Army Drops Road Contest to Holy Cross

Saturday, February 6

Worcester, MA

2:30 PM

Army West Point

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Holy Cross

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Army West Point

Photo Credit: Mark Seliger

Army Drops Road Contest to Holy Cross

February 06, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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WORCESTER, Mass. – The Army women's basketball team had its three-game win-streak snapped by Holy Cross Saturday afternoon, falling 61-49 at the Hart Center.

Alisa Fallon notched her second consecutive double-double, closing out the contest with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Also scoring in double figures for the Black Knights was Kate Murray, who finished with 11 points.

The Crusaders had a trio of double-digit scorers led by freshman Bronagh Power-Cassidy's 15 points. Oluchi Ezemma contributed 14 points and Avery LaBarbera added 10.

"They've had some really terrific consistency out of their two freshmen and LaBarbera is clearly one of the best guards in the league. She really controlled the tempo of the game," Army head coach Dave Magarity said.

Holy Cross managed to build its lead to double digits by the early portion of the second quarter. By halftime, the Crusaders lead was up to 17 points, as they entered the break with the 40-23 advantage. Holy Cross shot 51.7 percent from the field in the opening half and were 8-9 from the line.

Army shot at 40 percent clip in the first half, but Holy Cross managed to score 14 points off nine turnovers.

The Black Knights scored the final six points of the third quarter to cut Holy Cross's lead to 51-36 entering the fourth. Sarah Bohn connected on a layup in the first possession of the final quarter to make it an 8-0 run for the Cadets, but the Crusaders used an 8-0 run of their own to build their lead back to 21 points and put the game out of reach.

Army shot 21-55 from the field, but struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on one of its 17 attempts from 3-point range.

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday's matchup was the 71st all-time meeting between the two schools. Holy Cross leads the all-time series 40-31.
This was Fallon's 12th double-digit scoring effort of the season and the 33rd of her career.
The Des Plaines, Ill., native also registered her fourth double-double of the season and the sixth of her career.
Murray was 5-11 from the floor on her way to her sixth game scoring in double figures.

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Army will look to avenge its loss in its final regular season game at Christl Arena of the season on Sunday. The Black Knights will recognize their senior class of Jessica Rawls and Liz Layne before the start of the game. This will also be the final regular season home game of Magarity's career, as he announced his intentions to retire following the conclusion of the season in late January.