Saints Fall at Home to IUNW

Notre Dame, Ind. The Holy Cross College men's basketball team hosted IU Northwest in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup this afternoon. IUNW was able to jump out to a 7-0 lead to start the game, but Holy Cross would tie it up 32-32 with just over five minutes remaining in the half. The Red Hawks hit a jumper at the buzzer to take the 44-38 lead at half. The Saints trailed most of the second half, cut the deficit to 73-72 with just over a minute left to play. IUNW would convert their free throws late to hand Holy Cross the 77-72 defeat. With the loss, men's basketball stands at 10-14 overall and 5-11 in conference play, while IUNW improves to 17-6 and 11-5.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross fell to IUNW 77-72

Records: Holy Cross (10-14) | IUNW (17-6)

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

SCORING SUMMARY

Ryan Black – 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5/11 3-pt FG

Justin O'Neal – 18 points, 4 rebounds, 8/14 FG

Nash Hostetler – 13 points

Bea Ludwick – 12 points, 5 rebounds

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Holy Cross shot 44% from the field and 36% from three

IUNW shot 50% from the field and 26% from three

Holy Cross lost the rebound battle 34-31

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints return to conference play on Wednesday, February 2 when they travel to Lincoln College. Tipoff set for 8:30pm EST.

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.