basketball team defeated Ithaca College 88-69 on Saturday to improve its record to 23-0
overall, including 12-0 in the Empire 8.
Fisher jumped out to a 26-9 lead over the first 8:19, and never relinquished its double digit
lead.
The Cardinals, ranked No. 5 in the d3hoops.com national weekly poll, have now won 39 straight home games, and have clinched the regular season conference title for the third
straight year.
Point guard Sean O’Brien (Orchard Park/Orchard
Park) led Fisher with 22 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and 9-for-10 from the foul line. The junior also added five rebounds and five assists.
Senior Jeff Sidney (Herkimer/Herkimer) recorded 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Charlie Zahn (Victor/Victor) added 12 points, and Nick Bennett (Binghamton/Binghamton) chipped in with five. Sidney, Zahn, Bennett, and Corey
Hepburn (Frederick Douglass/New York) were all playing in their final regular-season home games at Fisher.
Junior Jim Bellis (Bloomfield Central/Bloomfield) recorded his second career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Ithaca. Freshman guard Brian Joe (Southside/Elmira) scored 16 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range. Junior Brian Andruskiewicz (Montville/Oakdale, Conn.) also added 16 points for the Bombers.
Juniors Pete Gillett (Perry/Perry) and Dan McSweeney (Marcellus/Marcellus)
each scored 11 points. Mike McGee (Notre Dame/Batavia) added seven points and six
rebounds.