THE BASICS

• Score:  Bucknell 77, Holy Cross 48
• Records: Holy Cross (2-13, 0-4 Patriot League); Bucknell (12-3, 4-0 Patriot League)
• Location: Lewisburg, Pa. (Sojka Pavilion)
• Date: January 8, 2017
• The Lead: Holy Cross suffered a loss to Bucknell by a score of 77-48 on Sunday afternoon at the Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Freshman forward Lauren Manis led the Crusaders with 14 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the field.
• Senior forward Madelyn Ganser led Holy Cross with eight rebounds.
• Claire DeBoer led Bucknell with 19 points and tallied eight rebounds.
• Kaitlyn Slagus also scored in double figures for the Bison, tallying 13 points with eight rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crusaders started out strong, jumping out to a 6-2 lead early on in the first quarter.
• Bucknell then went on a 13-5 scoring run to pull ahead 15-11 at the end of the first.
• Holy Cross responded with a scoring surge in the second, regaining the lead with a jumper from junior guard Tricia Byrne with 4:52 remaining in the half to go up 21-19.
• The Bison then put together a 13-2 run to end the first half, taking a 32-23 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• Bucknell extended its lead through the third quarter, outscoring the Crusaders 23-9 to lead 55-32 heading into the fourth.
• Holy Cross was able to cut the deficit early on in the final quarter, but were outscored 22-16 to secure the final score.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Manis has now scored in double digits 12 times this season, and has led the Crusaders in scoring five times.
• Junior guard Infiniti Thomas-Waheed tied her season-high in steals with four, and has now led Holy Cross in steals 28 times in her career.

UP NEXT

• Holy Cross will return to action this Wednesday, Jan. 11, as the Crusaders travel to Easton, Pa. to take on Patriot League foe Lafayette at 7:00 p.m.

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