THE BASICS:

• Score: Holy Cross 48, Navy 44 
• Records: Holy Cross (13-16, 9-7 PL); Navy (15-12, 9-7 PL) 
• Location: Worcester, Mass. (Hart Recreation Center)
• The Lead: Holy Cross senior forward Emily Parker (Johnston, Iowa) totaled 12 points and seven rebounds to help lead the Crusaders to a 48-44 triumph over Navy on Saturday afternoon at the Hart Center. For her performance, Parker received the Rev. George L. O'Brien Award as the game's most valuable player, which was presented by the Holy Cross Varsity Club as a part of winter homecoming festivities.

TURNING POINT:

• Navy held the 41-36 edge at the 5:47 mark of the second half, after leading for much of the second stanza. The Crusaders, however, erupted on a 10-0 surge to gain the 46-41 advantage (1:59). Navy would get no closer than two points for the remainder of the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a slow start to the game by both teams, the Crusaders held the 11-5 advantage at the 11:58-mark of the first half. The two squads traded possessions over the next nine-plus minutes, before Holy Cross grabbed the 19-12 lead with 2:59 on the clock. Navy was able to slice the deficit to 22-19 at the half on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Taylor Dunham.
• Navy began the second half on a 10-2 rally to gain the 29-24 lead (16:23), before it increased its advantage to six points (34-28) at the 11:21-mark of the half. Back-to-back buckets by junior forward Raquel Scott (Ridgewood, N.J.) and junior center Molly Hourigan (Memphis, N.Y.) cut the margin to two points (34-32), but a 5-2 spurt by Navy gave it the 39-34 advantage (5:47).
• The Mids kept the five-point, 41-36, lead with 5:47 on the clock, before the Crusaders began their comeback. Holy Cross erupted on a 10-0 surge to gain the 46-41 advantage (1:59) on the back Scott layup from a pass by Parker.
• The Mids answered with a three-pointer to make it a one-possession game with 1:39 on the clock (46-44), but Parker hit a 12-foot jumper off a baseline dish by freshman guard Katie Doherty (Holbrook, N.Y.) with 20 ticks left to make the score its final, 48-44.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• In addition to Parker for Holy Cross, Scott recorded six points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Doherty totaled eight points, three rebounds and three assists, while freshman guard Infiniti Thomas-Waheed (Newton, Mass.) and junior guard Lisa Mifsud (Erie, Pa.) scored six points apiece.
• Hourigan filled the stat sheet with six points, six rebounds and a game-high two blocked shots.
• Navy was led by Sarita Condie, who scored 12 second-half points. Chloe Stapleton also chipped in with 11 points, while Justice Swett hauled in a team-high 11 rebounds.

TEAM STATISTICS:

• Holy Cross shot 36.0 percent from the floor (18-50), while it limited the Mids to a 24.3 percent clip from the field (18-74). Navy connected on 7-of-35 from behind the arc (20.0%), while the Crusaders only hit 1-of-11 from downtown (9.1%).
• The Crusaders drained 11-of-15 from the free-throw line (73.3%), while the Mids made 1-of-2 from the charity stripe (50.0%).
• Holy Cross held the statistical edge in assists (12-11), blocked shots (4-1) and points in the paint (28-18), while Navy led in total rebounds (43-41) and offensive rebounds (18-6).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• With the win, the Crusaders earn the season sweep over Navy for the first time since the 2007-2008 season. Holy Cross moves to 41-16 overall and 21-7 at the Hart Center against the Mids and have won three straight matchups.
• With the 15 rebounds, Scott catapults into eighth place on the Holy Cross all-time career rebounds list with 724 as a Crusader.  
• The Crusaders held their annual Play 4Kay event to raise money and awareness for breast cancer and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. At halftime, Holy Cross women's basketball's all-time leading scorer, and breast cancer survivor Sherry Levin was honored with a ceremonial pink basketball.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 25, when it travels to Loyola (Md.) for its final regular season road contest at 7:00 p.m.

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