The St. John Fisher College volleyball team battled back from several severe deficits to hand the Medaille College Mavericks
a 3-1 loss in the opening round of the ECAC Tournament on Wednesday night at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym.
Fisher worked through the first game steadily, maintaining a slight lead throughout and clinching a close win, 25-23. The Cardinals dropped the second game 21-25, before battling through multiple deficits in the next two to win the matches, 25-16 and 25-22.
Fisher was lead by
Sydney Kandefer, who tallied 10 kills and seven blocks on the night. Senior
Elaina Braun chimed in with 23 assists, while fellow senior
Jenna Waldron had a team-best 14 digs.
The Cardinals will continue play in the ECAC Tournament on Saturday. Thursday's matches will determine the host of Saturday's play, Fisher and Elmira being the two contenders.