HOLY CROSS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 11 Patriot League Championships Holy Cross Crusaders (5-5, 5-5 PL) vs. Colgate Raiders (1-7, 1-7 PL) GAME 11: Saturday, Feb. 13 • 1:00 p.m. ET • Cotterell Court • Hamilton, N.Y. GAME 12: Sunday, Feb. 14 • 1:00 p.m. ET • Cotterell Court • Hamilton, N.Y. 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT . TIME / SCORE Jan. 4 at Boston University..........L, 76-54 HOLY CROSS COLGATE Jan . 5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY . L, 72-56 Jan. 9 at Army West Point .........W, 80-46 2020-21 Record. .......................................... 5-5 2020-21 Record. ......................................... 1-7 2020-21 PL Record ....................................... 5-5 2020-21 PL Record ...................................... 1-7 Jan . 10 ARMY WEST POINT . W, 61-42 2020-21 North Division Record ................... 5-3 2020-21 North Division Record .................. 1-7 Jan . 16 COLGATE . W, 77-48 2019-20 Record. ...................................... 19-11 2019-20 Record. ..................................... 19-11 2019-20 PL Record ..........................11-7 (T-3rd) 2019-20 PL Record ........................ 11-7 (T-3rd) Jan . 17 COLGATE . W, 63-62 Jan. 23 at Lehigh ..................L, 87-68 Stat Leaders Stat Leaders Points Per Game ...................LaBarbera (12.2) Points Per Game .........................Brodie (13.7) Jan. 24 at Lehigh ..................L, 83-62 Rebounds Per Game.................Ezemma (8.2) Rebounds Per Game.....................Dixon (3.8) Jan. 30 at Boston University.......Postponed Assists ........................................LaBarbera (35) Assists ..............................................Brodie (23) Steals ........................................LaBarbera (29) Steals .........................Naessens/McMillan (8) Jan . 31 BOSTON UNIVERSITY . Postponed Blocks ..................................Power-Cassidy (9) Blocks ................................................ Frank (7) Feb . 6 ARMY WEST POINT . W, 61-49 Field Goal % (min. 50 att.) ............Cross (.464) Field Goal % (min. 50 att.) ..........Dixon (.407) Feb. 7 at Army West Point ..........L, 60-42 Feb. 13 at Colgate..................1 p.m. The Holy Cross women’s basketball team heads to Hamilton, N.Y. for a pair of contests at Colgate on Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14 at Colgate..................1 p.m. Feb. 14. Tipoff both days is set for 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at Boston University.............TBA Feb . 20 BOSTON UNIVERSITY . 2 p .m . The games will be broadcasted live on ESPN+. Feb. 21 at Boston University...........2 p.m. PINK GAME: Feb. 27 Army West Point (site TBD) .......TBA • Colgate will host its annual Pink Game and Play4Kay contest this Feb. 28 Army West Point (site TBD) .......TBA Saturday. Mar. 7 Patriot League Quarterfinal^ ....TBA Mar. 11 Patriot League Semifinal^ .......TBA HOLY CROSS NOTES: • The Crusaders come off a split against Army on Feb. 6 and 7. Holy Mar. 14 Patriot League Championship^ ..TBA Cross won the opening contest at home, 61-49, before falling in Sunday’s road contest by a score of 60-42. • Holy Cross held Army to just 1-of-17 shooting from 3-point range in Home games listed in BOLD CAPS All games are Patriot League contests the victory, the worst 3-point percentage by a Holy Cross opponent All times listed are Eastern Time since the Crusaders held Boston University to 0-for-6 3-point shooting on Jan. 13, 2018. • Freshman Bronagh Power-Cassidy was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 9 after leading Holy Cross with a 15-point performance in the victory over the Black Knights. Junior Oluchi Ezemma also led the Crusaders in that win with her second double-double of the year, a 14-point, 10-rebound showing. • Power-Cassidy has been named the league’s Rookie of the Week twice this season. She has started all 10 games this year and ranks second on the team in scoring this season, averaging 10.8 points per contest. She has reached double figures in five games this year. • Holy Cross continues to lead the Patriot League in offensive rebounding, averaging 13.0 per game. Ezemma ranks first in the league and 20th nationally with an average of 4.0 offensive re- bounds per game; Ezemma also ranks fourth in the Patriot League with an average of 8.2 rebounds per contest. • Eight different Crusaders have recorded double figures in at least one game this season, led by seven double-figure performances from junior Avery LaBarbera. were the most that Holy Cross PATRIOT LEAGUE UPDATE has forced in a single game since 2020-21 STANDINGS LAST TIME THEY MET: Feb. 1, 2017, when they forced 27 • Holy Cross won its first two con- against Colgate. NORTH tests this season against the Raid- Team Div . Conf . Pct . Overall ers on Jan. 16 and 17 in a pair of 2019-20 IN REVIEW: Boston Univ. 5-1 6-1 .857 6-1 Holy Cross 5-3 5-5 .500 5-5 home games. • Holy Cross posted a 19-11 overall Army West Point 5-5 6-6 .500 9-8 • In the opening contest, Holy record with an 11-7 mark in Patriot Colgate 1-7 1-7 .125 1-7 Cross rolled to a 77-48 victory. Five League play to finish tied for third Crusaders finished in double figures in the Patriot League standings. As CENTRAL – Ezemma, freshman Janelle Allen Team Div . Conf . Pct . Overall a result, the Crusaders hosted a Bucknell 6-0 8-0 1.000 8-0 and junior Avery LaBarbera each Patriot League quarterfinal match- Lehigh 2-4 6-4 .600 6-4 had 14 points, Power-Cassidy fin- up for the first time since 2015. Lafayette 0-4 2-5 .286 2-5 ished with 13, and freshman Cara • The Crusaders’ 19 wins were their McCormack had 11 points. most in a single season since 2013- SOUTH Team Div . Conf . Pct . Overall • Holy Cross came out with a 14. American 3-1 3-3 .500 3-3 close win the following day in a • Senior Lauren Manis, the lead- Navy 1-1 2-2 .500 2-6 63-62 result. Power-Cassidy hit the ing scorer in the Patriot League, Loyola (Md.) 0-2 0-5 .000 0-5 game-winning free throw with just earned her third All-Patriot League three seconds remaining to lift 2019-20 STANDINGS first team selection and fourth -Conference- -Overall- Holy Cross (4-2) to its fourth straight overall all-league selection, and Team W-L Pct .W-L Pct . victory; she finished the game with was additionally an All-Defensive Bucknell 16-2 .889 24-6 .800 16 points and a career-high eight Team selection. Boston U. 12-6 .667 18-12 .600 rebounds. • Then-sophomore Avery LaBar- Colgate 11-7 .611 19-11 .633 Holy Cross 11-7 .611 19 -11 633. bera earned second team honors Lafayette 11-7 .611 15-14 .517 OPENING ARMY SERIES: from the Patriot League, her sec- Lehigh 10-8 .556 19-11 .633 • The Crusaders swept Army West ond straight all-league selection af- American 8-10 .444 13-17 .433 Point in a historic weekend series, ter receiving third team and Rookie Loyola (Md.) 5-13 .278 8-22 .267 earning an 80-46 victory on Sat- Army 4-14 .222 9-22 .290 of the Year honors in 2018-19. Navy 2-16 .111 7-23 .233 urday, Jan. 9 at West Point and • As a team, Holy Cross led the a 61-42 win on Sunday, Jan. 10 in Patriot League in rebounding, Worcester. with an average of 40 boards WEEKEND GAMES • The 80-46 victory, in which five per game, while out-rebounding Crusaders scored in double fig- its opponents by a +5.7 margin. Saturday, Feb . 13 ures, marked Holy Cross head The Crusaders ranked third in the Navy at Loyola (Md.), 1 p.m. coach Maureen Magarity’s first league in offense, with an average Army West Point at Boston University, 1 p.m. win with the program; Magarity Holy Cross at Colgate, 1 p.m. of 64.9 points per game, while also also emerged victorious in the first ranking second in 3-point percent- Sunday, Feb . 14 father-daughter head coaching age (.360). Holy Cross at Colgate, 1 p.m. matchup in Division I history. • Manis (first, 18.6 points per game) Army West Point at Boston University, 1 p.m. • The 34-point win was the largest and LaBarbera (fifth, 13.7 points Loyola (Md.) at Navy, 3 p.m. margin of victory by Holy Cross per game) both ranked in the since the 2011 season, when the top five in scoring in the Patriot Crusaders recorded an 83-46 win League. against Lafayette on Feb. 5. • During the regular season, Holy • Army’s 25 turnovers on Saturday Cross had players lead the Patriot TALE OF THE TAPE WHAT’S RETURNING/LOST FOR HC CRUSADERS RAIDERS 2019-20 Return in Lost in Pct . Total 20-21 20-21 Return 62.4 Points Per Game 57.1 PTS 1,947 590 1,357 30.3 FGM 706 214 492 30.3 38.2 Field Goal % 37.9 FGA 1,729 570 1,159 33.0 3PM 205 68 137 33.2 28.7 3-Point % 31.7 3PA 569 196 373 34.4 FTM 330 94 236 28.5 37.3 Rebounds Per Game 30.3 FTA 484 129 355 26.7 REB 1,201 315 886 26.2 11.9 Assists Per Game 10.6 OREB 368 98 270 26.6 DREB 833 217 616 26.1 2.5 Blocks Per Game 2.1 AST 424 127 297 30.0 T/O 446 111 335 24.8 7.0 Steals Per Game 4.8 BLK 73 16 57 21.9 STL 188 67 121 35.6 15.2 Turnovers Per Game 14.6 PF 440 143 297 32.5 MIN 6,050 1,947 4,103 32.2 PROJECTED STARTERS HOLY CROSS QUICK FACTS 15 3 13 42 2 General Information School .