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Thursday, March 8, 2001
Crusaders make fourth consecutive trip to NCAAs
Associated Press
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WORCESTER, Mass. -- Monika Rothemich scored 21 points as
Holy Cross beat Lehigh 94-68 Thursday night in the championship
game of the Patriot League tournament.
Holy Cross (21-8) earned a bid to the NCAA tournament for the
fourth consecutive year.
Cat Nicholson led Lehigh (16-14) with 17 points.
Amanda Abraham scored 16 and Jeanette Paukert and Elisa
Zawadzkas each had 14 for Holy Cross, which shot 58 percent from
the field.
Holy Cross took control with a 15-2 run in the first 5:15.
Lehigh pulled to 27-18 with eight minutes left in the first half,
but Rothemich had 10 points and Katie O'Keefe added four as the
Crusaders went on a 15-4 run and built a 48-28 halftime lead.
Rothemich shot 5-for-6 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line
in the half.
Lehigh closed to 20 points only twice in the second half.
Nicholson hit a 3-pointer to make it 55-38 with 15:07 left, but
Abraham countered with a pair of field goals to break the game
open.
Carli Tolliver's 3-pointer made it 71-52 with 8:45 remaining,
but Holy Cross went on a 12-6 run and held an 83-58 lead with 5:15 left. Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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ALSO SEE
Patriot League tournament schedule
Dance fever: Teams headed to the 2001 NCAA Tournament
Championship Week schedule
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