St. John Fisher College Athletics

St. John Fisher College’s Sarah Stefanon (Perry/Perry) of the women’s basketball team has been named as the College’s Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 5, 2012. 

In Friday’s 66-55 victory over the Utica Pioneers, Stefanon hit back-to-back shots

to spark a 13-4 run by the Cardinals, pushing them to their largest lead of 12 points. At the 9:36 mark of the contest, Stefanon hit a three pointer, which was followed by a jumper from the corner, giving the home team a seven-point advantage midway through the second half.  The first-year player finished with 10 points in the contest, after shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 100% from behind the arc.  She also came down with six rebounds and dished out two assists in the game.

            On Saturday, the Cardinals lost to Empire 8 leader Ithaca College (18-4, 10-1 E8) by just nine points (75-66), a vast improvement from the season’s earlier 32-point defeat to the Bombers.  In that contest, the guard finished with five points and two rebounds, as she helped Fisher put up a strong fight against the visiting team.

            Fisher (11-11, 7-4), who currently sits in third place of the Empire 8 Conference, will return to action at 6 p.m. on Friday night, as it welcomes the Stevens Ducks to Bobby Wanzer Court.

St. John Fisher College’s Brandon McCoy (Milton Hershey, PA/Fairport) of the men’s track and field team has been named as the College’s Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 5, 2012. 

On Saturday, McCoy and the Cardinals traveled to Hamilton College to compete in the Hamilton Invitational.  There, McCoy saw his best finish of the season, as he placed fourth in the long jump.  In an event with 29 participants, the freshman also recorded his furthest distance, leaping 6.45 meters for the Top 5 finish.

McCoy also participated in the high jump, as he finished 12^th with a height of 1.65 meters.

Fisher will compete again on Saturday, as the travel to Ithaca for the Robert Kane Invitational.