The St. John Fisher College women's basketball squad fell 73-61 against Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ Saturday halting a four-game win streak.  

The Cardinals drop to 12-7 overall and 5-4 in Empire 8 play while Stevens now owns an identical record.

Fisher jumped out to an early 6-0 advantage.  However the Ducks took a 13-11 lead seven minutes into the contest and would not surrender the lead the rest of the game.

Stevens built its largest lead of the half 35-26 with three minutes remaining and took a  40-34 margin into the break.

In the second half, Stevens seized control early on mounting a 12-point advantage, 49-37.

Fisher however slowly chipped away at the Ducks lead, cutting the deficit to 52-48 at the 12:38 mark.  Mary Kate Cusack poured in seven points for Fisher during that run but that is as close as the Cardinals would come the rest of the game.

Stevens opened up a 13-point advantage with seven minutes remaining and held a double digit margin the rest of the contest.

Cusack ended the night with 16 points and four steals.  Portia Velasco chipped in 12 points, while Sydney Bloomstein finished with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Fisher is back in action at 4 p.m. Saturday against host Hartwick College.  The Cardinals fell 71-68 on January 10 at Manning and Napier Varsity Gymnasium.