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Women's basketball heads to Army West Point

The Holy Cross women's basketball team heads to Army West Point on Wednesday, Jan. 15 for a Patriot League contest. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m.

Things to Know About the Crusaders (10-5, 3-1 Patriot League):
  • Holy Cross snapped a four-game win streak and suffered its first Patriot League and home losses of the year in a 51-40 final vs. Bucknell on Saturday, Jan. 11.
  • Senior Lauren Manis led the Crusaders with 15 points; senior Megan Swords chipped in 11 rebounds and eight points.
  • With her 15-point showing, Manis surpassed Lauren Maney (1992-96) to move into fourth place in program history in career points. Manis now has 1,734 points in her 107 career games.
  • Holy Cross ranks second in the Patriot League in scoring offense, with an average of 68.3 points per game. The Crusaders continue to lead the league – and Division I – in 3-point percentage, at 41.3 percent, led by Manis (.500) and senior Kathryn Pedi (.424).
  • Swords has the second-best field-goal percentage in the Patriot League this year, at .546.
  • The Crusaders also lead the league in rebounding, with an average of 41.1 boards per game and a conference-leading margin of +5.6 rebounds per contest. Manis (second, 11.6) and Swords (fourth, 8.4) rank inside the top five in the Patriot League in that category.
Things to Know About the Black Knights (4-11, 0-4 Patriot League):
  • Army has lost its first four contests of its Patriot League slate, most recently falling at home to Boston University on Sunday, Jan. 12 by a score of 72-66.
  • Kamryn Hall and Kate Murray led the way for Army against BU with 16 points each, while Lindsey Scamman had 15.
  • Alisa Fallon (12.6 points per game) and Scamman (12.1) have led the Black Knights in scoring. Sabria Hunter has averaged nearly a double-double with 10 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
  • Army ranks fourth in the Patriot League with an average of 64.3 points per game, while also averaging 6.8 made 3-pointers per game, second-most in the conference.
Last Time They Met:
  • The Crusaders and Black Knights split the season series in 2019, with each team taking a win on its home court.
  • On Jan. 23, 2019, the Crusaders defeated Army 58-39 at the Hart Center, the lowest point total by a Holy Cross opponent all season. Then-sophomore Jenay Faulkner had 13 points and two blocks to lead the Crusaders.
  • Holy Cross fell at Army, 60-53, on Feb. 20, 2019. The Black Knights led by as much as 23 points with 4:11 to go in the third quarter, and though the Crusaders cut within five points with 3:28 to go, the comeback fell short. Then-rookie Oluchi Ezemma led the team with 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
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Players Mentioned

Oluchi Ezemma

#2 Oluchi Ezemma

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Jenay Faulkner

#4 Jenay Faulkner

G
5' 11"
Junior
Lauren Manis

#25 Lauren Manis

F
6' 1"
Senior
Kathryn Pedi

#14 Kathryn Pedi

G/F
5' 9"
Senior
Megan Swords

#10 Megan Swords

C
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Oluchi Ezemma

#2 Oluchi Ezemma

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Jenay Faulkner

#4 Jenay Faulkner

5' 11"
Junior
G
Lauren Manis

#25 Lauren Manis

6' 1"
Senior
F
Kathryn Pedi

#14 Kathryn Pedi

5' 9"
Senior
G/F
Megan Swords

#10 Megan Swords

6' 3"
Senior
C
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