The Holy Cross women's basketball team will host a pair of contests against Colgate on Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 17. Tipoff on Saturday is set for 3 p.m., while Sunday's game will tip off at 2 p.m.
Both games will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
Holy Cross (2-2, 2-2 Patriot League) at a Glance:
- The Crusaders swept Army West Point in a historic weekend series, earning an 80-46 victory on Saturday, Jan. 9 at West Point and a 61-42 win on Sunday, Jan. 10 in Worcester.
- The 80-46 victory, in which five Crusaders scored in double figures, marked Holy Cross head coach Maureen Magarity's first win with the program; Magarity also emerged victorious in the first father-daughter head coaching matchup in Division I history.
- The 34-point win was the largest margin of victory by Holy Cross since the 2011 season, when the Crusaders recorded an 83-46 win against Lafayette on Feb. 5.
- Sophomore guard Addisyn Cross set a career high with 11 points in the win at Army, and scored 11 points again at home on Sunday.
- Three Crusaders are currently averaging double figures: junior guard Avery LaBarbera (13.3 points per game), freshman guard Cara McCormack (11.5) and freshman guard Bronagh Power-Cassidy (10.3).
- Junior forward Oluchi Ezemma, who leads Holy Cross with 7.3 rebounds per contest, leads the Patriot League with 4.3 offensive rebounds per game.
Colgate (1-3, 1-3 Patriot League) at a Glance:
- Colgate dropped a pair of contests against Boston University last Saturday and Sunday, falling by scores of 79-51 and 62-58.
- Alexa Brodie currently ranks third in the Patriot League and leads the team with an average of 16.3 points per game; Keelah Dixon is averaging 14.8 points per game.
- Colgate has fallen in three straight contests after a season-opening victory over Army West Point.
- The Raiders average 62.2 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 72.2 points per game.
- Colgate was selected to finish sixth in the Patriot League's preseason poll.
Last Time They Met:
- The Raiders swept the season series in 2020, with a 70-61 win in Hamilton, N.Y. on Feb. 1 and an 80-69 victory on Feb. 22.
- LaBarbera averaged 17.5 points in the two contests.
