WORCESTER, Mass. - Guards Abby Antognoli, Makayla Andrews and forward Emma Shields posted double-digit point totals, leading Lafayette's offense in the team's 77-69 loss at Holy Cross.

Bronagh Power-Cassidy was the leading scorer for Holy Cross, dropping in 30 points on 11-17 shooting including seven three-pointers.

Lafayette now travels to No. 7 Navy on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tip-off in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament.

The Leopards jumped out to their largest lead of the game, after Antognoli and Shields hit back-to-back buckets.The Crusaders responded with a 13-2 run, giving them a six-point advantage (13-7) with 4:46 to go at the media timeout. A jumper from sophomore guard Kay Donahue at the 3:22 mark brought the Leopards within four points (15-11.) After 10 minutes at the Hart Center, Lafayette trailed 19-13.

Holy Cross opened the second quarter with a 9-0 spurt, thanks to three triples by Power-Cassidy. The Maroon and White fought back with an 8-2 run of their own, powered by junior forward Halee Smith, freshman forward Tasha Chudy and Andrews. The Crusaders obtained their largest lead of the game (17 points) thanks to Callie Wright going 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. At the intermission, Holy Cross led 38-25.

Lafayette outscored Holy Cross 25-18 in the third quarter. Antognoli had just five points before the second half commenced, but the Bay Head, N.J. native exploded for 14 points in the third period. A 15-6 run in the first six minutes of the second half left the Leopards trailing by four points (48-44) with 4:03 to go. The Crusaders led 57-50 with 10 minutes left in Worcester.

The opening three minutes of the fourth quarter were neck-and-neck. However, Andrews cut the Leopards' deficit to three points, after converting her layup at the 6:20 mark. Lafayette continued to push the tempo, but clutch shooting by Power-Cassidy kept the Leopards at bay. With its win, Holy Cross claimed the Patriot League regular-season title.