NAZARETH FALLS SHORT AT FISHER, 77-54
Golden Flyers (4-5) visit Alfred Saturday at 4 p.m.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Jan. 7, 2005) – Visiting Nazareth trimmed St. John Fisher's 15-point halftime lead to six points with 11 minutes left to play, but the unbeaten Cardinals pulled away to secure a 77-54 Empire 8 Conference victory over the Golden Flyers Friday in men's basketball.

The game was the E8 opener for both teams. Nazareth fell to 4-5 overall. Fisher, ranked 18th nationally in the latest D3Hoops.com poll, improved to 9-0.

A poor shooting first-half, which saw Nazareth make just 8 of 26 shots (31 percent) enabled Fisher to take a 36-21 lead. The Golden Flyers closed to within 50-44 on a three-point basket by freshman Joe Canori (14 points) with 11:05 left.

A 14-2 scoring run by the Cardinals enabled Fisher to pull away to a 66-48 advantage with 4:43 left. Ryan Shipley (pictured) scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Nazareth, hich was outrebounded 54-38, including 24-12 on the offensive glass.

Nazareth plays another Empire 8 Conference game Saturday at Alfred University at 4 p.m. (WHTK-AM 1280).