No. 2 Women’s basketball faces No. 3 Army in PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Semifinals on Thursday

OPENING TIP:

The No. 2 Holy Cross women's basketball team will host No. 3 Army West Point at Hart Center Arena on Thursday, Mar. 12 for the semifinals of the 2026 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Tournament. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Tickets can be purchased on the Holy Cross Ticket Office website or by calling 1-844-GO-CROSS.

HOLY CROSS NOTES:

The Crusaders enter Thursday having won seven-straight games and 11 of their last 12.
The Crusaders improved to 21-9 overall this season after defeating No. 10 Colgate in the league quarterfinals on Monday.
Senior forward Meg Cahalan led the way with 21 points on 9-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range, scoring 10 points in the first four minutes to spark a 13-4 opening run. She added five rebounds, two steals and an assist.
Senior forward Simone Foreman was a force on both ends of the floor, recording her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 13 rebounds. She shot 4-of-7 from the field, went a perfect 2-of-2 from the free-throw line and added an assist.
Senior guard Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly posted her fourth consecutive double-digit scoring performance with 11 points, shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range. She also recorded five rebounds and four assists across 27 minutes.
Junior guard Kendall Eddy chipped in 10 points on 5-of-12 shooting and contributed four steals, three assists and two rebounds.

SENIOR STANDOUTS:

Holy Cross' senior class of Cahalan, Donnelly, Flanagan and Foreman continue to shine in their final playoff push on The Hill.
The seniors have collectively averaged 39.8 points per game this season.
Over their four year careers, Cahalan (854), Donnelly (558), Flanagan (1,024) and Foreman (893) have combined for 3,329 points.
Since first suiting up on the Hill the group is 85-43 overall and 49-23 in Patriot League play.
On Feb. 7 at Lehigh, Flanagan eclipsed 500 career assists, becoming just the seventh player in school history to achieve the feat.
On Feb. 18 at Lafayette, Flanagan became the 37th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points, doing so with a nine-point outing against the Leopards. She currently ranks 33rd in all-time scoring with 1,020 career points.
Flanagan is only the third player in program history with 1,000+ points and 500+ assists, joining Alex Smith (2010-2014; 1,644 points, 568 assists) and Anna Kinne (1996-00; 1,234 points, 532 assists).
Flanagan's final major milestone of the regular season came on Feb. 28 at Loyola (Md.), where she made her 126th career start to set a new program record. She has played in 128 career games, starting all of them.
Foreman grabbed 13 rebounds on Monday, bringing her career total to 769 and moving her into sixth place all-time in program history, surpassing Phyllis Townsend '84 (762) and Maggie Fontana '05 (768).

SCOUTING ARMY:

No. 3 Army enters Thursday with a 24-6 overall record and a 14-4 mark in Patriot League play during the regular season.
The Black Knights defeated No. 6 Lafayette 65–57, in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament.
Kya Smith excelled for the Black Knights, leading all scorers with 21 points and 21 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season.
Monday marked Smith's second game this season with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. She is only one of three players in the nation to record multiple 20-20 games this season.
The Black Knights have stifled opposing offenses all season, leading the Patriot League in points allowed (54.8), scoring margin (10.2), turnover margin (3.63) and assist to turnover ratio (1.20).
Army is also the conference leader in steals, averaging 8.03 per game.
On the boards, the Black Knights rank second in the league in combined opponent rebounds (30.2).
Army is coached by Katie Kuester who is in her first year at the helm.
With Monday's win, Kuester tied the Army program record for most wins by a first-year head coach with 24.

THE HC-ARMY SERIES:

Thursday marks the 79th all-time meeting between the Crusaders and Black Knights.
Holy Cross leads the all-time series against Army, 43-36, after the teams split this year's two regular-season contests.
Last time out, the Crusaders picked up a 63-48 home victory over the Black Knights thanks to a 26-point fourth quarter.
Donnelly led the scoring effort with 14 points, knocking down four three-pointers to go along with eight rebounds, two blocks, two assists and a steal.
Cahalan added 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting while posting five rebounds, and an assist.
Flanagan finished with 10 points on 4-of-7 from the field while dishing out six assists and bringing in two rebounds.
Eddy made plays on both ends of the hardwood, tallying 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting, three assists, three steals, and two rebounds.
Army's offense was led by Camryn Tade, who finished with 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
Thursday matchup will mark the first time the two teams have met in the playoffs 2014 Patriot League Championship game. The Black Knights won that matchup 68-58.

DOWN THE STRETCH:

The Crusaders are 11-1 since picking up a road win at American on Jan. 24, 70-58. Holy Cross started that stretch with three consecutive wins and bounced back from the one loss to Lehigh (Feb. 7) with a win at Colgate (Feb. 11). They closed the regular season with six-straight wins to earn the No. 2 seed.
Over that stretch, the Crusaders are outscoring opponents 63.0-50.5 and have dominated the fourth quarter and overtime; outscoring the opposition 232-157.
Holy Cross has held its opponents to a 33.7 field-goal percentage, while shooting 42.5% in that stretch.
Cahalan (16.8) and Donnelly (10.6) have emerged as the primary scoring options for the Crusaders.Flanagan has averaged 8.7 points, 4.2 assists, and 3.4 rebounds over that stretch.

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