The St. John Fisher College women's basketball program went on a 20-4 run over the final eight minutes of the second quarter to take a 38-20 lead at the half and cruised to a 77-44 win over visiting Houghton College on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Fisher improves to 20-3 overall and 13-1 in the Empire 8 Conference.  It is the second straight year and the 29th time in the program's history Fisher has won 20 or more games in a season.  Houghton is now 9-15, 3-12.

Sophomore Caroline Robertson scored 11 of her career-high 20 points in the first half to pace the Cardinals.

Fisher led 17-12 after the first quarter, but saw its lead cut to two points at 18-16 two minutes into the second period.  Fisher's Claire Walsh and Emily Piacentini hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the run, while Walsh and McKenzie Bezon each drained 3s in the final minute of the half to cap a 12-0 run.

Fisher led 43-24 midway through the third quarter, but pulled away over the final five minutes with freshman Alyssa Robens scoring the final six points in a 15-2 run to put her team up 58-26 going into the fourth.

Robertson was the only player in double figures, but five of her teammates scored eight or more points. Senior Mary Kate Cusack tallied nine points and three steals, while Robens, Piacentini, Bezon and Bridget Carney each scored eight.  Bezon and Walsh led Fisher with five assists, while Nicole Robinson snagged a team-high seven rebounds.

Fisher returns to action at 8 p.m. next Friday and will host Hartwick College.