Holy Cross Crusaders play the Navy Midshipmen, aim for 5th straight victory

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Holy Cross Crusaders (7-5, 1-0 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (7-5, 1-0 Patriot)

Annapolis, Maryland; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Holy Cross will look to keep its four-game win streak alive when the Crusaders take on Navy.

The Midshipmen have gone 5-2 in home games. Navy scores 69.8 points while outscoring opponents by 4.1 points per game.

The Crusaders are 1-0 in conference matchups. Holy Cross allows 61.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.1 points per game.

Navy averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots than the 5.8 per game Holy Cross gives up. Holy Cross has shot at a 39.2% clip from the field this season, the same as opponents of Navy have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zanai Barnett-Gay is averaging 17.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.4 steals for the Midshipmen. Zoe Mesuch is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games.

Meg Cahalan is averaging 15.3 points for the Crusaders. Kaitlyn Flanagan is averaging 9.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 5-5, averaging 69.6 points, 33.1 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points per game.

Crusaders: 6-4, averaging 58.6 points, 33.4 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.