The Holy Cross women's basketball team will face American on Saturday, Feb. 29 as the Patriot League regular season winds down. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in Washington.

Things to Know About the Crusaders (16-11, 9-7 Patriot League):

• Holy Cross held on for a 64-61 home victory over Army West Point on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
• Sophomore Avery LaBarbera led the Crusaders in the win with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
• Senior Lauren Manis had a double-double of 17 points and 15 rebounds; she became the Patriot League's all-time leader in rebounds during the game, now owning a career total of 1,152 boards.
• The 17-point showing marked Manis' 101^st career game in double figures, tying Sherry Levin (1980-84) for the most career games in double-figure points in program history.
• Manis has 56 career double-doubles, more than any active Division I player and two more than Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu. Manis currently ranks third among all active DI players in career rebounds and 10^th in career points (1,952).

 
Things to Know About the Eagles (11-15, 7-9 Patriot League):

• American enters Saturday's game off a 55-48 loss to Lafayette on Wednesday.
• Jade Edwards led the Eagles in the loss with 22 points. This season, she has averaged 14.9 points per game, ranking fourth in the Patriot League.
• Indeya Sanders averages 4.5 assists per game, third-most in the Patriot League.
• The Eagles have the second-best free throw percentage in the Patriot League, shooting 74.2 percent from the charity stripe.
• American has posted a 7-4 record in home games this season.

Last Time They Met:

• The Crusaders took down American at home on Jan. 18 by a score of 72-59.
• Manis tallied 22 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high six assists in the victory. LaBarbera had 18 points and five assists, while sophomore Oluchi Ezemma and senior Kathryn Pedi had nine points each.
• Senior Madalyn Smith matched a career high with nine assists.
• As a team, the Crusaders totaled a season-high 25 assists and drained 13 3-pointers.