Lehigh Set to Face Holy Cross in Patriot League Championship Sunday

Sunday, March 15

Worcester, Mass.

12:00 PM

Lehigh University

Holy Cross

Lehigh Set to Face Holy Cross in Patriot League Championship Sunday

3/14/2026 11:46:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The No. 4-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks will take on the No. 2-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders on Sunday at noon at Hart Center Arena on CBS Sports Network.

Lehigh will compete in the Patriot League Championship game for the second straight season. In 2025, the Mountain Hawks defeated Army 74-62 in the Patriot League Championship at Stabler Arena.

Lehigh enters Sunday's matchup after defeating Loyola 68-54 in the quarterfinals at Stabler Arena. The Mountain Hawks then defeated Navy in overtime on the road at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday night.

In the semifinal victory, the No. 4-seeded Mountain Hawks knocked off the No. 1-seeded Midshipmen 81-76 in overtime in the Patriot League semifinals.

Lehigh was led by Leia Edwards and Belle Bramer. Edwards paced the team with a career-high 25 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, including an impressive 5-of-7 from 3-point range, while also grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds. Bramer added a career-high 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Gracyn Lovette tied her career high with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and matched a career best by knocking down 4-of-8 attempts from beyond the arc.

As a team, Lehigh connected on 13-of-34 shots from 3-point range, one shy of the season high of 14 made 3-pointers, a mark the Mountain Hawks reached twice earlier this season.

Holy Cross defeated Colgate in the quarterfinals 72-36 and then defeated Army 61-55 in the semifinals.

Lehigh and Holy Cross have played twice this season, with the Mountain Hawks defeating the Crusaders both times.

In the first meeting on Jan. 7, Lehigh earned a 60-57 victory. Senior Lily Fandre reached the 1,000-point milestone in the first quarter, becoming the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 career points at Lehigh. She led the Mountain Hawks with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field.

In the teams' second meeting on Feb. 7, Lehigh defeated Holy Cross 73-61 at Stabler Arena while celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Bramer scored a then career-high 21 points, making 7-of- 11 shots from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range to help the Mountain Hawks shoot 44% from the field. Whitney Lind added 17 points, while Lovette scored 13 points with three 3-pointers in the first half. Fandre also contributed 12 points, giving Lehigh four players in double figures.

The teams also met last season in the Patriot League semifinals, when Lehigh won 65-44. Lehigh and Holy Cross previously met in the 2001 Patriot League championship game, with Holy Cross earning an 86-64 victory.