WORCESTER, Mass. - Lisa Andrews scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds to lead the Holy Cross women's basketball team past Navy, 72-62, in the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament yesterday.
The Crusaders (19-10) will face No. 6 seed Colgate (12-17) in the championship game on Wednesday.
Holy Cross led 33-23 at the half.
The Mids (11-18) cut the deficit to 59-53 with 4:18 left, but did not get any closer. Holy Cross outscored Navy 13-9 in the final minutes.
Navy was led by Nikki Curtis' 17 points. Carly Meyer finished with 13 and Ashley Pelzek had 11. Abi Campbell tied for a game high with 13 rebounds for the Mids.
Navy shot 37.5 percent from the floor and 36.8 percent (seven of 19) from three-point range.
NAVY - Campbell 3-12 0-0 9, Curtis 6-14 5-10 17, Hobbs 2-4 4-6 8, Skrel 1-4 2-2 4, Pelzek 4-8 0-0 11, Ford 0-1 0-0 0, Currier 0-0 0-0 0, Meyer 5-11 2-2 13, Maeser 0-1 0-0 0, Burnett 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 13-20 62. HOLY CROSS - Keil 3-11 0-0 7, Fontana 3-9 1-2 7, Andrews 6-12 2-5 14, Aloisi 2-3 0-0 6, Placek 3-8 4-4 11, Agostinacchio 0-0 0-0 0, McLaughlin 0-1 0-0 0, Bush 2-9 5-6 10, Conte 2-3 3-4 9, Brennan-McBride 0-0 0-0 0, Foley 2-3 4-4 8. Totals 23-59 19-25 72. Half-Holy Cross, 33-23. Three-point goals-Navy 7-19 (Campbell 3-9, Pelzek 3-7, Meyer 1-3); Holy Cross 7-19 (Aloisi 2-3, Conte 2-3, Keil 1-3, Placek 1-3, Bush 1-4, McLaughlin 0-1, Fontana 0-2). Rebounds-Navy 43 (Campbell 13); Holy Cross 36 (Andrews 13). Assists-Navy 17 (Skrel 11); Holy Cross 22 (Fontana 5). Total fouls-Navy 23, Holy Cross 12. Fouled out-Hobbs. A-574.
