Notre Dame, Ind. The Holy Cross women’s basketball team returned from Thanksgiving break and hosted Roosevelt University in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. After a tight back and forth action in the first quarter, the Saints held a 12-10 lead. Holy Cross would extend their lead in the second quarter as they would enter halftime up 30-20. Roosevelt came out strong in the third quarter and outscored the Saints 31-14 to take the 51-44 lead heading into the final quarter. The Saints ended the fourth quarter on a 12-0 run to tie the game up and push it into overtime knotted at 64-64. Jordyn Smith scored back-to-back threes to start the OT and Holy Cross would not look back as they would get he 79-74 OT victory over Roosevelt. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 3-5 overall and 2-4 in CCAC play while RU stands at 3-6 and 2-4.
MATCH DETAILS
Score: Holy Cross defeated RU 79-74
Records: Holy Cross (3-5) | RU (3-6)
Location: McKenna Arena | Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, Ind.
SCORING SUMMARY
Jordyn Smith – 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7/16 FG
Grace Adams – 21 points, 17 rebounds 9/17 FG
Anna Tallent – 10 points
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Grace Adams recorded a double-double with 21 points and 17 rebounds
The Saints shot 37% from the field and 32% from three
RU shot 35% from the field and 7% from three
Holy Cross won the rebound battle 60-40
NEXT TIME OUT
The Saints will return to action on Saturday, December 4 when they host Great Lakes Christian College. Tipoff set for 1:00pm EST in McKenna Arena.
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