St. John Fisher College Athletics

Official Site of St. John Fisher College Cardinals

NCAA Home ECAC Home Empire8 Home RSS

Women's Basketball Cruises to Win Over Cazenovia
Email to a Friend | Print
Former head coach Phil Kahler, shown here with Athletic Director Bob Ward, retired as the NCAA Division III women's basketball all-time wins leader, and was honored by the College at halftime on Saturday.
The St. John Fisher College women’s basketball team cruised to an 87-46 win over visiting Cazenovia College on Saturday.
 
Fisher (4-1) jumped out to a 17-0 lead over the opening 6:24 and never looked back, building up a 50-16 lead by intermission after shooting 58.8% from the floor.
 
 At halftime, the College honored former head coach Phil Kahler, who led the Cardinals for each of the past 34 years, compiling a 797-175 overall record.   He finished his career as the NCAA Division III all-time leader in win and was a two-time national coach of the year.

 Thirteen of Fisher’s 14 players scored in the win, with every player seeing at least nine minutes action.
 Sophomore Stephanie Sweeney  only scored two points, but enjoyed a career-day, finished with eight assists, seven steals (both career-highs) and five rebounds.

 Classmate Colleen Maloney led five Cardinals in double-figures with 13 points. Freshman Kristi Jeffres tied her career-high and finished with 12 points and three blocks. Junior Mary Kate Comfort scored a season-high 11 points, while freshman Kayleigh Comfort also scored 11 points (career-high). Sophomore Chrysa Lyons  came off the bench and scored a career-high 10 points.

 Sophomore Marissa Canori totaled four points and three steals in her first career start. Kristen Taliento finished with six points and six rebounds, while freshman Meghan Soja added six points, five rebounds and four steals.

Christine Isselhard chipped in with five points. Amanda Lax scored three points, while Kellie Leathem and Molly Dougherty each finished with two points. Nichole Clark dished out a career-high three assists.

Cazenovia junior guard Colleen Clarke finished with 17 points to lead all scorers, and eclipsed the 1,000-point barrier for her career.

Fisher will return to action on January 2, 2009 and will host Hartwick College in the Empire 8 Conference season opener for both teams.
More Stories
Women's Basketball Schedule Released
Fisher Student-Athletes Combine For 3.25 GPA!
O’Connor Ermi Named Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Women's Basketball Wins ECAC Championship!
Women's Basketball Knocks Off No. 1 Seed in ECACs
Basketball Programs Earn ECAC Bids
Women's Basketball Bows Out In E8 Semifinals
View Archives
Calendar
OctNovember 2009Dec
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930     
       
Tue, Nov. 03, 2009

There are no events scheduled.
View Full Schedule
Athletes of the Week
Luke Lennox
Luke Lennox
Men's Soccer

On Wednesday, Lennox’s overtime penalty kick goal clinched the win for the Cardinals, as they defeated SUNY Geneseo 2-1.  Lennox also recorded an assist against the Blue Knights.

            On Saturday, Lennox led the Cardinals to a Halloween night victory tallying a goal and two assists.  The Cardinals defeated conference opponent Alfred 4-1.

Lennox also garnered Empire 8 Player of the Week honors. 

            In addition to his local honors, Lennox was recognized regionally, as he was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2009-10 First Team for his combined successes on the playing field as well as in the classroom.  Lennox has maintained a 4.0 grade-point average in each semester at Fisher.

            The Cardinals’ Empire 8 championship hopes depend on the outcome of their upcoming contest against host Elmira College, which will be replayed on Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m.  With a win or draw, the Cardinals will advance to the semi-finals of the Championship, facing host Nazareth on Friday.

 
 
Becca Smith
Becca Smith
Volleyball

Smith led the Cardinals to three victories this past week over Buffalo State, Keuka College, and SUNY Morrisville.  During the stretch, Smith recorded a team-high 29 kills, averaging 2.90 kills per game.   She also recorded five service aces in the three matches and was second on the team with 28 digs.  Smith currently ranks in the top ten in the Empire 8 for total digs with her existing season total of 429.

            The Cardinals, 19-16, are now on a 11-game win streak and will travel to the University of Rochester on Tuesday to wrap up their regular season, before traveling to Hoboken, N.J. on Saturday to take on host Stevens in the Empire 8 Championship Semifinals.

 
Poll