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Presleigh Brunner dribbles the basketball at SJF Varsity Gym
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Presleigh Brunner led Fisher with 16 points against Keuka
56
Keuka KEUKA 6-7, 1-4
76
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 6-8, 3-2
Keuka KEUKA
6-7, 1-4
56
Final
76
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
6-8, 3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Keuka KEUKA 11 15 17 13 56
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 25 18 21 12 76

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Mike Hogan, Athletics Communications Coordinator

Three Cardinals Score In Doubles Figures As Women's Basketball Rolls To Win Over Keuka

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Three St. John Fisher women's basketball players scored in double figures as the Cardinals cruised to a 20-point win, 76-56, over Keuka College on Friday night at Manning & Napier Varsity Gym. 

The Cardinals improved to 6-8 overall (3-2 Empire 8 Conference) with the victory, their second in a row after a 1-2 start to conference play. Keuka dropped to 6-7 overall and 1-4 in league play. 

Senior guard Presleigh Brunner led the Cardinals with 16 points and eight rebounds, and fellow senior guard Hannah Ferguson had 15 points with six rebounds. Sophomore guard Valerosa Gambitta chipped in with 13 points. 

How It Happened

Ferguson knocked down a pair of triples during the Cardinals' game-opening, 11-1 run. Junior forward Danielle Seamon also connected from beyond the arc in that stretch, while Brunner knocked down a mid-range jumper. 

The Cardinals led by 14, 25-11, at the end of the first frame, and continued running away from the Wolves in the second quarter. Brunner, Gambitta and junior forward Alexa Gibson all scored four points in the quarter as Fisher led by as many as 19 twice and by 17 at halftime. 

Fisher led by 18 to 20 points for almost the entire third quarter, during which they shot 50% (8-of-16) overall. Brunner scored six points, Ferguson had five and Gambitta and Gibson each contributed four apiece. 

The Cardinals' lead swelled to a game-high 24 points on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter. Gambitta and senior guard Julia Perales scored three points apiece as Fisher put the finishing touches on its dominant E8 victory. 

Game Notes

  • The Cardinals improved to 2-0 in home E8 games this season. 

  • Ferguson, who's scored at least 14 points in six straight games, shot an efficient 5-of-7 overall and 3-of-4 from three. 

  • Gibson scored eight points in eight minutes off the bench. 

  • Freshman forward Breanna Heidt matched her season-high with six points. 

  • The Cardinals' 76 points marked their second-most in a game this season. 

  • Fisher committed a season-low 12 turnovers. 

Up Next 

The Cardinals face Elmira at 2 p.m. on Saturday inside Manning & Napier Varsity Gym.

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