LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior forward
Lindsay Berger scored game-high and matched a career-high with 22 points as the Holy Cross women's basketball team picked up a 67-60 victory over Patriot League foe Bucknell Saturday afternoon in Sojka Pavilion.
Berger also tied her personal-best with 10 field goal conversions going 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) from the field with six rebounds, four assists and three blocks for the Crusaders (18-10, 11-6 PL). Junior
Meg Cahalan scored 14 points going a perfect 6-for-6 (100 percent) at the free throw line. Junior guard
Kaitlyn Flanagan was one point and one assist shy of a double-double finishing with nine points and nine assists.
For Bucknell (15-13, 10-7 PL), Reese Zemitis scored a team-best 13 points with five rebounds and three triples.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Bucknell led 4-3 early. The Crusaders erupted for a 9-0 run over the next 2:02 of the game, getting an and one from Berger and a lefty layup underneath for the 12-4 Crusader lead. Bucknell countered with 12 straight to regain the edge, 16-12. Cahalan hit a second chance three ball to drop the deficit to one near the end of the first.
- In the second, a sophomore Kendall Eddy second chance jumper opened up a four point, 32-28 Crusader lead with 4:46 before the half. The Bison outscored the Crusaders eight to two to end the half, hitting a three as the horn sounded for the 36-34 lead.
- Berger blew by her defender for an easy two and Flanagan picked off a pass to find junior Simone Foreman for a hoop and harm which pushed the lead to 48-44. Junior Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly stopped and popped a mid-range jumper as the Crusaders led 54-49 through three.
- Flanagan connected with Donnelly on nifty pass to move the Crusaders ahead 58-49. Five straight Bucknell points put them down, 58-54 with 4:45 left. The Bison came within four with 2:04 left. Berger made a clutch play drawing a charge with four fouls and the team drilled five of six of their free throws to ice the game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Bucknell shot 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) from three in the first half, but was 2-for-8 (25 percent) in the second half.
- There was only one free throw attempt in the first half.
- Flanagan needs one more assist for 400 in her collegiate career.
- The eight blocked shots were a season-best for the Crusaders.
- The Crusaders have held the Patriot League leader in points per game, Bucknell's Ashley Sofilkanich (19.5) to 9.5 points per game on 7-of-19 (36.8 percent) shooting with 4.5 turnovers per game in both meetings this season.
POSTGAME THOUGHTS:
UP NEXT:
- Holy Cross wraps up the regular-season on Wednesday, March 5 with a home contest against Army West Point (21-5, 13-3 PL).
- Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. and tickets are on sale through the Holy Cross Ticket Office.
- The Crusaders can clinch a 2025 Patriot League tournament quarterfinal round home game with a win.
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