2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-third year head coach Bill Gibbons, play their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 12–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
2017–18 record	12–18 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Gibbons (33rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ann McInerney Danielle Parks Matt Raquet
Home arena	Hart Center

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Bucknell	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Navy	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Army	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Boston University	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Patriot League Tournament winner As of 16 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 8–21, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Lafayette.

Roster

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Tricia Byrne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Scranton Prep Dunmore, PA G 3 Infiniti Thomas-Waheed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Newton North Newton, MA G 4 Jenay Faulkner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Greencastle-Antrim Greencastle, PA G 5 Katie Doherty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sachem East Holbrook, NY G 10 Megan Swords 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Immaculate Heart Academy Glen Rock NJ G 11 Shannon Druck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Susquehannock New Freedom, PA G 12 Madalyn Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So High Point Regional Sussex, NJ G/F 14 Kathryn Pedi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So New Trier Wilmette, IL G 21 Mia Mazza 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Francis Glen Ellyn, IL G 22 Nicole Morris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Rumson, NJ F 23 Maggie Locke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Spring-Ford Collegeville, PA F 25 Lauren Manis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bishop Feehan Franklin, MA C 33 Shannon Murphy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Watertown Watertown, MA F 41 Amy Hasenauer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Hilton Greece, NY C 55 Miranda Nixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Trinity Harrisburg, PA	Head coach Bill Gibbons (Clark) Assistant coach(es) Ann McInerney (Assumption) Danielle Parks (Adelphi) Matt Raquet (Pittsburgh) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017* 12:05 pm		Assumption	W 64–41		Hart Center (861) Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 84–56	1–0	Tsongas Center (492) Lowell, MA
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		at Marist	L 74–85	1–1	McCann Field House (1,382) Poughkeepsie, NY
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		at Rider	W 83–56	2–1	Alumni Gymnasium (505) Lawrenceville, NJ
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 63–69	2–2	Hofstra Arena (277) Hempstead, NY
11/26/2017* 12:05 pm		Bryant	W 59–57 ^OT	3–2	Hart Center (1,047) Worcester, MA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at Brown	L 78–82	3–3	Pizzitola Sports Center (237) Providence, RI
12/03/2017* 12:05 pm		Albany	L 56–65	3–4	Hart Center (965) Worcester, MA
12/06/2017* 7:05 pm		Boston College	L 66–70	3–5	Hart Center (987) Worcester, MA
12/09/2017* 12:05 pm		Vermont	W 63–54	4–5	Hart Center (833) Worcester, MA
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 69–63	5–5	Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI
12/20/2017* 11:05 am		Dartmouth	L 74–76 ^OT	5–6	Hart Center (2,312) Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 71–64	6–6 (1–0)	Cotterell Court (302) Hamilton, NY
01/02/2018 7:05 pm		Lafayette	L 65–69	6–7 (1–1)	Hart Center (704) Worcester, MA
01/05/2018 6:05 pm		Lehigh	W 54–49	7–7 (2–1)	Hart Center (710) Worcester, MA
01/08/2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 60–77	7–8 (2–2)	Reitz Arena (105) Baltimore, MD
01/11/2018 7:05 pm		Navy	L 58–65	7–9 (2–3)	Hart Center (886) Worcester, MA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		at Boston University Rivalry	W 60–57	8–9 (3–3)	Case Gym (376) Boston, MA
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		at Army	W 70–62 ^OT	9–9 (4–3)	Christl Arena (463) West Point, NY
01/20/2018 1:05 pm		Bucknell	L 47–71	9–10 (4–4)	Hart Center (805) Worcester, MA
01/24/2018 1:05 pm		American	L 63–68 ^OT	9–11 (4–5)	Hart Center (933) Worcester, MA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 69–56	10–11 (5–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,012) Easton, PA
02/03/2018 1:05 pm		Loyola (MD)	L 58–65	10–12 (5–6)	Hart Center (1,143) Worcester, MA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 54–62	10–13 (5–7)	Alumni Hall (1,368) Annapolis, MD
02/10/2018 1:05 pm		Boston University Rivalry	L 49–62	10–14 (5–8)	Hart Center (1,059) Worcester, MA
02/14/2018 7:05 pm		Army	L 57–66	10–15 (5–9)	Hart Center (889) Worcester, MA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 63–72	10–16 (5–10)	Sojka Pavilion (945) Lewisburg, PA
02/21/2018 11:30 am		at American	L 54–72	10–17 (5–11)	Bender Arena (514) Washington, D.C.
02/24/2018 1:05 pm		Colgate	W 61–52	11–17 (6–11)	Hart Center (1,080) Worcester, MA
02/28/2018 6:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 65–62	12–17 (7–11)	Stabler Arena (642) Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 1:00 pm	(7)	(10) Colgate First Round	W 66–47	12–17	Hart Center (537) Worcester, MA
03/05/2018 6:00 pm	(7)	at (2) Bucknell Quarterfinals	L 53–67	12–18	Sojka Pavilion (594) Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

References

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2. "Holy Cross Crusaders Women's Basketball - Crusaders News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
3. Holy Cross Crusaders. "Holy Cross Crusaders on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
4. "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Holy Cross Crusaders - College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". Goholycross.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.