Feb. 18, 2015 
12-16, 8-7 PL
| | | 1 | 2 | F | | Lafayette | 26 | 27 | 53 | | Holy Cross | 36 | 23 | 59 |
Box Score | 
12-14, 5-10 PL
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| | | Stat Comparison | LC | HC | | Points | 53 | 59 | | FG Made-Attempted | 21-48 | 25-56 | | FG Percentage | 43.8 | 44.6 | | 3P Made/Attempted | 4-17 | 5-14 | | 3P Percentage | 23.5 | 35.7 | | FT Made-Attempted | 7-9 | 4-9 | | FT Percentage | 77.8 | 44.4 | | Rebounds | 30 | 32 | | Turnovers | 17 | 16 |
| Individual Leaders | | Scoring | Totals | LC - Homan
| 21 | HC - Scott
| 15 | | Rebounds | | | LC - Homan | 8 | | HC - Parker | 10 | | Assists | | | LC - O'Hare | 5 | | HC - Doherty | 6 | | Steals | | | LC - Macklin | 2 | | HC - Byrne | 3 | | Blocks | | | LC - Homan | 4 | | HC - Parker, Hourigan | 1 |
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WORCESTER, Mass. - Lafayette was unable to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit, as Holy Cross held on to beat the Leopards 59-53. Emily Homan finished with a game-high 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting for Lafayette.
The Leopards moved to 12-14 overall and 5-10 in Patriot League play, while Holy Cross improved to 12-16 this season, including an 8-7 mark in conference action.
Maddie Peabody joined Homan in double figures with 11 points. The Crusaders were led by Emily Parker's double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Raquel Scott's 15 points.
Scott scored the first nine points for Holy Cross to help the Crusaders open a 17-9 advantage with 11 minutes to play in the first half. Five straight points from the charity stripe for the Leopards cut the deficit to three at the 10-minute mark.
A 9-0 run from Holy Cross pushed the deficit to 26-16 with six minutes remaining in the half. The Crusaders extended their advantage to 15 late in the half. Jamie O'Hare knocked down a three, followed by a floater from Peabody to trim the deficit to 10 and Holy Cross took a 36-26 lead into the break.
The Leopards opened the second half with five straight points, a layup from Homan followed by a three from O'Hare to cut the spread to five with 18:30 to play, forcing a Holy Cross timeout. Back-to-back jumpers from Homan made it 38-37 with 17 minutes left.
O'Hare dumped the ball in to Homan for an easy basket to give Lafayette its first lead since the opening minutes. After a Holy Cross bucket, Brya Freeland drove and found Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby on the block to tie the game at 41.
Holy Cross rattled off the next five points to take a 46-41 advantage at the 14-minute mark. Peabody finished on the fast break with 10:26 to go, making it 46-45. The Crusaders used a six-point spurt over the next four minutes to make it a 52-45 margin.
Homan slowed the run with a bucket in the paint at the 4:37 mark, but Holy Cross maintained the seven-point spread, 56-49. Two from Peabody at the foul line with three minutes to play sliced the deficit to five, but the Crusaders were able to hold on and take down the Leopards.
Lafayette returns home on Saturday for its final regular season home contest. Prior to the game, the Leopards will honor their four seniors.
Notes:
Homan scored in double figures for the 26th.
