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Hannah Griffin vs Harvard
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63
Winner Harvard HU 2-1,0-0 Ivy League
42
Holy Cross HolyCr 2-1,0-0 Patriot
Winner
Harvard HU
2-1,0-0 Ivy League
63
Final
42
Holy Cross HolyCr
2-1,0-0 Patriot
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Harvard HU 15 16 15 17 63
Holy Cross HolyCr 7 12 13 10 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's basketball falls to Harvard on Monday night

WORCESTER, Mass.- The Holy Cross women's basketball team dropped its first game of the 2026-27 season, falling to Harvard on Monday, Nov. 9 at Hart Center Arena. With the loss Holy Cross falls to 2-1 while Harvard improves to 2-1.

Senior guards Kendall Eddy and Janie Bachmann combined for 29 points in the loss. Eddy finished with 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from deep. She also picked up two assists, two steals and a rebound in 33 minutes of action. 

Bachmann ended the night with 14 points on 5-of-14 from the floor, 2-of-3 from three and 2-of-4 from the line. She also grabbed eight rebounds, made a career-high four blocks as well as registering a steal and an assist.

Harvard had four double-figure scorers in the game. The Crimson were led by Lydia Chatira who finished the night with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting, six rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.

Olivia Jones finished with a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) and also had two steals, a block and an assist. Abigail Wright (14) and Karlee White (11) also finished in double digits.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • After exchanging threes to open the night, Harvard took an 8-3 lead by result of an Olivia Jones layup and three free-throws from Lydia Chatira.
  • Sophomore guard Brianna McDermott swished a corner three at the 5:35 mark of the first quarter, trimming the deficit to 8-7.
  • A Jones jumper at 4:59 gave Harvard a 10-7 going into the first media timeout.
  • A 7-0 run gave the Crimson a 15-7 lead to end the opening quarter.
  • Harvard's offense remained potent to start the second as Chatira and Jones helped increase the lead to 13 with 5:45 remaining in the first half.
  • Bachmann and Eddy scored on back-to-back times down the floor, cutting the deficit to six with 4:48 remaining in the second.
  • The Crimson ended the first half on an 8-2 run, carrying a 31-19 lead into the locker room.
  • Bachmann canned a corner three at the 5:23 mark of the third quarter, cutting Harvard's lead to 35-24.
  • Jones drove to the basket and got another bucket to fall, extending the Crimson's lead to 37-24 with 5:01 left in the third.
  • Eddy scored five-straight points for the Crusaders, bringing the score to 41-29 Harvard with 3:02 left in the third.
  • The Crusaders capitalized off a Crimson turnover and found McDermott for an open corner three with 2:02 left in the third, bringing it to within 10.
  • Harvard opened the fourth on an 8-3 run, increasing its lead to 54-35 and forcing a Holy Cross timeout with 6:57 remaining.
  • The Crimson outscored the Crusaders 17-10, holding on for a 63-42 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Holy Cross finished 16-of-53 (30.2 percent) from the field, 7-of-19 (36.8 percent) from three and 3-of-6 (50.0 percent) from the line.
  • Harvard outrebounded Holy Cross 50-32.
  • The Crimson got to the line 23 times compared to the Crusaders six and converted on 13-of-23 attempts.
  • Holy Cross was the more effective team from beyond the arc, hitting 36.8 percent of its shots compared to Harvard who only made 10.5 percent (2-of-19).
  • Bachmann finished in double figures for the second time this season and the seventh time in her career. 
  • Bachman recorded a new career-high for blocks (4), surpassing her previous total of three.
  • Eddy logged double figures for the second time this season, the 23rd time as a Crusader and the 25th time in her career.
  • McDermott tied her career high for points, finishing with seven on the night.
UP NEXT:
  • The Crusaders will travel to Providence on Thursday, Nov. 12, taking on Brown at 4:30 p.m. Fans can follow along by streaming the game on ESPN+
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