PITTSFORD, NY – Katie Moravec turned in a career game, collecting 33 points, nine rebounds and six assists, as the St. John Fisher Cardinals capitalized on huge third quarter to defeat the visiting Houghton Highlanders, 81-62.
 
Leading by only five points at the break, the Cardinals took advantage of a 21-7 run in the third quarter, eventually building a 19-point advantage, from which Houghton never recovered.
 
The closest the Highlanders would come in the final 10 minutes came when Tabitha DeVries hit a layup to cut the deficit to 14 points with just under seven minutes to play. 
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 62 | St. John Fisher – 81
Records: Houghton: 11-2 (2-2 Empire 8) | St. John Fisher: 9-4 (4-0 Empire 8)
Venue: Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium, St. John Fisher University | Attendance: 105

NOTABLE STATS
>> While the Highlanders shot a respectable 39 percent from the floor and 32 percent from beyond the arc, Fisher sank 50 percent overall, and 53 percent from long range. 
 
>> Crysta LaCrosse hit both ends of the only two free throws Houghton attempted, while the Cardinals hit 15-of-17 shots from the charity stripe.
 
>> Tabitha DeVries scored a career-high 26 points, going 13-for18 from the field, and grabbing 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.  She has surpassed 20 points in a game four times this season, and 10 rebounds in a game also on four occasions.
 
>> Kayla Camacho netted 19 points and six rebounds, while Crysta Lacrosse added 11 points, seven boards and three assists.  Camacho now has 907 points for her career.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Utica this weekend, where they will take on the Utica University Pioneers on Friday at 5:30 p.m., then travel across town to play the SUNY Poly Wildcats on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.