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Tighe Graham
4
Winner Holy Cross HOLYCR (7-6-2, 3-2-1)
2
Lehigh LEHIGH (0-11-2, 0-5-1)
Winner
Holy Cross HOLYCR
(7-6-2, 3-2-1)
4
Final
2
Lehigh LEHIGH
(0-11-2, 0-5-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Cross HOLYCR 2 2 4
Lehigh LEHIGH 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Cushing records brace in afternoon victory at Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-  Senior forward Abby Cushing recorded a brace as three different Crusaders found the back of the net to lead Holy Cross to a 4-2 victory over Lehigh on Saturday, Oct. 17.

With the win, the Crusaders improve to 7-6-2 overall and 2-2-1 in Patriot League play while Lehigh falls to 0-11-2 overall and 0-5-1 in league play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Holy Cross came out firing to start the match, Cushing and sophomore midfielder Alessia Cerulo scored back-to-back goals in the seventh and eighth minutes, exactly one minute apart.
  • Lehigh responded quickly with a Tori Okorodudu in the ninth minute to cut the Crusaders lead to 2-1.
  • Lehigh evened the score at 2-2 as Ella Pomaranski found the back of the net with a long-range strike.
  • Senior defender Karenna Beckstein delivered a corner kick in the 50th minute that Caroline Bierfeldt headed into the net, putting Holy Cross back in front 3-2.
  • Senior midfielder Jennelle Murphy sent a well-placed pass from midfield to Cushing, who evaded the Lehigh goalkeeper and scored her second goal of the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 
  • The Crusaders improve to 15-17-2 in the all-time series with the Mountain Hawks.
  • Holy Cross recorded its most wins in a season since 2014.
  • The Crusaders held a 16-7 advantage in shots and an 8-4 lead in shots on goal.
  • Holy Cross led 6-2 on corners while Lehigh led 4-1 on saves.
  • Cushing scored her fourth and fifth goals of the season, bringing her career total to eight.
  • Cushing recorded her first brace of the season and the second of her career (Last, Oct. 29, 2025).
  • Cushing's brace is Holy Cross' third of the season (Previous, Sam Halligan vs Stonehill, Aug. 19 and Karenna Beckstein vs Colgate, Sept. 30)
  • Bierfeldt recorded her second goal of the year and the third of her career. 
  • Cerulo scored her first career goal.
  • Graham made her second assist of the season and the fifth of her career.
  • Beckstein picked up her first assist of the season and the eighth of her career.
IN GOAL:
  • Holy Cross: Antriana Mila (W, 7-5-2), one save
  • Lehigh: Chloe Zipprich (L, 0-11-2), four saves
UP NEXT:
  • Holy Cross returns home to face Boston University on Friday, Oct. 23 at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
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