WORCESTER, Mass. – Three different players scored in double figures and the Holy Cross women's basketball team limited American to 29.3% shooting from the floor in a 65-48 victory over the Eagles on Saturday afternoon at the Hart Center Arena.

The Crusaders improve to 9-6 (3-1 PL) with the victory, while American falls to 4-11 (2-2 PL).

Holy Cross led for the final 33 minutes of the contest and cruised to the victory in the second half.

Senior Simone Foreman paced the Crusaders with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting and the duo of junior Janie Bachmann and senior Meg Cahalan added 12 points apiece.

Madisyn Moore-Nicholson and Charlotte Tuhy had 11 points apiece to lead American in the setback.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• American led 9-8 in the early stages of the contest when Bachmann hit a layup to spark an 8-1 run over the final 3:09 of the quarter as Holy Cross led 16-10 after one.
• The Eagles fought back within one at 18-17 before a Cahalan layup followed by consecutive buckets from Foreman quickly stretched the lead back to 24-17. Junior Kendall Eddy connected on a jumper in the final minute that gave the Crusaders a 31-22 lead at the half.
• A Cahalan layup at the 7:15 mark of the third quarter ignited a 13-2 run over a five-plus minute stretch of the third quarter and the senior captain capped off the run with another layup to make it a 46-28 game for the time being.
• Holy Cross took a 50-32 lead into the fourth quarter and would lead by as many as 24 points in the period behind six points from freshman Asia Wilson. A Wilson jumper with 1:41 to play extended the lead to 65-41 as the Crusaders notched their third Patriot League victory of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Foreman's 16 points marked her second-highest total of the season and she has now scored in double figures in four of her last five games.
• Bachmann filled the stat sheet with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals. The assists and block totals both marked a new career-high for the junior forward.
• The three blocks are the most by a Holy Cross player in a single game this season and the most since Lindsay Berger swatted three in a win at Bucknell on Mar. 1, 2025.
• Senior Kaitlyn Flanagan added nine points for the Crusaders in the victory.
• Holy Cross has now held seven consecutive opponents to 60 points or less dating back to Dec. 7.
• The Crusaders held a 45-41 edge on the glass behind seven boards apiece from the quartet of Cahalan, Eddy, Foreman and senior Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly.
• Eddy's seven rebounds matched her career-high that had been set in a win over Vermont on Dec. 16, 2025.
• Head coach Candice Green's team shot 39.4% (28-of-71) from the field and dished out 16 assists on 28 made field goals.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross will hit the road to battle Army West Point on Wed., Jan. 14 at 5 p.m.

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