Perennial state power Holy Cross entered the Rev. Brian Monnerat Gymnasium at St. Paul Tuesday night riding a 14-1 record, but a few hours later they left with their second loss of the season, as the Falcons exploded with a 24 point fourth quarter for a 76-71 upset.
Audrey Tice led St. Paul with 24 points, and Rebecca Kelly had a big night with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Kelsea Tefoe added 16 points and 7 rebounds, as the Falcons big three answered the challenge against the defending state champions.
Mya Zaccagnini had a huge game for Holy Cross, scoring from everywhere in a 34 point performance.
St. Paul is now 10-4 on the season, and the Falcons return to action on Thursday, hosting Torrington in a 7:00 tip-off.
| ST. PAUL | FG | FTM | Total | Holy Cross | F | FTM | Total | ||||||
| 2’s | 3’s | Points | 2’s | 3’s | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | Haileigh Orzel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Shania Howard | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Maddie Bielecki | Maddie Neibel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Audrey Tice | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | Mya Zaccagnini | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | |||
| 4 | Iliana Chaplinski | Isabella Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | Carli Cerruto | Queen Barry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 11 | Olivia Dahn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Lariyah Booker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Abbey Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Corrine Lomax | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 24 | Aniyah Moore | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Sophie Bogdanski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 30 | Rebecca Kelly | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||
| 33 | Kelsea Tefoe | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||
| 42 | Tal Riemer | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Zola Cudjoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 71 | ||||
| Totals | 21 | 4 | 22 | 76 | Totals | ||||||||
| St.Paul (10-4) | 1Q | 17 | 2Q | 18 | 3Q | 17 | 4Q | 24 | Final | 76 | |||
| Holy Cross (14-2) | 1Q | 22 | 2Q | 18 | 3Q | 14 | 4Q | 15 | Final | 71 | |||