The Holy Cross men's basketball team is back in action when they travel to Reitz Arena to take on Loyola (Md.) on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. The contest will stream live on ESPN+.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HOLY CROSS (9-17, 4-9 PL): 

• Holy Cross almost rallied from a 15 point second half deficit before falling to Colgate 74-70 Wednesday evening on Bob Cousy '50 Court. Freshman forward Aiden Disu scored a game-high 20 points with eight rebounds, a steal and shot 58.3 percent from the floor. Junior guard DeAndre Williams dropped 17 points with seven caroms and a season-high five assists.
• Sophomore guard Tyler Boston was named Patriot League Honorable Mention Monday for the fourth time this season. Boston averaged 15.0 points on 57.9 percent (11-of-19) shooting from the field, including 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from three-point range adding 4.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game. 
• Over his last nine games, Disu is averaging 12.7 points and a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game on 46.1 percent (41-for-89) shooting. Disu is 28-for-30 (93.3 percent) from the line over that stretch and ranks third during Patriot League games in free throw percentage (86.8 percent).
• Junior guard DeAndre Williams has been on a roll from deep recently going 15-for-31 (48.4 percent) from distance over his last nine games. Across 13 conference games, Williams ranks sixth in the Patriot League in three-point percentage (42.1 percent).
• Holy Cross is the eighth ranked Patriot League team in the 2026 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (326th). They rank 314th (100.5) in offensive rating and 311th (116.0) in defensive rating.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS (10-16, 6-7 PL): 

• Loyola is coming off a 68-54 win against Lafayette in Easton, Pa. on Wednesday. Emmett Adair scored a game-high 26 points with nine rebounds and four three-pointers while Braden Speed double-doubled with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• Jacob Theodosiou, a one-time Patriot League Player of the Week was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team back in October. Theodosiou ranks second in the Patriot League in steals per game (1.9), 10th in assists per game (3.2), 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) and 13th in scoring (14.1).
• As a team, Loyola ranks second in the Patriot League and 62nd in the nation in three-pointers per game (9.4).
• The Greyhounds are the sixth ranked Patriot League team in the 2026 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (316th). They rank 279th (102.5) in offensive rating and 326th (116.8) in defensive rating.

LAST TIME THEY MET: 

• Holy Cross is 17-12 (.586) in the series history against Loyola (Md.) which began back in 1975.
• The Crusaders have won four straight meetings and six of the last eight games.
• In their last meeting on Jan. 25, 2025, the Crusaders earned a 70-65 win in Baltimore.

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