 

• Junior guard Presleigh Brunner pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds. 

• Senior guard Sidney Tomasso shot 5 of 13 overall and scored 11 points. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face Hartwick at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday in Oneonta.