Saints Fall to Lakers

Chicago, Ill. The Holy Cross College men's basketball team returned to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play this evening on the road at Roosevelt University. The Saints would take a 38-26 lead entering halftime. Turnovers plagued Holy Cross in the second half, as they would fall to Roosevelt 68-67. With the loss, men's basketball stands at 10-13 overall and 5-10 in conference play, while RU improves to 15-7 and 10-5.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross fell to RU 68-67

Records: Holy Cross (10-13) | RU (15-7)

Location: Goodman Center | Roosevelt University | Chicago, Ill.

SCORING SUMMARY

Justin O'Neal – 22 points, 13 rebounds, 8/14 FG

Ryan Black – 17 points, 5 rebounds

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Holy Cross shot 43% from the field and 37% from three

RU shot 44% from the field and 54% from three

Holy Cross won the rebound battle 40-29

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints return to conference play on Saturday, January 29 when they host IU Northwest. Tipoff set for 3:00pm EST in McKenna Arena.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past ten years, Holy Cross has produced 169 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 91 All-Conference members. 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.