FREDONIA, N.Y. – Fredonia's run of nationally ranked women's lacrosse teams ended Thursday with an 8-6 loss to No. 18 St. John Fisher at rainy and cold University Stadium.

Meeting their third ILWCA Top 20 team in six days, the Blue Devils (4-7) struggled to get their offense going while losing their fourth straight game. Kristie Kleine (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) scored five goals and had one goal disallowed.

Audrey Yokopovich (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas) had Fredonia's other goal plus four ground balls. Nicole Burrows (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) also collected four ground balls while making 11 saves in the Fredonia net.

The teams were tied 1-1 when Kleine put in a short shot and give her team an apparent 2-1 advantage, only to have the officials take the goal off the board when they rule that the pocket on Kleine's stick – stretched by steady rain – was too deep.

Off the ensuing change of possession, St. John Fisher's Cori Holbrook scored her first of four goals as the Cardinals took a 2-1 lead. It was also the start of a three-goal run which pushed Fisher's lead to 4-1. The Blue Devils were unable to get closer than two goals the rest of the way.

The Cardinals (10-1) were preceded to Fredonia by No. 1 Cortland last Saturday and No. 12 Brockport on Tuesday. Next up for the Blue Devils is a visit from Oswego, a SUNYAC match scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday.