INDIANAPOLIS – Host St. Mary of the Woods outscored Holy Cross 39-24 in the second half to pull away to a 64-51 victory in women’s college basketball Wednesday night.

Holy Cross (3-15) led 27-25 at halftime, but could not keep pace in the final 20 minutes as St. Mary improved to 4-6 on the season.

Former Niles standout Baysia Cox led Holy Cross with 15 points and eight rebounds. She also had two blocks.

HOLY CROSS 51
Jalisa Edwards 2; Jessica Chadwick 11; Tanesha Varnardo 6; Jacques Donaldson 12; Baysia Cox 15; Lindsay Swaim 5; Colleen Derksen 0. TOTALS: 23 7-10 51
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS 65
Rebecca Tracy 12; Brittney Shaner 17; Chelsey Brown 6; Brooke Brown 11; Lauren Miller 3; Whitney Allen 7; Lexee Hayes 2; Abby McKee 7; Jade Messerschmitt 2. TOTALS: 32 7-13 64

Halftime score: Holy Cross 27, St. Mary 25. 3-point baskets: Holy Cross 2 (Chadwick 1, Swaim 1), St. Mary 7 (Tracy 4, Shaner 1, B. Brown 1, Miller 1). Total fouls: Holy Cross 17, St. Mary 12. Fouled out: None.
Technical fouls: None