EASTON, Pa. - An injury-hampered Lafayette team dropped a 67-49 decision to Holy Cross on Wednesday night.
 
Junior guard Makayla Andrews led Lafayette with 22 points, one point shy of tying her career-high. Six players suited up tonight for Lafayette including freshman Kay Donahue, who registered career-highs in points (7) and rebounds (5).
 
Holy Cross' leading scorer Bronagh Power-Cassidy led the Crusaders with 22 points. Cara McCormack and Lindsay Berger joined her in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
 
The Leopards hung with the Crusaders the first quarter, heading to the break down 18-16.
 
Holy Cross went on a 9-2 run from 8:10 to 5:04 in the second quarter, taking a 27-18 lead. Power-Cassidy drained 16 points in the first half as Holy Cross led 32-23.

From the start of the third to the 2:13 mark, Andrews netted all eight of Lafayette's points in the quarter, as Holy Cross led 42-31. At 1:08, Halee Smith drained a three as the Leopards closed out the third trailing 44-34.
 
In the fourth, McCormack netted a three, to spur a momentum-grabbing run for the Crusaders, as they led 50-37. The three-pointer led to a 20-12 run for Holy Cross the remainder of the game, in the 67-49 victory.
 
The Leopards will travel to the Patriot League leader, Boston U., on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip-off.