Saints Take Down Wolves on the Road

Milwaukee, Wis. The Holy Cross women's basketball team returned to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play this afternoon on the road at Cardinal Stritch University. The Saints jumped out to a 18-10 lead after the first quarter of action. The Wolves were able to cut into the lead in the second quarter, as the Saints would hold a 28-24 lead heading into halftime. Holy Cross would never trail in the third and fourth quarters and would extend their lead and come away with the 66-49 victory. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 9-8 and 4-6 in conference play, while Stritch stands at 4-13 and 2-9.

MATCH DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated Stritch 66-49

Records: Holy Cross (9-8) | CSU (4-13)

Location: Stritch Field House | Cardinal Stritch University | Milwaukee, Wis.

SCORING SUMMARY

Jayda Miller – 23 points, 9/19 FG

Jailiah Nailor – 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5/8 FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The Saints shot 35% from the field and 18% from three

Stritch shot 36% from the field and 55% from three

Holy Cross won the rebound battle 51-33

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will return to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference action when they host Trinity Christian College on Monday, January 17. Tipoff set for 5:30pm.

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.