Saints fall short in close game against IU Kokomo

The Holy Cross women's basketball team continued their non-conference play today, when they traveled to IU Kokomo to take on the Cougars. It was a competitive first quarter and the Saints outshot IU Kokomo, but were only shooting 30% from the field. The Saints would lead 14-9 heading into the second quarter. In the second quarter, the Saints struggled with defending in the paint, giving up 7 shots, and would trail 27-30 going into halftime. Coming out of the half, the Saints gained 10 points from Freshman Allie Caldwell, 3 shots in the paint, a 3-point shot, and 3 made free-throws. Even with 17 total points in the third quarter, the Saints remained 7 points below IU Kokomo.  With the Saints down offensively, their deficit remained close heading into the fourth quarter down 44-51. In the fourth quarter, the Saints found their groove on offense and scored 21 points, led by Grace Adams and her 8 points in the fourth. Despite the late effort from the Saints, they would fall 65-69. With the loss, Holy Cross drops to 1-2 for non-conference play.

GAME DETAILS

Score: IU Kokomo defeats Holy Cross 69-65

Records: Holy Cross (1-2) | IU Kokomo (1-1)

Location: IU Kokomo | Kokomo, Indiana

SCORING SUMMARY

Allie Caldwell – 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6/19 FG

Grace Adams – 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5/8 FG

Brooke Lindesmith – 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3/7 FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The Saints shot 38% from the field and 21% from three

The Fighting Saints shot 48% from the field and 41% from three

The Fighting Saints won the rebound battle 40-39

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will continue their non-conference play when they play at Michigan-Dearborn on Saturday, November 9th. Tipoff set for 12:00 pm.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 244 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 114 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.