ROCHESTER, NY – Sophomores Audra Mieczkowski and Hailey DiMao each scored fourth quarter goals as the Nazareth University Field Hockey team tied the game with five minutes remaining against St. John Fisher, but the Cardinals answered with two late goals to escape with a 5-3 win Wednesday in an Empire 8 game at Growney Stadium.

Nazareth (1-13 overall, 1-5 Empire 8) scored late in the first half to knot the game at 1-1 as freshman Sam Helmer took a pass from Mieczkowski on a penalty corner and sent a shot between the legs of the St. John Fisher goalie and the teams went into the break tied.

In the third quarter, freshman Morgan Russo made four saves and the Cardinals had three penalty corners but came away with just one goal and took a 2-1 lead heading into the final period.

Five minutes into the final quarter, the Cardinals converted another penalty corner to take a 3-1 lead, but just over a minute later Mieczkowski took a through pass and broke in on the goal and beat the Cardinal goalie with a low shot to the corner of the cage to trim the lead.

Two minutes later, Dimao scored to tie the game at 3-3 with just five minutes remaining in the contest.

St. John Fisher responded with offensive pressure including a long run up the field and another penalty corner goal to take the 5-3 win.

Russo finished with a career-high 19 saves for Nazareth.

The Golden Flyers will finish the season Saturday against Russell Sage in the Cancer Awareness game in honor of former teammate Mya Maloof '21.