The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team ran into nationally ranked St. John Fisher today at home and fell 12-6.  The loss dropped the Red Dragons to 1-3 while the Cardinals remained perfect on the year at 5-0.
 
The Red Dragons found it tough going this afternoon against a very sting defense that had only allowed 13 goals entering the contest.  Oneonta was held to 11 shots, but did manage to make a run midway through the second half before St. John Fisher regrouped to secure the victory.
 
Fisher got on the scoreboard first on an unassisted goal by Jordan Johnson at the 26:51 mark of the opening half.
 
Two minutes later, the freshmen tandem of Kelsey Cohen (Baldwin/Baldwin) and Cara Zanta (Scotia/Scotia-Glenville Senior) hooked up to tie the game at one apiece.
 
The game remained tied for the next ten minutes before a free position goal by Jamie Wallace kick-started four straight goals for the visitors, as they took a 5-1 lead into halftime.  Sophomore Cori Holbrook scored two of her three goals in the game during the run.
 
Fisher scored the first two goals of the second half to push its lead to 7-1 before Oneonta countered with a pair of unassisted goals of its own to cut the deficit back to four goals.  Sophomore Taylor Casey (Garden City South/Kellenberg Memorial) scored her ninth of the season while freshman Danielle McIvor (Nanuet/Clarkstown) scored her fourth.
 
Three unanswered goals by the Cardinals including a pair by Olivia Marziale opened up a seven-goal advantage with 11:44 remaining.
 
Consecutive goals by freshman Allison Butler (Queensbury/Queensbury), Cohen and senior Rebecca Fildes (Red Hook/Red Hook) over a two-minute span gave Oneonta some life.  The Red Dragons had a fourth goal waved off, which would have brought them to within three goals with plenty of time remaining.
 
Fisher dashed any comeback hopes for Oneonta when Sierra Badger pumped in back-to-back goals for the final goals of the game for wither team.
 
Freshman goalie Jaclyn Marry (Long Beach/Long Beach) made 11 saves for Oneonta today while Hayley Peets registered a pair of saves for the Cardinals.
 
Oneonta will play at Farmingdale this Saturday beginning at noon.