BOSTON, Mass. – Holy Cross women's basketball held on for a 60-55 win against Northeastern on Saturday afternoon at the Cabot Center to finish their four-game road trip.

Junior Bronagh Power-Cassidy led the way for the Crusaders, scoring 15 points while pulling down four rebounds and dishing out two assists. Classmate Janelle Allen was just shy of a double-double, contributing 11 points and six rebounds.

In her first minutes this season, junior Cara McCormack posted seven of the 14 points scored by the Crusaders bench. The freshman tandem of Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly and Simone Foreman added five points, eight rebounds, and four assists.
 
Three players for Northeastern (3-6) reached double-digits, with Halle Idowu adding a staggering 12 rebounds on her own.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Crusaders went down 6-1 to start the contest before Power-Cassidy drained a three-point shot to cut the lead down to 6-4. Out of the first media break, Lindsay Berger was fouled and awarded free throws to tie the game, which was the catalyst for the squad's 11-1 run to finish the quarter.
• In the second, Northeastern did not get within seven points in the frame, as the two teams put up an even 12 points a side.
• Coming out of the halftime break, the Huskies went on a commanding 14-4 run, taking the lead at 38-34. A jump shot by sophomore Callie Wright got the team back on their feet, beginning a 10-2 run for the Crusaders, bringing the score to 44-40 in their favor.
• Three-pointers by Donnelly and Power-Cassidy, coupled with a layup by Allen extended the Holy Cross lead back up to ten. Good defensive play by both sides kept the score locked at 52-42 for over three minutes until the Huskies went on another unanswered run, cutting the lead to 52-50, before Power-Cassidy put up an un-contested three to extend the lead back to five.
• In the last minute of action, the Crusaders went 5-for-6 at the line to secure the win.

OUTSIDE THE BOX:

• The Crusaders had nine three-point shots made, the most this season.
• Holy Cross went 6-for-18 from three in the first three quarters before going 3-for-4 in the fourth.
• Northeastern was 19-56 (33.9%) shooting and 3-for-17 (13.3%) from three-point land.
• Holy Cross improved to 31-4 (.885) under head coach Maureen Magarity when holding opponents under 60 points and 27-3 (.900) when leading at halftime.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders return home to the Hart Center Arena on Thursday, Dec. 8, for a nonconference matchup with Stonehill.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• Season tickets and single-game tickets for the 2022-23 campaign are now on sale through the Holy Cross Ticket Office.

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