Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball

Holy Cross Crusaders
women's basketball
Holy Cross Crusaders ; women's basketball
	2024–25 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
University	College of the Holy Cross
Head coach	Candice Green (interim)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
Arena	Hart Center ; (capacity: 3,536)
Nickname	Crusaders
Student section	TBD
Colors	Royal purple;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1985, 1991
NCAA tournament appearances
	1985, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	1984, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2022, 2024

Last updated November 22, 2024

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 interim coach Candice Green.

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.

Postseason

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The Crusaders have appeared in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship 14 times. Their record is 2–14.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	7	Round of 32	Ohio State	L 102–60
1989	9	Round of 48	Temple	L 90–80
1991	11	Round of 48 Round of 32	Maryland Auburn	W 81–74 (OT) L 84–58
1995	16	Round of 64	Colorado	L 83–49
1996	15	Round of 64	Old Dominion	L 83–56
1998	14	Round of 64	Louisiana Tech	L 86–58
1999	14	Round of 64	Duke	L 79–51
2000	15	Round of 64	Rutgers	L 91–70
2001	14	Round of 64	Florida	L 84–52
2003	13	Round of 64	Penn State	L 64–33
2005	15	Round of 64	Ohio State	L 89–46
2007	16	Round of 64	Duke	L 81–44
2023	15	Round of 64	Maryland	L 93–61
2024	16	First Four Round of 64	(16) UT Martin (1) Iowa	W 72–45 L 91–65

WNIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	First Round	Vermont	L 70–63
2022	First Round	Columbia	L 80–69

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
2021–22 – Avery Labarbra

Coaching history

Coach	Years	Record	Conference Record	Conference Titles
Mary DiStanislao	1974–1975	0–12 (.000)	N/A
Pat Corcoran	1975–1978	21–26 (.447)	N/A
Kevin McAuley	1979–1980	16–22 (.421)	N/A
Togo Palazzi	1980–1985	103–28 (.786)	18–6 (.750)	1
Bill Gibbons	1985–2019	613–410 (.599)	319–125 (.718)	11
Ann McInerney (interim)	2019–2020	26–15 (.634)	18–11 (.621)
Maureen Magarity	2020–2024	51–25 (.671)	34–16 (.680)	1
Totals		808–531 (.607)	376–153 (.711)	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	7–8	7–7
2020–21	20–9	14–4
TOTAL	805–530	376–153

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References

↑ "Visual Identity Toolkit". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

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[1] "Visual Identity Toolkit". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

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v t e Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Culture & lore	History The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Patriot League women's basketball
Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24