Saints Fall to USF on the Road

Joliet, Ill. The Holy Cross College men's basketball team traveled to the University of St. Francis this evening for a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. A sluggish start to the game for the Saints found them down 27-16 at the break. USF came out hot offensively in the second half and would shoot above 60% from the field to hand Holy Cross the 73-52 defeat. With the loss, men's basketball stands at 11-16 overall and 6-13 in conference play, while USF improves to 14-11 and 10-10.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross fell to USF 73-52

Records: Holy Cross (11-16) | USF (14-11)

Location: Pat Sullivan Center | University of St. Francis | Joliet, Ill.

SCORING SUMMARY

Mick Sullivan – 14 points, 8 rebounds

Justin O'Neal – 10 points, 3-6 FG

Ryan Black – 10 points,4 rebounds

Ryan Cartaino – 10 points, 4/4 FT

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Holy Cross shot 38% from the field and 21% from three

USF shot 48% from the field and 41% from three

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints return to conference play on Saturday, February 12 when they travel to St. Ambrose University. Tipoff set for 4:00pm 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.