Barnett-Gay led Navy against Holy Cross with a 20-point game

Associated Press

Holy Cross Crusaders (9-4, 2-0 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (10-3, 2-0 Patriot)

Annapolis, Md.; Wednesday, 7pm EST

BOTTOM LINE: Navy enters Holy Cross after Zanai Barnett-Gay scored 20 points in Navy’s 71-49 win over the Lafayette Leopards.

The Midshipmen are 4-3 in home games.

The Crusaders are 2-0 in Patriots play. Holy Cross ranks eighth in the Patriot scoring 23.1 points per game in the paint, led by Meg Cahalan with a 4.0 average.

Navy is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points less than the 39.2% Holy Cross is allowing its opponents. Holy Cross averages 62.3 points per game, 3.8 more than Navy’s 58.5 points.

The Midshipmen and Crusaders meet in conference play for the first time this season on Wednesday.

TOP PERFORMERS: Barnett-Gay is averaging 19.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals for the Midshipmen.

Cahalan is averaging 1.5 3-pointers per game for the Crusaders, scoring 10.7 points while shooting 32.3% from distance.

LAST 10 GAMES: Midshipmen: 7-3, averaging 68.6 points, 40.0 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.0 points per game.

Crusaders: 7-3, averaging 60.7 points, 30.7 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.8 points.

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