HOUGHTON, NY – Trailing by two, St. John Fisher's Hannah Ferguson drained a three with 1.8 seconds left on the clock to lift the Cardinals to a 63-62 victory over the Houghton Highlanders.
 
Houghton led by four entering the final quarter, but the Cardinals quickly flipped the script with a 9-1 run in the opening minutes. 
 
The teams then traded leads twice, and with 18 seconds left to play the Cardinals held a two-point advantage when Houghton's Teghan Trocki nailed a three-pointer off an inbounds play to put the Highlanders up by one.
 
Crysta LaCrosse would sink a free throw to put Houghton up by two, leading into the final seconds when Ferguson hit the game-winner.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 62 | St. John Fisher – 63
Records: Houghton: 10-2 (2-2 Empire 8) |St. John Fisher: 5-9 (2-2 Empire 8)
Venue: Dix Family Court, The Nielsen Center at Houghton University | Attendance: 164

NOTABLE STATS
>> Houghton was whistled for 22 personal fouls, compared to 13 for the Cardinals, leading to 30 free throws for Fisher and only eight for Houghton.
 
>> Tabitha DeVries led all scorers with 17 points while also pulling down nine rebounds.  Hannah Farley hit 5-of-11 shots for a season-high 13 points.
 
>> Crysta LaCrosse tallied 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists.  She currently has 1,029 career points and ranks 13^th on the all-time Houghton scoring list.  She has given out 375 career assists, trailing second-place-holder Cori Beck (2016-20) by five assists.
 
Lacrosse has now scored double-digit points in 11 consecutive games, all but the first game of the season.
 
>> Ferguson finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, while teammate Presleigh Brunner also scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders head to Albany on Friday to take on the Russell Sage Gators at 5:30 p.m.