Box Score

Pittsford, NY – Classmates Jessica Zoltowski '14 and Maria Thannhauser '14 scored 22 points apiece, but it was not enough as the Elmira College Women's Basketball team fell, 66-64, as host St. John Fisher hit a three-pointer with one second remaining in overtime Friday evening. The win improves the Cardinals to 5-5 overall and 2-0 in Empire 8 play, while the loss drops the Soaring Eagles to 3-5 overall and 0-2 in conference competition.

St. John Fisher College's Mary Kate Cusack hit a three-pointer from the left corner with one second remaining in overtime for the win. Elmira trailed 63-59 with 1:20 left in overtime, but the Purple and Gold came down and Zoltowski connected on a trey to bring EC within one at 63-62. 

After the Cardinals turned the ball over on the ensuing possession Elmira responded taking the lead at 64-63 after two clutch free throws by Tempestt Black '14 with 7.9 seconds remaining.

Fisher inbounded the ball to Portia Velasco who drove the length of the court and found Cusack in the corner for the game-winner, which happened to be the Cardinals only basket from downtown on the night.

St. John fisher led by as many as nine in the opening half, but the Soaring Eagles closed the final 2:39 of the stanza on a 9-0 run to tie it at 25 all at intermission.  There were seven ties in the second half and overtime period as Elmira held its largest advantage at five with just over eight minutes remaining in regulation.

Zoltowski led Elmira with 22 points, eight rebounds and four steals, while Thannhauser tallied 22 points and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Alex Balara '15 nearly registered a double-double finishing with nine points and 10 boards.

Velasco led Fisher with 16 points, 14 of which came after intermission. Camaryn Buckner was a force inside recording 13 points and 16 rebounds, while Sydney Bloomstein also finished in double figures in the scoring column with 12.

Elmira shot the ball well from long distance converting on 35 percent of its attempts as a team. Fisher held advantages in rebounds (47-40), points in the paint (38-20), and bench points (17-7). Meanwhile, EC won the battle in points off turnovers (20-16) and second chance points (16-11).

The Women's Basketball team has just over a week off before it returns home to Speidel Gymnasium on Saturday, December 15th for a 3:00 p.m. tilt with non-conference foe Penn Tech.