Saints Take Down Fighting Bees on the Road

Davenport, Iowa.  The Holy Cross women's basketball traveled to St. Ambrose University this afternoon for a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. A slow start by both teams, found the Saint up 5-2 midway through the first quarter. A late lay up by Kayliana Hammel gave Holy Cross a 19-15 lead after the first ten minutes. The second quarter, the Saints struggled offensively and help onto a 32-28 lead heading into halftime. Holy Cross came out strong from the break and outscored the Bees 28-15 in the third to take a 60-43 lead heading into the final quarter. St. Ambrose would fight back in the fourth but were unable to overcome the Saints as Holy Cross would go on to fin 72-60. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 9-11 and 6-6 in conference play while St. Ambrose stands at 4-13 and 4-8.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated SAU 72-60

Records: Holy Cross (9-11) | SAU (4-13)

Lohman Arena | St. Ambrose University | Davenport, Iowa

SCORING SUMMARY

Grace Adams – 16 points, 17 rebounds, 7/17 FG

Kayliana Hammel – 16 points, 6/10 FG

Jordyn Smith – 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists

Lilly Toppen – 11 points, 4/10 FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The Saints shot 41% from the field and 33% from three

SAU shot 35% from the field and 15% from three

Holy Cross forced 24 turnovers and had 11 offensive rebounds

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will return to action on Wednesday, January 31 when they host IU Northwest. Tipoff set for 5:30pm in McKenna Arena.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 All-Conference members, and seven NAIA All-Americans. Founded in 1966, Holy Cross College is a Catholic, residential, coed, four-year institution of higher learning, offering an applied liberal arts curriculum. The mission of Holy Cross College is to educate and form global citizens with the competence to see and the courage to act.