WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross women's basketball team fell on its Senior Day to Colgate by a score of 80-69 on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Hart Center.
Senior
Lauren Manis had a strong performance for the Crusaders (15-11, 8-7 Patriot League), finishing with 30 points and 14 rebounds. Sophomore
Avery LaBarbera had 18 points, while senior
Megan Swords had 11 points.
Five players reached double-figure points for Colgate (19-7, 11-4 Patriot League), led by 18 points each from Tegan Graham and Rachel Thompson. Abby Schubiger, Alexa Brodie and Haley Greer each had 10 points.
Prior to the contest, Holy Cross recognized the five members of its senior class: Manis, Swords,
Kathryn Pedi,
Nicole Morris and
Madalyn Smith.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Crusaders had an early lead thanks to six points from Swords, but Colgate took an 11-7 lead after a fastbreak layup by Thompson. Holy Cross caught back up, leading 16-15 at the end of the first after a shot by LaBarbera.
- Holy Cross was able to push its advantage as high as eight points, 27-19, with 5:54 to go in the half after LaBarbera hit another basket. With the Crusaders leading 29-23, Graham hit back-to-back threes; she later hit another 3-pointer and Thompson made a layup to push the Raiders' lead to four, 35-31, with 33 seconds remaining in the half.
- Manis had a layup to close out the first half and help Holy Cross cut within two points, but the Raiders quickly built a six-point lead to begin the third quarter. Pedi drained a 3-pointer with 6:58 left in the third, but the Raiders began to pull away, extending their lead to 10 after a layup by Holly Lueken.
- Holy Cross cut within six points at multiple points early in the fourth quarter, but Colgate had a response, pushing its lead as high as 11, 66-55, with 4:41 remaining. LaBarbera had a pair of free throws to make it a five-point game with 3:41 left, but Taylor Langan immediately responded with a 3-pointer to push the lead back to eight for Colgate.
- Smith made two free throws to make it a 73-67 game with 1:18 left, but Colgate made its free throws down the stretch to earn the victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- This marked the third 30-point game of Manis's career and her first at the Hart Center.
- Manis has moved into third place in program history, surpassing Janet Hourihan, who had 1,905 points between 1982-85. Manis now has 1,935 career points.
UP NEXT:
- Holy Cross will host Army West Point on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
- Tipoff at the Hart Center is set for 7 p.m.
