2/2 GBK: Holy Cross, Bellevue winners

A trio of Holy Cross players had double-doubles — led by sophomore Abby Hassert's 18-point, 12-rebound night — as the Indians avenged an earlier loss to Newport Central Catholic with a 56-44 3 win Saturday.

Fellow sophomore Ally Mayhaus scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and senior Desia Beal added 11 points and 10 rebounds to the win. Hassert's 18 points was a career high.

Holy Cross blew open the game out-scoring NCC, 14-3, in the third quarter.

NewCath, which has now dropped three straight, was led by Nicole Kiernan's 15 points. The Thoroughbreds beat Holy Cross, 51-43, back on Jan. 9 in the All A Classic.

NEWCATH 10-13-3-18—40
HOLY CROSS 15-14-16-11—56

NEWCATH (18-7): Davenport 2 0 4, Lankheit 1 3 5, Ware 1 0 2, Zimmerman 1 1 3, Mayes 1 4 6, Lewis 1 0 2, Kiernan 5 4 15, Neace 1 0 3, Lohr 1 2 4. Totals 14 14 44.

HOLY CROSS (18-5): McClendon 1 3 5, Beal 3 5 11, Hassert 8 2 18, C. Mayhaus 4 0 8, A. Mayhaus 4 6 14. Totals 20 16 56.

3-pointers: N—Kiernan, Neace.

BELLEVUE 66, DAYTON 61 — Bellevue broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter, surging late to grab the win.

Senior Jennifer Sexton accounted for a third of the Tigers' scoring with a game-high 22 points. Freshman Kira Ross added 19 and Makayla Bishop 14 as Bellevue hit seven 3-pointers.

Aubry Donelan (14 points) and Nicole Schowalter (13) led Dayton, who had its losing streak extended to five games.

BELLEVUE 10-17-21-18—66
DAYTON 13-17-21-10—61

BELLEVUE (10-12): Sexton 11 0 22, Bishop 3 5 14, C. Schmits 1 6 8, K. Schmits 1 0 3, Ross 7 2 19. Totals 23 13 66.

DAYTON (6-15): N. Schowalter 7 2 13, Deaton 1 0 3, Moses 2 1 6, Boles 3 0 7, H. Schowalter 4 0 8, Watts 1 0 2, Kubala 1 2 4, Donelan 4 5 14. Totals 23 10 61.

3-pointers: B—Bishop 3, Ross 3, K. Schmits. D—N. Schowalter, Deaton, Moses, Boles, Donelan.