Saints Dominate Crimson Wave At Home

Notre Dame, Ind.  The Holy Cross women's basketball hosted Calumet College of St. Joseph this afternoon in McKenna Arena in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. The Saints would jump out to an early 12-0 lead midway through the first. After the first ten minutes of action, Holy Cross led 19-0. The Saints' defense continued its dominance in the second quarter, as Holy Cross would lead 41-9 at halftime. Holy Cross would limit the Crimson Wave to just 28 points combined in the third and fourth quarters, as they would cruise to the 83-37 victory. Holy Cross improves to 11-11 and 8-6 in conference play while CCSJ stands at 1-19 and 0-14.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Holy Cross defeated CCSJ 83-37

Records: Holy Cross (11-11) | CCSJ (1-19)

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

SCORING SUMMARY

Carly Spradling – 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6/14 FG

Grace Adams – 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5/7 FG

Elizabeth Edmonds – 10 points, 5/7 FG

Neva Longhofer – 10 points, 4/11 FG

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The Saints shot 39% from the field and 21% from three

CCSJ shot 22% from the field and 17% from three

Holy Cross forced 28 turnovers and pulled down 29 offensive rebounds

NEXT TIME OUT

The Saints will return to action on Wednesday, February 7 when they travel to the University of St. Francis. Tipoff set for 6:30pm.

The Holy Cross College Saints compete in eight intercollegiate sports for men and women. Holy Cross has produced 205 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors and 108 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.