US EditionHoly Cross Wins Patriot League Championship to Advance to NCAA Tournament
Holy Cross leads the Patriot League with a 16-4 record while Lehigh holds 13-6; both teams meet for the title after strong regular seasons.
- On Sunday at 12 p.m. EDT in Worcester, Holy Cross Crusaders host Lehigh Mountain Hawks for the Patriot League Championship.
- This is the third meeting of the season, after Lehigh won the previous matchup 73-61 on February 7, setting up a rematch between conference finalists.
- Belle Bramer led Lehigh with 21 points while Meg Cahalan led Holy Cross with 18 in their recent meeting, with Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly shooting 36.2% from deep for the Crusaders.
- Holy Cross averages 60.8 points per game, 4.3 fewer than the 65.1 points Lehigh allows, creating a scoring-versus-defense matchup that could determine the title.
- The Associated Press created this preview using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar, positioning the Worcester game as the conference title decider.
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Holy Cross tops Lehigh for NCAA tourney berth
Kaitlyn Flanagan, Meg Cahalan and Simone Foreman all scored 16 points to lead second-seeded Holy Cross to a 77-70 victory over No. 4-seed Lehigh on Sunday to win the Patriot League Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
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Holy Cross Crusaders and Lehigh Mountain Hawks meet in Patriot Championship
The Holy Cross Crusaders and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks play for the Patriot Championship. Sunday's game is the third meeting of the season between the two teams.
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