2009-2010 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Holy Cross Season Box Score (As of Nov 23, 2009) All Games
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DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610 Phone: (508) 793-2583 • Fax: (508) 793-2309 2009-2010 Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Holy Cross (0-4, 0-0 PL) vs. Nevada-Las Vegas (3-0, 0-0 MWC) November 25, 2009 • 10:00 p.m. (EST) Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) • Las Vegas, Nev. GAME DAY QUICK FACTS: 2009-2010 Schedule & Results Live Video Streaming: Rebels All-Access, www.unlvrebels.com Holy Cross Radio: WWFX 100.1 FM, Worcester; Dick Lutsk, play-by-play; www.worcesterpike.com DATE OPPONENT . .TIME / SCORE Holy Cross Student Radio: WCHC 88.1 FM, Worcester Nov. 13 HARVARD . .L, 77-87 UNLV Radio: KWWN 1100 AM, Las Vegas Series Record: UNLV leads, 1-0 Nov. 17 at St. Joseph’s . .L, 67-69 Last Meeting: UNLV 92, Holy Cross 75 (December 29, 1980; Las Vegas, Nov. 20 LOYOLA (ILL.) . .L, 73-76 Nev.) Nov. 22 at Rhode Island . .L, 75-92 Nov. 25 at Nevada-Las Vegas . 10:00 p.m. PROBABLE HOLY CROSS STARTERS: Nov. 28 at Western Michigan . 2:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Nov. 30 MARIST . .7:00 p.m. F 5 Mike Cavataio 6-4 190 So. 10.5 4.0 Dec. 2 at Brown . 7:00 p.m. F 34 Andrew Keister 6-9 235 Jr. 14.5 9.0 Dec. 5 MASSACHUSETTS # . .3:30 p.m. C 53 Eric Meister 6-8 225 Sr. 6.5 5.8 Dec. 9 at Fairfi eld . 7:00 p.m. G 10 R.J. Evans 6-3 200 So. 11.8 5.0 Dec. 22 SACRED HEART . .7:00 p.m. G 22 Andrew Beinert 6-4 185 Jr. 11.3 2.8 Dec. 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON . .7:00 p.m. Dec. 31 at Stony Brook . 2:00 p.m. THE SERIES WITH NEVADA-LAS VEGAS: This will be only the second Jan. 2 Central Connecticut % . 5:00 p.m. meeting between the Crusaders and the Runnin’ Rebels on the hardwood. The only previous contest in the series came on Dec. 29, 1980, when Ne- Jan. 6 at North Carolina State . 7:00 p.m. vada-Las Vegas posted a 92-75 victory during the Las Vegas Holiday Classic. Jan. 9 at Lafayette * . .1:00 p.m. Against the eight schools which are currently members of the Mountain Jan. 13 ARMY * . .7:00 p.m. West Conference, Holy Cross owns an all-time record of 2-5 (1-0 against Jan. 16 BUCKNELL * . .3:30 p.m. Colorado State, 0-1 vs. Nevada-Las Vegas, 0-1 against New Mexico, 0-2 Jan. 20 NAVY * . .7:00 p.m. vs. Utah and 1-1 against Wyoming). The Crusaders last contest against a Jan. 23 at American * . 2:00 p.m. Mountain West Conference foe came on Dec. 29, 1997, when they fell at Jan. 27 at Colgate * . 7:00 p.m. New Mexico 112-61. Jan. 31 LEHIGH * . .12:00 p.m. Feb. 6 LAFAYETTE * . .3:30 p.m. SERIES QUICK FACTS Feb. 10 at Army * . .7:00 p.m. Overall . .UNLV leads, 1-0 Feb. 14 at Bucknell * . 2:00 p.m. In Las Vegas . UNLV leads, 1-0 Feb. 17 at Navy * . 7:00 p.m. At the Thomas & Mack Center . .First Meeting Feb. 21 AMERICAN * . .2:00 p.m. Sean Kearney vs. UNLV . .0-0 Lon Kruger vs. Holy Cross . .0-0 Feb. 24 COLGATE * . .7:00 p.m. Current Win Streak . .UNLV, one game Feb. 27 at Lehigh * . 7:30 p.m. In Overtime . 0-0 Mar. 3 Patriot League Quarterfi nals Mar. 7 Patriot League Semifi nals CRUSADERS CONTINUE ROAD TRIP IN LAS VEGAS: Holy Cross Mar. 12 Patriot League Championship Game will play the second contest of a three-game road trip when it travels to Nevada-Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 10:00 p.m. (EST). The Cru- Home games listed in BOLD CAPS saders began the trip with a 92-75 loss at Rhode Island on Sunday, Nov. * Patriot League games 22. Following the UNLV game, Holy Cross will wrap up the road trip at # DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. Western Michigan with a 2:00 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 28. The next % Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. home contest for the Crusaders will come on Monday, Nov. 30, when they play host to Marist at 7:00 p.m. WWW.GOHOLYCROSS.COM BEINERT LEADS HOLY CROSS FROM THE POINT: Junior guard Media Services & Policies Andrew Beinert (Floral Park, N.Y.) has been one of the Crusaders’ top players in the backcourt over the last three seasons. In four games played so far this year, he has averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds and INTERVIEWS 1.8 steals per contest, while hitting eight of 19 (42.1 percent) of his three- Personal interviews with head coach Sean Kearney, his staff and point fi eld goal attempts. During the Rhode Island game, Beinert totaled players can be arranged through Charles Bare at (508) 793-2583 14 points and three assists, while hitting six of 10 shots from the fl oor. In or [email protected]. Arrangements for all interviews should the previous contest with Loyola (Ill.), he led the team with 17 points, six be made at least 24 hours in advance. Home phone numbers will rebounds, six assists and three steals. Beinert also recorded seven points and not be given out, and on game day, only postgame interviews will four assists at St. Joseph’s, while posting seven points, four rebounds and be granted. four assists against Harvard. Last year, he averaged 8.5 points, 2.1 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, while leading the Patriot League by POSTGAME PROCEDURES hitting 45.4 percent (49 of 108) of his three-point fi eld goal attempts. Three The Holy Cross basketball locker room is closed to the media. Mem- of Beinert’s top games in 2008-2009 came at American, against Bucknell bers of the media should submit player interview requests to Charles and at Boston University, as he totaled 18 points and three assists in each Bare of Holy Cross by the fi ve-minute mark of the second half. For of those contests. He also dished out a career-high 10 assists in the victory games at the Hart Center, requested players and coaches from both over San Francisco. Overall last season, Beinert scored in double-fi gures teams will meet with the media outside of their locker rooms follow- 12 times, while leading the team in scoring four times. During his career ing a 10-minute cooling off period. as a Crusader, Beinert has now totaled 430 points, 125 rebounds, 126 as- sists and 52 steals, while hitting 40.9 percent (76 of 186) of his three-point UNLV MEDIA INFORMATION fi eld goal attempts. Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Lon Kruger or a UNLV player should contact SID Andy Grossman at (702) 895-3995 CAVATAIO SHINES AT HOLY CROSS: Sophomore guard Mike Cavataio or [email protected]. (Forest Hills, N.Y.) has been one of the top players on the team during his fi rst season in a Holy Cross uniform. During the Loyola (Ill.) game, Cavataio recorded 14 points, four assists and three rebounds. Previously KEISTER BUILDS ON STRONG SOPHOMORE SEASON: Junior against Harvard, he totaled 11 points, fi ve assists, three rebounds and two forward Andrew Keister (Galloway, N.J.) has been one of the top low assists. Cavataio also posted nine points, eight rebounds and four assists post players in the Patriot League over the last two years. In four games at St. Joseph’s, while recording eight points and two rebounds at Rhode played this season, Keister has averaged 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per Island. Through four games played, he has averaged 10.5 points, 4.0 re- contest, while hitting 58.5 percent (24 of 41) of his shots from the fl oor. bounds and 3.5 assists per contest. Cavataio sat out the 2008-2009 season, During the Rhode Island game, he led the team with 21 points and 11 re- after transferring to Holy Cross from St. John’s University, where totaled bounds, and made nine of 14 fi eld goal attempts. Previously, Keister posted 23 points and 20 rebounds during his only year with the Red Storm. As a a double-double at St. Joseph’s with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while senior at St. Francis Prep, Cavataio averaged 25.0 points per game. recording team-highs of 22 points and eight rebounds against Harvard. Last year, he earned fi rst team All-Patriot League honors after averaging 12.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in conference regular season play, and hitting Rhode Island Recap 67.3 percent (72 of 107) of his fi eld goal attempts. He led the team with seven double-doubles in 2008-2009, including a 27-point, 14-rebound performance at Navy. A few of Keister’s other top games last season came Andrew Keister totaled 21 points and 11 rebounds, but it was not against Army at home (21 points, 12 rebounds), at Bucknell (18 points, 10 enough as Holy Cross was defeated by Rhode Island 92-75 at the Ryan rebounds) and at Central Florida (18 points, fi ve rebounds). Overall last Center on Nov. 22, 2009. Rhode Island started the game by making year, Keister averaged 8.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while leading its fi rst fi ve shots from the fl oor, jumping out to a quick 11-2 lead.