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DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610 Phone: (508) 793-2583 • Fax: (508) 793-2309 2010-2011 Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Holy Cross (1-10, 0-0 PL) vs. George Washington (5-6, 0-0 A-10) December 31, 2010 • 3:00 p.m. Charles E. Smith Center (4,338) • Washington, D.C. GAME DAY QUICK FACTS: 2010-2011 Schedule & Results Live Video Streaming: www.GWSports.com Holy Cross Radio: www.GoHolyCross.com, internet; Bob Fouracre, play-by-play DATE OPPONENT . .TIME / SCORE George Washington Radio: WFED 1500 AM, Washington, D.C.; WWFD Nov. 13 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON . .L, 84-93 820 AM, Frederick, Md. Nov. 17 at Harvard . .L, 49-72 Unoffi cial Live Statistics: www.GWSports.com Nov. 20 at New Hampshire . .L, 52-55 Series Record: George Washington leads, 3-0 Nov. 22 at Boston College . .L, 54-69 Last Meeting: George Washington 70, Holy Cross 68 (December 28, 2009; Nov. 27 at Massachusetts . .L, 76-83 Worcester, Mass.) Dec. 4 at Wake Forest . .L, 64-75 PROBABLE HOLY CROSS STARTERS: Dec. 7 STONY BROOK . .L, 53-54 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Dec. 12 FAIRFIELD . .L, 60-71 F 5 Mike Cavataio 6-4 190 Jr. 7.3 5.5 Dec. 19 at Marist . W, 75-57 F 35 Eric Obeysekere 6-8 209 So. 3.8 5.2 Dec. 22 at Hofstra . .L, 56-71 C 34 Andrew Keister 6-9 235 Sr. 11.0 7.8 Dec. 28 ST. JOSEPH’S . .L, 54-65 G 2 Devin Brown 6-1 190 Jr. 13.1 1.1 Dec. 31 at George Washington . 3:00 p.m. G 22 Andrew Beinert 6-4 185 Sr. 6.8 2.5 Jan. 2 at Sacred Heart . 2:00 p.m. Jan. 5 YALE . .7:00 p.m. THE SERIES WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON: This will be just the Jan. 8 LAFAYETTE * . .3:30 p.m. fourth meeting between the Crusaders and the Colonials on the hardwood, Jan. 12 at Army * . .7:00 p.m. with George Washington leading the all-time series 3-0. The fi rst two Jan. 16 at Bucknell * . 2:00 p.m. games between the schools were played in Washington, D.C., with the Jan. 19 at Navy * . 7:00 p.m. Colonials winning 76-68 on Jan. 20, 1983, and 86-56 on Nov. 22, 1996. Jan. 22 AMERICAN * . .2:00 p.m. Last season, George Washington posted a 70-68 victory at the Hart Center Jan. 27 COLGATE * . .7:00 p.m. on Dec. 28, 2009. Jan. 29 at Lehigh * . 1:00 p.m. SERIES QUICK FACTS Feb. 5 at Lafayette * . .1:00 p.m. Overall . George Washington leads, 3-0 Feb. 9 ARMY * . .7:00 p.m. In Washington . George Washington leads, 2-0 Feb. 12 BUCKNELL * . .3:30 p.m. At the Smith Center . George Washington leads, 2-0 Feb. 16 NAVY * . .7:00 p.m. Milan Brown vs. George Washington . .0-2 Feb. 20 at American * . 2:00 p.m. Karl Hobbs vs. Holy Cross . 1-0 Feb. 23 at Colgate * . 7:00 p.m. Current Win Streak . George Washington, three games Feb. 26 LEHIGH * . .4:00 p.m. In Overtime . n / a Mar. 2 Patriot League Quarterfi nals Mar. 6 Patriot League Semifi nals HOLY CROSS TRAVELS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY: Mar. 11 Patriot League Championship Game After falling St. Joseph’s 65-54 on Tuesday night, the Crusaders hit the road once again for a 3:00 p.m. contest at George Washington on Friday, Dec. Home games listed in BOLD CAPS 31. Holy Cross will then stay on the road for a game at Sacred Heart on * Patriot League games Sunday, Jan. 2, at 2:00 p.m. The Crusaders return home again on Wednes- All times listed are Eastern Standard Time day, Jan. 5, when they play their fi nal non-conference game of the season against Yale at 7:00 p.m. WWW.GOHOLYCROSS.COM CAVATAIO SHINES ON THE WING: Junior guard Mike Cavataio Media Services & Policies (Forest Hills, N.Y.) is once again among Holy Cross’ top players during the 2010-2011 campaign. In 11 games played, he has averaged 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest. During the St. Joseph’s game, Cavataio led the team with INTERVIEWS 12 points and eight rebounds, while hitting six of 11 shots from the fi eld. Previ- Personal interviews with head coach Milan Brown, his staff and ously at Massachusetts, he fi lled up the stat line with 13 points, six rebounds, players can be arranged through Charles Bare at (508) 793-2583 three assists, two blocks and two steals. Earlier in the season, Cavataio had 16 or [email protected]. Arrangements for all interviews should points and seven rebounds against the College of Charleston, while recording 11 be made at least 24 hours in advance. Home phone numbers will points, seven rebounds and two steals at New Hampshire. In 31 games played not be given out, and on game day, only postgame interviews will last season, he averaged 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. be granted. Cavataio also shot 47.1 percent (131 of 278) from the fi eld and 82.1 percent (78 of 95) on the free throw line in 2009-2010. He fi nished last year ranked fourth POSTGAME PROCEDURES in the Patriot League in free throw percentage, eighth in fi eld goal percentage, The Holy Cross basketball locker room is closed to the media. Mem- ninth in rebounding and 14th in scoring. A few of Cavataio’s top performances bers of the media should submit player interview requests to Charles in 2009-2010 came at Brown (21 points and six rebounds), at Bucknell in the Bare of Holy Cross by the fi ve-minute mark of the second half. For Patriot League quarterfi nals (20 points, four rebounds, two assists), against games at the Hart Center, requested players and coaches from both Colgate (19 points, fi ve assists, four rebounds) and against Marist (19 points, teams will meet with the media outside of their locker rooms follow- eight rebounds). Cavataio sat out the 2008-2009 season after transferring to ing a 10-minute cooling off period. Holy Cross from St. John’s, where he totaled 23 points and 20 rebounds during his only year with the Red Storm. During his two year career at Holy Cross, GEORGE WASHINGTON MEDIA INFORMATION he has totaled 429 points, 229 rebounds and 88 assists. Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Karl Hobbs or a George Washington player should contact SID Brad Bower at (202) HOLY CROSS FACES TOUGH SLATE: Even though Holy Cross is off to 994-0339 or [email protected]. an 1-10 start this season, it has faced the second-toughest non-conference schedule of any school in the Patriot League. Through games of Dec. 28, the Crusaders’ schedule was ranked as the 193rd-hardest in the nation by HOLY CROSS AGAINST THE ATLANTIC 10: The Crusaders have CBSSports.com. The only Patriot League school to play a tougher schedule enjoyed a decent amount of success against schools from the Atlantic 10 is Bucknell at 126th. Holy Cross has played fi ve teams ranked in the top Conference over the last 11 years. Holy Cross stands 12-11 against Atlantic 133 of the ratings percentage index, and its opponents have combined to 10 foes since the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, even though it has lost go 66-55 this season for a .545 winning percentage. seven in a row. From 1999-2005, the Crusaders won eight straight against Atlantic 10 opponents, but that streak was snapped with a 68-60 loss at St. SHOTS FROM THE HEART: Holy Cross head coach Milan Brown and Joseph’s in the 2005 National Invitation Tournament. The Crusaders own assistant coach Dan Engelstad are taking part in Shots from the Heart, a an all-time record of 127-115 against the 14 schools which are currently project created by CollegeInsider.com to help raise awareness for the grow- members of the Atlantic 10 (0-1 vs. Charlotte, 1-3 against Dayton, 3-5 ing problem of heart disease. Brown and Engelstad will compete against vs. Duquesne, 39-41 against Fordham, 0-3 vs. George Washington, 6-16 other college basketball coaches from around the nation in a free throw against La Salle, 36-20 vs. Massachusetts, 26-13 against Rhode Island, 3-2 shooting tournament, which will benefi t the American Heart Association. vs. St. Bonaventure, 2-5 against St. Joseph’s, 2-3 vs. St. Louis, 6-3 against Brown defeated Ron Hunter of IUPUI 30-29 in the fi rst round of the tourna- Temple and 3-0 vs. Xavier). ment, then downed Rick Stansbury of Mississippi State 30-29 in the second round. Next, he will face Mark Phelps of Drake in the round of 16. Engelstad KEISTER CONTINUES TO DOMINATE IN THE LOW POST: Senior defeated Notre Dame’s Martin Inglesby 30-28 in the fi rst round, and will center Andrew Keister (Galloway, N.J.) has been one of the top low post take on Rusty LaRue of Wake Forest in the second round. players in the Patriot League over the last two seasons, and has twice been selected All-Patriot League. Keister earned fi rst team All-Patriot League in 2008-2009, then was named second team all-conference in 2009-2010. St. Joseph’s Recap In 11 games played so far this season, he has averaged 11.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest, while hitting 46.5 percent (47 of 101) of his shots from the fl oor.