PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Fredonia State Men's Basketball Team (0-2, 0-0 SUNYAC) fell to St. John Fisher (1-2, 0-0 Empire 8) on the road on Saturday night. The Cardinals used a strong second half to pull away from the Blue Devils.
 
The home team held the lead or tied the entire first half, with the Blue Devils constantly applying pressure. Fisher started hot, holding a 12-4 advantage.
 
The Cardinals extended their lead to 14-9 before the Blue Devils came within one at 14-13 after consecutive two-pointers from Alon Kremerman (Tel Aviv, Isreal) and Jacob Hougan (Chardon, Ohio).
 
The two teams continued to exchange points, with Fredonia State closing the gap to within two on four separate occasions. Two of those came at 26-25 and 29-28 on back-to-back three-pointers from Jackson Brown (Latham, N.Y.).
 
Minutes later the teams tied at 31s following a defensive rebound from Dydy Bryan (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and a My'Kell Kaigler (Liverpool, N.Y.) three.
 
With 33 seconds to play in the half, the Blue Devils got within two again. Bryan stole the ball on the defensive end and turned it into a layup to make the score 39-37.
 
Fisher scored once more and Fredonia State scored back-to-back field goals from Brown and Kaigler to go into the locker room trailing 41-40.
 
The second half was all St. John Fisher, with the Cardinals scoring 59 second half points to secure a 100-66 victory.
 
The Blue Devils started strong, taking a 43-41 lead right out of the gate. Marcus Patterson (Brownsville, N.Y.) converted a three-pointer off an assist from Bryan. After back-and-forth points from the two sides, Bryan hit consecutive shots to take a 50-47 lead.
 
From there the hosts went on a 14-3 run to secure the lead for good.
 
Kaigler led Fredonia State with 13 points going 4-8 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc.
 
Bryan and Brown finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Bryan added a team-high five assists and shot 4-6 from three.
 
Hougan had a team-high six rebounds.
 
The Blue Devils return to action on Wednesday, November 17^th when they take on Hilbert at home.