WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2005-2006 COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS - ONE COLLEGE STREET, WORCESTER, MA 01610 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS - PHONE: (508) 793-2583 - FAX: (508) 793-2309 GAME #24 vs. NAVY Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST VS. Location: Worcester, Mass. Arena: Hart Center Capacity: 3,600 Team Records: Navy 12-11 (5-5 Patriot League) (11-12, 7-3) (12-11, 5-5) Holy Cross 11-12 (7-3 Patriot League) Today’s game is the 35th all-time meeting between Holy Cross and Navy in the 31 year history Series History: 35th Meeting; Holy Cross leads, 30-4 of varsity basketball at Holy Cross. Last Meeting: Holy Cross, 59-55 (Jan. 31, 2006 - Annapolis, THE SERIES: Holy Cross owns an all-time series record of 30-4 over Navy, and has won fi ve Md.) straight against the Mids, including a 59-55 victory in Annapolis just two weeks ago. The Series Streak: Holy Cross - 5 Crusaders are 18-2 in the last 20 meetings between the two teams and have a 17-1 record when playing Navy at the Hart Center. The last time Navy defeated Holy Cross at the Hart Center Broadcast Information was during the 2003-04 season when the Mids took a 71-64 decision in the fi rst game of the Television: none. season series. Holy Cross went 3-0 against the Mids last season, including a 10 point victory in the Patriot League Tournament semifi nal game. In the last 20 meetings, there have been three Radio: WTAG 580 AM overtime games, and three Patriot League Tournament match-ups between the two teams, including Talent: Bob Fouracre, play-by-play two championship tilts. Internet: www.sportsjuice.com Radio: WCHC 88.1 FM (Holy Cross student station) THIS TIME OUT: Holy Cross is coming off a much-needed win over Bucknell on Saturday, keeping the team’s title hopes alive, while sweeping the season series against the Bison. The Crusaders are now a half-game out of fi rst place, behind Army and Bucknell. Holy Cross is 2-2 in its last four games and 3-1 in its last four home games. The Cross is 5-4 at home overall. Five of the Crusaders’ 11 total losses have come against Top 25 (#2 Duke; #3 UConn; #22 Boston College) or Top 25-caliber (Virginia; Western Kentucky) teams. 2005-2006 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Navy comes into tonight’s game riding a two-game winning streak after home OVERALL RECORD: 11-12 | PATRIOT LEAGUE: 7-3 victories over Lehigh (49-42) and Lafayette (73-63) last week. The Mids are 5-4 on the road this season and 2-2 on the road in league play. DATE OPPONENT .........................TIME / RESULT Nov. 18 at Northeastern .....................................W, 76-60 THE CRUSADERS Nov. 20 at Massachusetts ....................................L, 64-55 Nov. 22 DARTMOUTH ....................................L, 74-63 Probable Starters: Overall Games Conference Only Nov. 28 SAINT PETER’S ............................... W, 65-56 G - #05 Laura Aloisi, So., 5-9 ................................ 5.5 ppg, 4.2 apg ............. 6.3 ppg, 5.2 apg Nov. 30 at Boston College ..................................L, 67-53 G - #10 Sarah Placek, Sr., 5-3 ................................ 7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg ............. 7.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg Dec. 2 vs. Western Kentucky % ....................... L, 72-41 G/F - #33 Brittany Keil, Jr., 6-2 ....................... ......10.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg ............ 11.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg Dec. 3 vs. Memphis % .....................................W, 91-66 F - #13 Ashley McLaughlin, So., 6-1 ............ .........3.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg ............. 3.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg Dec. 7 RHODE ISLAND ................................L, 72-68 C - #52 Kaitlin Foley, Jr., 6-4 ....................... ..........14.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg ........... 15.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg Dec. 19 at #9 Connecticut ^ ............................... L, 81-54 Dec. 28 vs. Boston University # ........................W, 80-62 Reserves: Overall Games Conference Only Dec. 29 vs. Virginia # ......................................... L, 80-39 G - #15 Shannon Bush, Sr., 5-11 ............................10.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg ........... 10.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg Jan. 2 at Maine $ ............................................. L, 77-67 G - #23 Jessica Conte, Sr., 5-7 ....................... ........7.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg ............. 7.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg Jan. 7 LAFAYETTE * ...................................W, 78-39 G - #12 Jessica Pearson, Fr., 5-7 .............................0.6 ppg, 0.3 rpg ............... 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg Jan. 10 at Army * ...............................................L, 59-56 F - #20 Jessica Merrihue, Fr., 6-3 ...........................1.2 ppg, 0.4 rpg ............... 1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg Jan. 14 at Bucknell * ..................................W, 67-63 OT F - #42 Kathy Gruzynski, Fr., 6-2 ..........................1.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg ............... 1.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg Jan. 16 #2 DUKE ..............................................L, 84-36 C - #31 Ashley Brennan-McBride, Jr., 6-5 ... ..........0.4 ppg, 0.7 rpg ............. 2.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg Jan. 21 AMERICAN * ....................................W, 59-55 Jan. 24 COLGATE * .......................................W, 75-62 Jan. 28 at Lehigh * ........................................... W, 69-63 2005-2006 PATRIOT LEAGUE UPDATE Jan. 31 at Navy * .............................................. W, 59-55 Feb. 4 at Lafayette * .........................................L, 54-49 Patriot League Overall Feb. 7 ARMY * ...............................................L, 63-57 W-L PCT. W-L PCT. Feb. 11 BUCKNELL * ....................................W, 56-41 Bucknell 8-2 .800 15-8 .652 Feb. 14 NAVY * ...............................................7:00 p.m. Army 8-2 .800 14-9 .609 Feb. 18 at American * .......................................4:00 p.m. Holy Cross 7-3 .700 11-12 .478 Feb. 21 at Colgate * ..........................................7:00 p.m. Navy 5-5 .500 12-11 .522 Feb. 25 LEHIGH * ......................................... 1:00 p.m. Colgate 5-5 .500 7-16 .304 Mar. 2-8 Patriot League Tournament .........................TBA American 3-7 .300 6-17 .261 Home Games in BOLD CAPS Lafayette 2-8 .200 7-16 .304 * Patriot League games Lehigh 2-8 .200 7-16 .304 % Wells Fargo Holiday Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) ^ Hartford Civic Center # Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) Through games February 12 $ Portland Civic Center www.goholycross.com 2005-06 HOLY CROSS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS STATISTICAL MATCHUP QUICK FACTS HOLY CROSS NAVY 11-12 ..................................... Overall Record .......................................12-11 Location: Worcester, Mass. 7-3 ....................................... Conference Record .......................................5-5 Founded: 1843 61.4 .............................................. Scoring ...............................................66.1 Enrollment: 2,700 63.9 ....................................... Scoring Defense ........................................68.0 -2.4 ......................................... Scoring Margin .........................................-1.8 Denomination: Roman Catholic - Jesuit 38.1% ..............................................FG % ............................................. 41.2% School Color: Royal Purple 40.1% ....................................... FG % Defense ................................... ...39.1% Nickname: Crusaders 29.4% ..........................................3PT FG % ......................................... 38.0% 27.5% ...................................3PT FG % Defense ...................................30.5% Arena (Capacity): Hart Center (3,600) 66.4% .............................................. FT % ............................................. 72.6% President: Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. 822 ............................................. Rebounds ..............................................898 Athletic Director: Richard M. Regan, Jr. ‘76 35.7 .................................... Rebounds Per Game .................................... 39.0 986 .......................................Rebounds Against ....................................... 873 42.9 ..............................Rebounds Against Per Game ..............................38.0 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 346 (15.0) .....................................Assists ..................................... 356 (15.5) Address: One College Street 246 (10.7) ......................................Steals ........................................ 133 (5.8) 61 (2.7) ......................................... Blocks ......................................... 46 (2.0) Worcester, MA 01610 427 (18.6) .................................. Turnovers ...................................449 (19.5) Offi ce Phone: (508) 793-2583 Ticket Offi ce: (508) 793-2573 (49-32) following a Jessica Conte three-ball with 6:16 on the clock, sealing the Fax: (508) 793- 2309 game. Bucknell came within 11 with 1:18 to go, but would not get any closer. Web Site Address: www.goholycross.com Holy Cross shot 40 percent for the game and held the Bison to just 23.1 percent from the fl oor, while outrebounding them 43-42 for the game. Press Row: (508) 793-3980 Lauren Schober led the Bison with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kesha Women’s Basketball SID: Bri Mallaghan Champion added 10 points and fi ve rebounds. email: [email protected] NEXT TIME OUT: After wrapping up its three-game homestand tonight, the Crusaders are back on the road for contests at American (Feb. 18) and at Colgate (Feb. 21). Holy Cross has a 9-1 series advantage over the Eagles and defeated WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF them, 59-55 earlier this season on the Hart Center fl oor. The Crusaders also lead Head Coach: Bill Gibbons (Clark University