HOUGHTON, NY— Twelve days ago the St. John Fisher Cardinals defeated the Houghton Highlanders in Rochester, 104-34.  For much of Tuesday's game it looked like the Highlanders might possibly pull off an improbable bounce-back upset.
 
Like Novocain, the Cardinals slowly but surely gained the lead and continue to pull away throughout the game, eventually defeating the Highlanders for the second time this season, 65-46.
 
The two teams played evenly throughout the opening quarter until, with 29 seconds left on the clock, Alexis Klohr drained a three to put the Highlanders up by three, 14-11, to close out the first 10 minutes.
 
Abby Guiher quickly opened the second quarter with a three of her own, putting the Highlanders up by six.
 
For a couple more minutes Houghton maintained that advantage, but the Cardinals eventually reeled off a 12-0 run to take the lead.  While the Highlanders played evenly over the ensuing minutes, Fisher entered the locker room holding a 32-25 lead.
 
In the third the Cardinals slowly built their lead to 10 points before Klohr hit a layup, grabbed a defensive rebound on the other end and found Carlee Miller, who drained a three to pull Houghton within five with 2:45 remaining.
 
But the Cardinals capped the quarter with a 6-0 run, taking a 49-38 lead into the final ten minutes.
 
The fourth would belong to Fisher, as they outscored the Highlanders, 16-8, to close out the game. 
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 46 |#23 St. John Fisher – 65
Records: Houghton: 7-12 (1-9 Empire 8) | #23 St. John Fisher: 17-2 (9-1 Empire 8)
Venue: Dix Family Court, The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 78

NOTABLE STATS
>> Klohr scored 13 points and added four rebounds and five assists to lead the Highlanders.  She has now posted a double-digit scoring performance in 12 of the team's 21 games.
 
>> Amanda Jackson went 2-for-4 from beyond the three-point arc, moving her into a tie for sixth-place on the Houghton women's single-season record list with 55 threes.
 
>> Kaitlyn Walker paced the Cardinals with 22 points on 11-of-17 shooting, and pulled down 10 rebounds to complete a double-double.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to the Nielsen Center on Friday at 5:30 p.m. to take on the Elmira Soaring Eagles.  Houghton lost to Elmira in their previous meeting this season, 58-59, in overtime.