Women's Basketball Falls to Holy Cross 81-62 in CCAC Conference Action

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team had its two-game winning streaked snapped with an 81-62 loss to Holy Cross College (Ind.) in a CCAC Conference contest on Wednesday, January 26 at the Goodman Center.  The Lakers are now 7-11 overall and 6-8 in conference play this season.

The Lakers scored first to begin the game on a Nicole Poole layup, but the Saints came back to score the next eight points and pushed their lead to 16-6 with 3:54 to go in the opening quarter.  Roosevelt cut the deficit to 16-10 on a Mallory Hawkins free throw and a Shawna Conger three-pointer and trailed 18-12 with just seconds left.  However, Holy Cross knocked down a three at the buzzer to lead 21-12 heading into the second quarter.

Roosevelt scored first in the second quarter on an Amelia McNutt jumper, but Holy Cross scored seven consecutive points and then built a 33-17 lead with 6:22 left in the half.  The Lakers slowly got back to within 10 points, trailing 37-27 with 1:46 remaining after a Conger three-pointer, and ended the half down 41-30.

In the third quarter, the Saints maintained a double-digit throughout until the final minute of the period when the Lakers cut the margin to 56-47 on a Hawkins layup with 45 seconds left to play.  Holy Cross added two buckets before the end of the stanza to lead 60-47 heading into the final 10 minutes of play and added to their lead in the final quarter for the 81-62 win.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Holy Cross           21           20           19           21           81
                Roosevelt            12           18           17           15           62

Records: Roosevelt 7-11, 6-8 (CCAC) | Holy Cross 12-9, 7-7 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Nicole Poole scored a team-high 17 points to go with four rebounds & three steals
• Shawna Conger posted 14 points, five rebounds, & three assists
• Amelia McNutt also had 14 points along with three assists
• The Lakers shot 40.4% from the field & 26.1% from behind the arc
• The Saints were 41.3% overall & 37.5% from three-point range
• HCC dominated RU on the boards, holding a 56 to 30 rebound advantage

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 9-4 in the all-times series versus the Saints
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings
  

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to Palos Heights, Ill. on Saturday, January 29 to take on Trinity Christian College in another CCAC Conference contest.  Tip-off is scheduled for 1pm at DeVos Gymnasium on the campus of Trinity Christian.