Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball

The Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team currently competes in the Patriot League. The Crusaders are currently coached by Maureen Magarity.[2]

Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
2020–21 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
University	College of the Holy Cross
Head coach	Maureen Magarity (1st season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
Arena	Hart Center (Capacity: 3,600)
Nickname	Crusaders
Colors	Royal Purple[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Second round
1991
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1985, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
Conference Tournament Champions
1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
Conference Regular Season Champions
1984, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

History

The Crusaders began play in 1974. They went 0–12, coached by Sharon Dupre in her only season. For their first six years (1974–1980), the Crusaders were in Division III, going 37–60 during that time. From 1980 to 1982, the Crusaders were in Division II, going 43–8 during their two season tenure before making the jump to Division I. The Crusaders joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1983. In their seven season tenure, they won two conference tournaments. In 1990, the Crusaders joined the Patriot League. They have won the Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament 11 times, the most of any school in the League. The Crusaders are coached by Maureen Magarity.[2]

Postseason

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The Crusaders have appeared in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship 12 times. Their record is 1–12.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	First Round	Ohio State	L 102–60
1989	First Round	Temple	L 90–80
1991	First Round Second Round	Maryland Auburn	W 81–74 (OT) L 84–58
1995	First Round	Colorado	L 83–49
1996	First Round	Old Dominion	L 83–56
1998	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 86–58
1999	First Round	Duke	L 79–51
2000	First Round	Rutgers	L 91–70
2001	First Round	Florida	L 84–52
2003	First Round	Penn State	L 64–33
2005	First Round	Ohio State	L 89–46
2007	First Round	Duke	L 81–44

WNIT results

The Crusaders have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) one time.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	First Round	Vermont	L 70–63

WBI results

The Crusaders have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) once.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Quarterfinal	New Hampshire Manhattan	W 63–59 L 78–63

Player accolades

MAAC Player of the Year

• 1985 – Janet Hourihan
• 1987 – Tracy Quinn

Patriot League Player of the Year

• 1991 – Mary Helen Walker
• 1992 – Norinne Powers
• 1993 – Norinne Powers
• 1994 – Laurie Carson
• 1995 – Lauren Maney
• 1996 – Lauren Maney
• 1997 – Kathy Courtney
• 1998 – Amy O’Brien
• 1999 – Amy O’Brien
• 2000 – Anna Kinne
• 2008 – Briana McFadden

Coaching history

Coach	Years	Record	Conference Record	Conference Titles
Mary DiStanislao	1974–1975	0–12	N/A
Pat Corcoran	1975–1978	21–26	N/A
Kevin McAuley	1979–1980	16–22	N/A
Togo Palazzi	1980–1985	103–28	18–6	1
Bill Gibbons	1985–2019	581–362	7–59	12
Ann McInerney (interim)	2019–2020	26–15	18–11
Maureen Magarity	2020–	0–0	0–0
Totals		721–450	317–127	13

Season-by-season results

Holy Cross played in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) 1983 to 1990 before joining the Patriot League in 1990.

Season	Record	Conference record
1974–75	0–12	n/a
1975–76	8–7	n/a
1976–77	8–9	n/a
1977–78	5–10	n/a
1978–79	7–10	n/a
1979–80	9–12	n/a
1980–81	20–4	n/a
1981–82	23–4	n/a
1982–83	19–6	n/a
1983–84	20–7	9–3
1984–85	21–7	9–3
1985–86	21–7	8–4
1986–87	19–10	8–4
1987–88	21–8	9–3
1988–89	21–10	10–2
1989–90	20–10	7–3
1990–91	25–6	12–0
1991–92	16–13	10–4
1992–93	22–7	12–2
1993–94	15–14	10–4
1994–95	21–9	12–2
1995–96	23–10	9–3
1996–97	23–4	12–0
1997–98	21–9	10–2
1998–99	21–8	11–1
1999–00	23–7	11–1
2000–01	21–9	11–1
2001–02	23–8	12–2
2002–03	24–8	13–1
2003–04	13–15	8–6
2004–05	20–11	12–2
2005–06	16–14	10–4
2006–07	15–18	7–7
2007–08	19–13	10–4
2008–09	13–17	8–6
2009–10	10–21	5–9
2010–11	10–20	6–8
2011–12	19–15	7–7
2012–13	18–14	8–6
2013–14	20–14	10–8
2014–15	15–17	11–7
2015–16	13–17	10–8
2016-17	8–21	6–12
2017-18	13–18	7–11
2018-19	18–13	9–9
2019-20	19–11	7–4
2020-21	–	–

References

1. College of the Holy Cross Identity Standards and Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 8, 2016.
2. "Holy Cross Names Maureen Magarity Head Women's Basketball Coach". Holy Cross Athletics. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

External links

• Official website