ASTON, Pa. - The fifth-seeded Holy Family University Flag Football Team upset fourth-seeded Neumann, 33-7, in the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Tournament First Round on Tuesday night to earn the first postseason victory in program history.
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HFU travels to top-seeded Eastern, the host of both the semifinals and championship game, on Saturday. The Tigers take on the host in the first semifinal at 10 a.m., with the winner advancing to the 2 p.m. championship game against either Marymount or Immaculata.Â
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Highlights
Holy Family scored the first 27 points, highlighted by a 14-0 second quarter that made it 21-0 at the half.Â
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Aalyce Davis (Philadelphia, Pa./Bethel Baptist Academy) played a part in four of the five touchdowns, throwing for two and rushing for two more as she totaled a combined 170 offensive yards.Â
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Kierann Cusick (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) scored twice, once on the ground and once through the air, with
Delaney Minnich (Philadelphia, Pa./Abraham Lincoln) catching the other one.Â
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Defensively,
Kylie Cooley (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Huberts Catholic) and
Alexis Tina McLeod (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) both intercepted two passes, while Davis added another.Â
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Cooley led the Tigers with four tackles, while McLeod, Cusick, Morgan Simms and
Alannis Clavel-Lopez (Philadelphia, Pa./Abraham Lincoln) each had three.Â