BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Holy Cross women's basketball team dropped a 67-50 contest to nonconference opponent Vermont Saturday afternoon in Patrick Gymnasium.
 
Three players scored 12 points apiece for the Crusaders (2-2), junior Kaitlyn Flanagan, junior Simone Foreman and sophomore Kendall Eddy. Anna Olson (game-high 19 points) and Keira Hanson (17 points) paced the Catamounts (2-2).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Flanagan gave the Crusaders their first lead 6-5 slashing through the left side for two at the 6:30 mark. Vermont drilled a three from the wing for the 9-8 edge through one stanza.
• UVM started the second scoring six straight markers building a 15-8 advantage. Holy Cross went scoreless for 7:03 before Eddy buried a triple on the left wing. A foul was called under the hoop and Eddy got five points in one trip down the court making it 15-13. Flanagan had kind roll on a mid-range jumper to level the score 15-15. Vermont closed the half on a 10-2 run for the lead at the break.
• Flanagan tipped off the second half canning a triple from the top of the point making it a two-possession game, 25-20. Hanson's third three-ball of the contest opened up the first double-digit point lead for either team at 32-20. Vermont's margin expanded to 17, 47-30 through three quarters.
• Holy Cross used a 7-1 burst early in the fourth to trim the deficit to 11, 48-37. An Olson hoop and harm rebuilt the lead to 15, 56-41. A pair of Foreman freebies cut the score to 11, 59-48 at the 3:51 mark.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Flanagan matched a career-high with four steals.
• 13 of the 17 Holy Cross turnovers occurred in the first half.
• Vermont matched a season-best in rebounds (32) and outrebounded the Crusaders (25).
• Holy Cross scored less than 20 points in a half (17) for the first time since the first half at Army West Point (16) on Feb. 17, 2024.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross ends their four game road trip on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Massachusetts.
• Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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