UT Martin Skyhawks at Holy Cross Crusaders
· NCAA Women's Championship - Regional 2 in Albany - First Four
McCormack sets career highs with 23 points, 7 3s as Holy Cross women rout UT Martin in First Four
Holy Cross (21-12) has won five straight games and seven of its last nine, including the Patriot League Tournament championship for the second straight season. The Crusaders, in their 14th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, will move on and face top-seeded Iowa on Saturday on ABC.
UT Martin (16-17) was coming off a loss in the Ohio Valley Conference championship game, but received an automatic bid due to Southern Indiana's ineligibility. The Screaming Eagles are in the second year of the four-year reclassification to Division I and are ineligible to play in the tournament.
Holy Cross made 10 3-pointers in the first half — to tie its season high for an entire game. The Crusaders finished 12 of 32 from distance.
McCormack and Power-Cassidy combined to score 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting, in the first half, while UT Martin scored just 24 on 9-of-31 shooting. UT Martin shot just 28% in the first half, including 1 of 11 from 3-point range, and trailed 45-24.
UT Martin missed its first seven shots of the third quarter, and the lead for Holy Cross reached 30 points entering the fourth.
McCormack finished 7 of 10 from 3-point range and Power-Cassidy, who was voted the Patriot League championship MVP for a second straight year, made 3 of 10.
Anaya Brown led UT Martin with 15 points and Kenley McCarn, averaging a team-high 16.7 points, was held to 12 points.
The other NCAA Tournament victory for Holy Cross came on March 13, 1991, when the Crusaders defeated Maryland 81-74. It was the first women's tournament win in Patriot League history.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 45 - 72 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Mah Minthe made Jumper. | 45 - 72 |
| 4th 0:25 |  |
Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly made Layup. | 43 - 72 |
| 4th 0:31 | |
Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly Steal. | 43 - 70 |
| 4th 0:31 | |
Kendal George Turnover. | 43 - 70 |
Statistics
 UTM |
HC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-61 | FG | 28-61 |
| 26.2 | Field Goal % | 45.9 |
| 1-19 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 5.3 | Three Point % | 37.5 |
| 12-16 | FT | 4-6 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 1,092 | Capacity:
2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana | 17-1 | - | 25-7 |
| UT Martin | 11-7 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Eastern Illinois | 11-7 | 6 | 15-18 |
| Little Rock | 11-7 | 6 | 12-18 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-8 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Morehead State | 10-8 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Western Illinois | 9-9 | 8 | 18-12 |
| Tennessee State | 7-11 | 10 | 11-19 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 6-12 | 11 | 9-20 |
| Lindenwood | 5-13 | 12 | 7-21 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 2-16 | 15 | 5-26 |
2023-24 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 11-7 | - | 21-13 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Colgate | 10-8 | 1 | 20-14 |
| Loyola Maryland | 10-8 | 1 | 16-15 |
| Lehigh | 9-9 | 2 | 17-13 |
| Navy | 9-9 | 2 | 14-17 |
| Bucknell | 9-9 | 2 | 13-18 |
| Army | 9-9 | 2 | 12-17 |
| American University | 8-10 | 3 | 10-20 |
| Lafayette | 5-13 | 6 | 10-20 |