NAZARETH FALLS TO FISHER IN CHASE SEMIS
Golden Flyers (8-3) play for third place Saturday at 1 p.m.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Jan. 13, 2005) – Top-seeded St. John Fisher used an 11-2 scoring run over the final 4:28 Thursday to erase a one-point deficit to defeat Nazareth, 63-55, in a women's basketball semifinal game at the JPMorgan Chase Scholarship Tournament played at RIT.

The loss dropped the fourth-seeded Golden Flyers to 8-3 overall and moved them into Saturday's consolation game against Roberts Wesleyan at 1 p.m. at RIT. Fisher, unbeaten at 12-0, will play University of Rochester for the championship at 5:30 p.m. Rochester defeated Roberts Wesleyan in Thursday's other semifinal, 67-58.

Nazareth trailed 30-28 at halftime, then tied the score twice in the second half before taking a 53-52 lead on a free throw by freshman Ali Sharpe with 4:28 left. Fisher responded with a basket by Kelli Nash and a pair of free throws by Kathy Baum to regain the lead for good, 56-53.

Sara Shipley's jumper with 2:37 to play closed the gap to one, 56-55, but Fisher scored the game's last seven points to pull away for the win.

Senior Kate Gagliardi (pictured) was Nazareth's top offensive player, scoring 10 of her 14 points in the first half.. Shipley added 12 points and eight rebounds and senior guard Jaimee McGivern scored 11 points. Sophomore guard Cassie Denniston had eight assists.