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Article: Finally, American Topples Holy Cross

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American Women 76,

Holy Cross 71

Holy Cross set the standard in Patriot League women's basketball ever since the conference was formed in 1990, winning 11 regular season championships in 17 seasons. The Crusaders' dominance over American has been equally impressive. Entering this season, Holy Cross had lost to the Eagles just twice in 15 meetings. The Crusaders also were the team that beat American in the conference tournament final a year ago, denying the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament.

The lopsided history between the teams was irrelevant yesterday at Bender Arena. With the teams entangled in a three-way tie atop the league standings with Lehigh, American showed remarkable ...

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