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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Joe Calabro, GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

The Holy Cross Crusaders (10-14, 5-8 PL) defeated (2-19, 2-11 PL) Lafayette 67-53 on Wednesday night at the Hart Center. The loss snaps Holy Cross' two game losing streak. 

See the Five Takeaways Slideshow Below 

Holy Cross led by ten, 30-20, with just two minutes to go before half time before Lafayette used a 7-1 run to cut the Crusaders lead to just four, 31-27, at the break. 

However, in the second half, the Crusaders put the game away. 

Holy Cross went on a 6-2 run to open the half to lead 37-29, early in the half. 

The Crusaders would extend their lead to 12 a few minutes later after Malachi Alexander knocked down back-to-back three-pointers. 

From there, the Crusaders would cruise to the win. 

The Leaders 

Malachi Alexander led Holy Cross with 14 points on 4 of 11 shooting, including 4 of 5 from three-point range. 

Robert Champion and Anthony Thompson each followed up with 12 points. 

Next up 

The Crusaders travel to Pennsylvania to take on Lehigh on Monday, February 15. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. and the game can be seen on CBS Sports Network. 

See the Five Takeaways Slideshow Below 

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Related Slideshow: 5 Takeaways From Holy Cross’ 67-53 Win Over Lafayette

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