Believe Yet? Fisher Still Perfect After RIT Win
from press release
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The nationally-ranked St. John Fisher
College men's lacrosse team raised its record to 12-0 overall and
4-0 in the Empire 8 Conference, as the Cardinals picked up a 12-9
win over visiting Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday.
Fisher, ranked 12th nationally and one of only four undefeated
teams in the nation, is enjoying a College-record 12-game winning
streak and if off to the best start in the program's nine-year
history.
With the loss, R.I.T., who entered the game ranked No. 19 in the
latest USILA Poll, falls to 7-5 overall and 2-2 Empire 8.
Kyle Denhoff led the Cardinals with five goals, including three in
the fourth quarter, while Mitch Ritchie added two goals and two
assists. Jeff Price and Ryan Schmidt each finished with two goals
and one assist, while Dave Malone (one goal) and Mike Cummins (one
assist) each picked up a point.
Goalie Jon Cortina stopped 11 shots, including four in the fourth
quarter.
The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead during the opening five
minutes, but Fisher came storming back, scoring seven straight
goals, including six in the final 8:10 of the first quarter.
R.I.T., however, pulled to within a goal by halftime at 7-6,
scoring four goals in the final 5:12 in the second quarter.
Both teams scored one goal in the third quarter. Fisher's Ryan
Schmidt pushed his team's lead to 8-6 just four minutes in the
second half, but R.I.T.'s M.J. Kiekebelt pulled the Tigers back to
within a goal nearly one minute later.
R.I.T. tied the game up at 8-8 90 seconds in the fourth quarter,
but the Cardinals answered right back, scoring the game's next
three goals in A 3:08 span. Price put Fisher up for good with 8:53
remaining off a pass from Ryan Schmidt.
Denhoff scored the next two goals for Fisher, and after an RIT goal
with just over five minutes left, the sophomore midfielder closed
out the scoring with his team-leading 36th goal of the year with
2:22 remaining.
Fisher will return to action at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Nazareth
College.
