The St. John Fisher College women's basketball program pushed its winning streak to four games, as the Cardinals rallied for an 86-68 win at East-Avenue rival Nazareth College on Tuesday night.

With the win, Fisher improves to 12-6 overall and 5-3 in the Empire 8 Conference.

The Cardinals shot 53.8% from the floor and only committed five turnovers in the opening half, but trailed 37-34 at the break, as the Golden Flyers enjoyed a 20-13 advantage on the glass, while grabbing eight offensive boards.

Nazareth led 46-43 with 16:54 left, but the Cardinals went on an 8-0 run and took the lead for good on a jumper from Lauren Allen from the top of the key with 14:33 remaining.

The Golden Flyers trimmed Fisher's lead down to seven at 73-66 with just over three minutes left, but the Cardinals used another 8-0 run to pull away, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Claire Walsh in a 22-second span.

Mary Kate Cusack led Fisher with 21 points.  The sophomore shot 7-for-11 from the floor and added five steals.  Portia Velasco tallied 18 points and five assists, while Sydney Bloomstein totaled 16 points and six assists.  Camaryn Buckner posted 13 points, while McKenzie Bezon shot 2-for-3 from 3-point range and finished with eight points.

As a team, Fisher shot 56.8% from the floor, including 8-of-16 from 3-point range.  The Cardinals were also 16-of-18 at the foul line.

Fisher will return to action at 8 p.m. on Friday at Stevens Institute of Technology.