2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
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Patriot League regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 21–13 (11–7 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hart Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Maureen Magarity, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and were members of the Patriot League.
Previous season
[edit]The Crusaders finished the 2022–23 season 24–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play, to finish in second place. As a No. 2 seed in the Patriot women's tournament they defeated American in the quarterfinals,[1] Lehigh in the semifinals[2] and Boston University in the championship game.[3] They received an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated lost in the first round to Maryland.[4][5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Boston College | L 61–66 | 0–1 |
Conte Forum (537) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Brown | W 62–54 | 1–1 |
Hart Center (617) Worcester, MA | |||||||
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 61–51 | 2–1 |
Hart Center (461) Worcester, MA | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Stony Brook | L 55–68 | 2–2 |
Island Federal Arena (836) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Villanova | L 53–63 | 2–3 |
Finneran Pavilion (1,385) Villanova, PA | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 7:30 p.m., NEC Front Row |
at Stonehill | W 59–32 | 3–3 |
Merkert Gymnasium (127) Easton, MA | |||||||
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Vermont | L 44–46 | 3–4 |
Patrick Gym (740) Burlington, VT | |||||||
December 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Connecticut College | W 80–39 | 4–4 |
Hart Center (490) Worcester, MA | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | L 63–66 | 4–5 |
M&T Bank Arena (587) Hamden, CT | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northeastern | W 65–41 | 5–5 |
Hart Center (393) Worcester, MA | |||||||
December 20, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ |
Merrimack | W 55–43 | 6–5 |
Hart Center (3,316) Worcester, MA | |||||||
Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bucknell | W 69–54 | 7–5 (1–0) |
Hart Center (302) Worcester, MA | |||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Army | W 67–52 | 8–5 (2–0) |
Hart Center (579) Worcester, MA | |||||||
January 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Navy | W 69–54 | 9–5 (3–0) |
Alumni Hall (742) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lehigh | W 75–54 | 10–5 (4–0) |
Hart Center (693) Worcester, MA | |||||||
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lafayette | W 80–57 | 11–5 (5–0) |
Kirby Sports Center (432) Easton, PA | |||||||
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola (MD) | W 71–51 | 12–5 (6–0) |
Reitz Arena (363) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
American | W 59–48 | 13–5 (7–0) |
Hart Center (984) Worcester, MA | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lehigh | L 60–70 | 13–6 (7–1) |
Stabler Arena (734) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
January 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Boston University Rivalry |
W 61–50 | 14–6 (8–1) |
Hart Center (1,213) Worcester, MA | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSB |
Loyola (MD) | L 47–60 | 14–7 (8–2) |
Hart Center (1,091) Worcester, MA | |||||||
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at American | L 68–74 | 14–8 (8–3) |
Bender Arena (594) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colgate | L 43–60 | 14–9 (8–4) |
Hart Center (462) Worcester, MA | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Army | L 43–58 | 14–10 (8–5) |
Christl Arena (787) West Point, NY | |||||||
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | W 58–47 OT | 15–10 (9–5) |
Sojka Pavilion (316) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Navy | W 71–63 | 16–10 (10–5) |
Hart Center (1,152) Worcester, MA | |||||||
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colgate | L 79–86 | 16–11 (10–6) |
Cotterell Court (214) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Boston University Rivalry |
L 63–66 | 16–12 (10–7) |
Case Gym (1,390) Boston, MA | |||||||
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lafayette | W 77–69 | 17–12 (11–7) |
Hart Center (305) Worcester, MA | |||||||
Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | (8) Bucknell Quarterfinals |
W 61–56 | 18–12 |
Hart Center (435) Worcester, MA | ||||||
March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | (4) Lehigh Semifinals |
W 72–54 | 19–12 |
Hart Center (754) Worcester, MA | ||||||
March 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(1) | (3) Boston University Championship/Rivalry |
W 61–55 | 20–12 |
Hart Center (1,705) Worcester, MA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(16 A2) | vs. (16 A2) UT Martin First Four |
W 72–45 | 21–12 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,092) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
March 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ABC |
(16 A2) | at (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa First round |
L 65–91 | 21–13 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Women's basketball earns commanding win over American". Holy Cross Athletics. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Women's basketball's Power-Cassidy, Foreman carry Crusaders to conference title game". Holy Cross Athletics. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "LET'S DANCE! Women's Basketball Claims 12th Patriot League Championship". Holy Cross Athletics. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Women's basketball ousted by Maryland in NCAA First Round". Holy Cross Athletics. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Young, Blair (2023-03-17). "Terps women's basketball beats Holy Cross in first round". WBAL. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goholycross.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.