GOSHEN, Ind. - Women's basketball welcomed the Holy Cross Saints to the Ruth Gunden Gymnasium, where the Maple Leafs lost 67-48.
The match started with both teams trying to find their feet. It took Goshen just over two minutes to get their first basket, as Naomi Acuna scored a two-pointer. The Saints then began to roll, going on a 9-2 run. The Leafs then put together a run to end the quarter, with Sarah Elfrey, Bree Luna, and Paulecia Isom putting up buckets as the first quarter ended 16-10 in favor of the Saints.
Zy'Ann Phinezy opened the Goshen account in the second quarter, scoring a two-pointer, followed by a three-point play as she converted on an and-one. A Lucia Luque Morales bucket would be the final two-pointer of the half for Goshen, who finished off the quarter with back to back three-pointers from Isom.
Goshen came out of the half time break and opened the scoring as Phinezy scored a two-pointer. The Saints defended well, limiting Goshen scoring to just Phinezy, Isom, Ruby Murrell and Emani Washington. The quarter ended 56-32 to the Saints.
Goshen outscored the Saints 16-11 in the final quarter. Isom opened the scoring for the quarter before scores from Luque Morales, Lucia Peñas Orjas, Phinezy and Murrell gave Goshen a spell of momentum. The final Leafs points came from Isabella Wroblewski, who scored from beyond the three-point arc.
Isom's five field goals and three steals were both career highs. Phinezy also had a brace of career highs with four assists and four steals. Elfrey posted four blocks, a career high after having four games with three blocks last year. 30 turnovers on the match was also the most GC has forced from another team since 2019.Â
The Maple Leafs are back in action as Goshen travels to the University of Northwestern Ohio on Saturday, Nov. 7 with tip-off set for 2 p.m.
