Box Score

Less than 20 hours after scoring just 42 points on Friday against Ithaca College, the Cardinals scored 44 points in the first half and earned a 77-63 win over visiting Utica College on Saturday afternoon at Fisher's Bobby Wanzer.
 
With the win, Fisher improves to 9-6 overall and 2-3 in the Empire 8, while Utica drops to 0-6, 5-10.
 
Fisher made seven of its first eight shots from the floor and led 21-9 just 4:30 into the game.   Fisher led 44-33 at the break, thanks to 18 points from Mary Kate Cusack. 
 
Leading 51-37 early in the second half the Cardinals went on a 13-0 run over the next two minutes, capped off by a McKenzie Bezon 3-pointer, to take command of the game.
 
Gabby LaForce scored a layup at the 8:33 mark to give Fisher a 73-43 advantage, which would prove to be Fisher's largest lead of the game. 
 
Cusack finished with 21 points, a career-best six assists and five steals.  Camaryn Buckner played just 15 minutes after getting into foul trouble but managed to register 15 points and seven rebounds.  Portia Velasco added 12 points, three assists and two steals for the Cardinals.
 
Fisher will return to action at 8 p.m. next Friday and will host Elmira College.   It will be the fifth of six straight home games.   Elmira beat Fisher 61-59 with two free throws with 1.3 seconds left earlier this year.