BURLINGTON, Vt. – Junior guard
Kole Hanson dropped a team-high 18 points in 27 minutes off the bench as the Holy Cross men's basketball team fell to Vermont 90-80 in an exhibition contest in Patrick Gymnasium Saturday.
Hanson shot 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from the field going 4-of-8 (50.0 percent) from distance with a team-high three assists, to go with a pair of boards and a steal. Seniors
John St. Germain III (17 points) and
Declan Ryan (16 points) joined their teammate in double figures.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A layup from sophomore guard/forward Jude Haigh gave the Crusaders an early 10-9 lead. Down one, Vermont produced 13 straight points to lead 24-12 with 12:15 left. Their run improved to 23-6 following a hoop and harm at the 9:39 mark to lead 34-18.
- Back-to-back Hanson treys with a St. Germain III layup trimmed the Holy Cross deficit to single figures, 45-36 with 4:35 left in the half. Vermont led 58-42 at the intermission.
- 14 straight from the hosts bult their lead to a game-high 26, 73-47 with 15:45 left. The Crusaders began to chip away when Haigh found Hanson for a three-ball dropping the deficit to 80-66 with an even seven minutes remaining.
- Holy Cross closed the game on a 12-2 scoring run with Haigh draining two threes and freshman guard Tristen Wilson scoring four markers, two from the charity stripe.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Ryan (8-for-9) and St. Germain III (7-for-10) combined to shoot 15-for-19 (78.9 percent) from the field.
- 10 of Hanson's 18 points came in the second half.
UP NEXT:
- Holy Cross returns to the court for their season opener on Tuesday, Nov 3 at Rhode Island with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.
- Single-game and season tickets for Holy Cross men's basketball are on sale through the Holy Cross Ticket Office.
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