Saints Get Win on Senior Day

Notre Dame, Ind.  The Holy Cross women's basketball team returned to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play this afternoon when they hosted St. Xavier University. Both teams struggled to find their offense in the first quarter, as the Saints would lead 12-8 after the first 10 minutes. Holy Cross would build on their lead in the second quarter, but St. Xavier would battle back late and hit a 3 at the buzzer to tie the game 30-30 entering halftime. The Saints would come out strong offensively in the third quarter and outscore the Cougars 21-14 to take a 51-44 lead heading into the final quarter. In the final quarter, Holy Cross would continue to build their lead and come away with the 73-59 victory. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 14-12 and 11-7 in conference play while SXU stands at 15-10 and 13-5.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated SXU 73-59

Records: Holy Cross (14-12) | SXU (15-10)

McKenna Arena | Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, Ind.

SCORING SUMMARY

Grace Adams – 19 points, 16 rebounds, 6/17 FG

Kayliana Hammel – 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6/12 FG

Jordyn Smith – 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4/10 FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The Saints shot 33% from the field and 18% from three

SXU shot 31% from the field and 26% from three

Holy Cross forced 18 turnovers and pulled down 14 offensive rebounds

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will return to action on Wednesday, February 21 when they travel to Trinity Christian College. Tipoff set for 6:30pm.

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.