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1 Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

2 Table of Contents / Quick Facts Table of Contents Media Information Opponent Information Season Preview... 7 Player Profiles Coaching Staff Roster Final Statistics Team Records Single-Game Records Single-Season Records Career Records Year-By-Year Leaders Hart Center Records ,000-Point Scorers Postseason Tournaments Year-By-Year Records Tradition of Excellence Honors & Awards Coaching Records Hall of Fame Inductees All-Time Letterwinners All-Time Series Records Series History vs Opponents All-Time Results Women s Basketball Quick Facts Head Coach... Bill Gibbons (30th Season) Alma Mater.... Clark, 1981 Record at Holy Cross / 29 Years Overall Record / 29 Years Office Phone...(508) Office Fax...(508) Associate Head Coach... Ann McInerney (Seventh Season) Assistant Coach... Matt Raquet (Second Season) Assistant Coach... Kindyll Dorsey (First Season) Athletic Trainer...Alicia Caswell (Second Season) Strength & Conditioning... Shepard Allen (Second Season) Equipment Manager....Ray Bolger (Third Season) Media Relations Contact... Jim Sarkisian (Third Season) Overall Record Patriot League Record / Fifth Home Court... Hart Center Capacity...3,600 Arena Record (.738) (40 Years) Press Row Phone...(508) Letterwinners Returning / Lost...8 / 5 Starters Returning / Lost...3 / 2 General College Information Location...Worcester, Mass. Founded Enrollment...2,877 Denomination....Roman Catholic, Jesuit Nickname... Crusaders Color...Royal Purple National Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Patriot League College Web Site... Athletic Web Site... Administration President.... Rev. Phillip L. Boroughs, S.J. Athletic Director... Nathan Pine Senior Associate Athletic Director....Joseph Bertoletti Associate Athletic Director... Bill Bellerose Associate Athletic Director...Rosemary Shea Associate Athletic Director / SWA... Ann Zelesky Athletic Department Phone...(508) Ticket Office Phone (508) Athletic Department Fax...(508) Schedule Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 14 Dec. 22 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 31 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 Mar 14 MANHATTAN...2:05 p.m. at Yale...7:00 p.m. at Dartmouth...7:00 p.m. at Notre Dame #...5:00 p.m. vs. Quinnipiac #...8:00 p.m. vs. Harvard #...8:00 p.m. vs. Georgetown $....3:00 p.m. at Bryant...5:00 p.m. BOSTON COLLEGE...7:05 p.m. at Massachusetts...2:00 p.m. UMASS LOWELL...11:15 a.m. vs. Norfolk State %...12:00 p.m. vs. Western Michigan %...12:00 p.m. at Boston University *....2:00 p.m. AMERICAN *...1:05 p.m. COLGATE *...7:05 p.m. at Bucknell *...2:00 p.m. at Army *....7:00 p.m. LEHIGH *...1:05 p.m. at Lafayette *....7:00 p.m. at Navy *...2:00 p.m. LOYOLA (MD.) *...7:05 p.m. at American *... 2:00 p.m. at Colgate *...7:00 p.m. BUCKNELL *... 2:05 p.m. ARMY *...7:05 p.m. at Lehigh * :00 p.m. LAFAYETTE *... 7:05 p.m. NAVY *...1:05 p.m. at Loyola (Md.) *...7:00 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY *... 1:05 p.m. PL Tournament First Round... TBD PL Tournament Quarterfinals... TBD PL Tournament Semifinals... TBD PL Tournament Championship Game....6:00 p.m. Home games, listed in BOLD CAPS, played at the Hart Center * Patriot League Games # Hall of Fame Women s Challenge, Notre Dame, Ind. $ Hall of Fame Women s Challenge, Uncasville, Conn. % Seawolves Holiday Classic, Stony Brook, N.Y. All dates and times are tentative and subject to change Times listed are Eastern Time Credits The Holy Cross women s basketball fact book is published by the College of the Holy Cross Department of Athletics, all rights reserved, Copyright Writing, layout, design and editing by Jim Sarkisian. Editorial assistance provided by Charles Bare and Jim Wrobel Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

3 Media Information Charles Bare Jim Wrobel Jim Sarkisian Olivia Cappoli Contact Information For information on Holy Cross women s basketball, or any other varsity athletic team, please contact the Holy Cross athletic media relations office: Charles Bare, Director...cbare@holycross.edu Jim Wrobel, Assistant Director... jwrobel@holycross.edu Jim Sarkisian, Assistant Director... jsarkisi@holycross.edu Olivia Cappoli, Assistant ocappoli@holycross.edu Kristen Kearnan, Secretary...kkearnan@holycross.edu Office Phone.... (508) Office Fax.... (508) Press Box Phone... (508) Mailing Address.... One College Street, Worcester, MA Address... athleticmedia@holycross.edu Credentials & Scouting Passes All requests for working media credentials should be made to Jim Sarkisian at least one week in advance, preferably in writing. All requests received one week in advance will be mailed, while all others will be left at the will call window, which is located at the entrance to the Hart Center. Every effort will be made to accommodate all members of the media, but as space is limited, we may not be able to honor all requests. Radio Broadcasts Holy Cross has installed phone lines which can be rented by visiting radio. There is a charge of $75.00 per line for commercial radio, or $50.00 per line for student radio. Others wishing to install their own lines may contact Verizon Telephone at (508) Any radio station or reporting service seeking in-game or post-game reports must make arrangements through the athletic media relations office. Telephones There is one community telephone on press row for use by the media. To order a private phone, contact Verizon Telephone at (508) Internet Access There is high speed wireless internet access available for members of the media to use in the Hart Center arena. Parking Parking at the Hart Center is on a first-come, first-served basis. The parking lots in front of the Hart Center are ordinarily able to handle all of your parking needs. Members of the media are encouraged to arrive at least one hour before tipoff in order to ensure the availability of parking. Game Day Services Pregame press notes and flip cards are available in the media room approximately one hour before tipoff. A pregame meal will also be available approximately one hour before tipoff. Fax service is available after the game with advanced notice to the athletic media relations staff. Halftime statistics, final statistics and play-by-play are provided. Complete books are available approximately 15 minutes after the game. Postgame Procedures The Holy Cross basketball locker room is closed to the media. Members of the media should submit player requests to Jim Sarkisian by the five-minute mark of the second half. Following a 10-minute cooling off period, requested Holy Cross coaches and players will be available outside of the locker room. For home games, there will be a postgame press conference in the Bud Ryan Room. The visiting team will begin the press conference (if necessary), followed by Holy Cross. Requests for interviews with the opposing team should be made with that school s sports information director. Coach & Player Interviews Personal interviews with Holy Cross coaches and players can be arranged through Jim Sarkisian. Players are available in person and for phone interviews on most days, subject to the individual student-athlete s academic responsibilities. Arrangements for all interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Home phone numbers will not be given out. Holy Cross on the Internet Information on Holy Cross women s basketball and all 26 other varsity sports is available through the Holy Cross Athletics home page at www. GoHolyCross.com. All notes and statistics will be available through the site. In addition, Crusader radio broadcasts can be heard on the internet, with information on broadcast locations available on the Holy Cross Athletics home page Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 3

4 Media Information Directions to the Hart Center From the East or West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Exit 10. After the exit, follow I-290 East toward Worcester. Take Exit 11 (College Square / Southbridge Street) off of I-290. Cross over to the right lane immediately after coming off the ramp to College Square. Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street. Go up the hill and enter the campus at the last gate on the left (Gate 7). Take the first right and the Hart Center is located at the top of the hill. From the North: Take I-495 South to I-290 West (Exit 25B). Follow I- 290 West to Exit 11 (College Square / Southbridge Street). Bear left coming off the ramp onto Southbridge Street. Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street. Go up the hill and enter the campus at the last gate on the left (Gate 7). Take the first right and the Hart Center is located at the top of the hill. From the Southeast: Take I-495 North to the Massachusetts Turnpike West (I-90). Take Exit 10 off of the Massachusetts Turnpike. After the exit, follow I-290 East toward Worcester. Take Exit 11 (College Square / Southbridge Street) off of I-290. Cross over to the right lane immediately after coming off the ramp to College Square. Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street. Go up the hill and enter the campus at the last gate on the left (Gate 7). Take the first right and the Hart Center is located at the top of the hill. From the South: Take Route 146 North to the Massachusetts Turnpike West (I-90). Take Exit 10 off of the Massachusetts Turnpike. After the exit, follow I-290 East toward Worcester. Take Exit 11 (College Square / Southbridge Street) off of I-290. Cross over to the right lane immediately after coming off the ramp to College Square. Take the first right (before the traffic light) onto College Street. Go up the hill and enter the campus at the last gate on the left (Gate 7). Take the first right and the Hart Center is located at the top of the hill. Primary Media Outlets Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 20 Franklin Street, Worcester, Mass., Phone: (508) Fax: (508) Website: www. telegram.com. Dave Nordman, sports editor; Jennifer Toland, beat writer. Boston Globe, 135 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Mass., Phone: (617) Fax: (617) Website: Boston Herald, 70 Fargo Street, Boston, Mass., Phone: (800) Fax: (617) Website: John Connolly, college reporter. Associated Press (Boston), 184 High Street, Boston, Mass., Phone: (617) Fax: (617) Website: Howard Ulman, sports editor. Holy Cross Radio, c/o Superlative Marketing, 237 South Street, Unit #19, Shrewsbury, Mass., Phone: (508) Bob Fouracre, play-by-play. WTAG Radio, 58 Stereo Lane, Paxton, Mass., Phone: (508) Fax: (508) Website: George Brown, sports. WCHC Radio, 216 Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., Phone: (508) Website: college.holycross.edu/wchc. Charter TV 3, 95 Higgins Street, Worcester, Mass., Phone: (508) Fax: (508) Kevin Shea, sports. Website: www. chartertv3.com Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

5 Opponent Information American Location...Washington, D.C. Nickname...Eagles Colors....Red, White & Blue Arena...Bender Arena (3,044) Conference... Patriot League Record (14-4 PL) Head Coach... Megan Gebbia (Towson 94) Career Record (2 years) Women s Basketball SID.. Melissa McKeown Phone...(202) mckeown@american.edu Athletic Web Site... Bryant Location...Smithfield, R.I. Nickname... Bulldogs Colors.... Black, Gold & White Arena... Chace Athletic Center (2,600) Conference... Northeast Record (11-7 NEC) Head Coach... Mary Burke (Providence 88) Career Record (23 years) Women s Basketball SID... Aaron Horlbogen Phone...(401) ahorlbogen@bryant.edu Athletic Web Site.. Georgetown Location...Washington, D.C. Nickname... Hoyas Colors....Blue & Gray Arena... McDonough Arena (2,400) Conference... BIG EAST Record (4-14 BE) Head Coach...Natasha Adair (South Florida 94) Career Record (2 years) Women s Basketball SID...Barbara Barnes Phone...(202) bj57@georgetown.edu Athletic Web Site... Army Location...West Point, N.Y. Nickname...Black Knights Colors.... Black, Gold & Gray Arena... Christl Arena (5,043) Conference... Patriot League Record (14-4 PL) Head Coach.. Dave Magarity (St. Francis, Pa. 74) Career Record (32 years) Women s Basketball SID...Harrison Antognioni Phone...(845) harrison.antognioni@usma.edu Athletic Web Site.. Bucknell Location... Lewisburg, Pa. Nickname... Bison Colors.... Orange & Blue Arena... Sojka Pavilion (4,000) Conference... Patriot League Record (11-7 PL) Head Coach...Aaron Roussell (Iowa 01) Career Record (2 years) Women s Basketball SID... Matt Jackson Phone...(570) mjj010@bucknell.edu Athletic Web Site.. Harvard Location... Cambridge, Mass. Nickname... Crimson Colors.... Crimson, Black & White Arena... Lavietes Pavilion (2,050) Conference... Ivy League Record (11-3 Ivy) Head Coach... Kathy Delaney-Smith (Bridgewater St. 71) Career Record (32 years) Women s Basketball SID...Allison Miller Phone...(617) allisonmiller@fas.harvard.edu Athletic Web Site... Boston College Location...Chestnut Hill, Mass. Nickname...Eagles Colors.... Maroon & Gold Arena... Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Conference...Atlantic Coast Record (3-13 ACC) Head Coach.. Erik Johnson (UC San Diego 94) Career Record (6 years) Women s Basketball SID.. Stephanie Tunnera Phone...(617) tunnera@bc.edu Athletic Web Site... Colgate Location... Hamilton, N.Y. Nickname... Raiders Colors.... Maroon & White Arena...Cotterell Court (3,100) Conference... Patriot League Record (4-14 PL) Head Coach... Nicci Hays Fort (Culver Stockton 98) Career Record (3 years) Women s Basketball SID... John Painter Phone...(315) jpainter@colgate.edu Athletic Web Site.. Lafayette Location... Easton, Pa. Nickname...Leopards Colors.... Maroon & White Arena...Allan P. Kirby Sports Center (3,500) Conference... Patriot League Record (8-10 PL) Head Coach...Dianne Nolan (Glassboro 73) Career Record (37 years) Women s Basketball SID... David Datz Phone...(610) datzd@lafayette.edu Athletic Web Site... Boston University Location...Boston, Mass. Nickname... Terriers Colors....Scarlett & White Arena...Case Gymnasium (1,800) Conference... Patriot League Record (7-11 PL) Head Coach... Katy Steding (Stanford 90) Career Record... First Year Women s Basketball SID... Laura Devine Phone...(617) ldevine@bu.edu Athletic Web Site... Dartmouth Location... Hanover, N.H. Nickname...Big Green Colors....Green & White Arena...Leede Arena (2,100) Conference... Ivy League Record (2-12 Ivy) Head Coach.. Belle Koclanes (Richmond 02) Career Record (1 year) Women s Basketball SID.. Nicholas Guerriero Phone...(603) nicholas.a.guerriero@dartmouth.edu Athletic Web Site... Lehigh Location... Bethlehem, Pa. Nickname... Mountain Hawks Colors.... Brown & White Arena...Stabler Arena (5,600) Conference... Patriot League Record (5-13 PL) Head Coach...Sue Troyan (Dickinson 88) Career Record (19 years) Women s Basketball SID...Chelsea Vielhauer Phone...(610) cpv213@lehigh.edu Athletic Web Site Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 5

6 Loyola (Md.) Location...Baltimore, Md. Nickname... Greyhounds Colors....Green & Grey Arena... Reitz Arena (2,100) Conference... Patriot League Record (2-16 PL) Head Coach... Joe Logan (Loyola 96) Career Record (9 years) Women s Basketball SID...Kristen James Phone...(410) kmjames@loyola.edu Athletic Web Site.. Opponent Information Massachusetts-Lowell Location...Lowell, Mass. Nickname...River Hawks Colors....Blue, Red & White Arena... Costello Athletic Center (2,100) Conference... America East Record (4-12 AE) Head Coach... Jenerrie Harris (Kentucky 04) Career Record... First Year Women s Basketball SID... Sebouh Majarian Phone...(978) Sebouh_Majarian@uml.edu Athletic Web Site.. Quinnipiac Location... Hamden, Conn. Nickname...Bobcats Colors....Blue & Gold Arena... TD Bank Sports Center (3,300) Conference...Northeast Conference Record (14-6 NEC) Head Coach... Tricia Fabbri (Fairfield 91) Career Record (19 years) Women s Basketball SID...Maxx McNall Phone...(203) maxx.mcnall@quinnipiac.edu Athletic Web Site.. Manhattan Location...Riverdale, N.Y. Nickname... Jaspers Colors....Green & White Arena... Draddy Gymnasium (2,345) Conference... Metro Atlantic Athletic Record (8-12 MAAC) Head Coach... John Olenowski (St. Leo 78) Career Record (9 years) Women s Basketball SID... Joe Clifford Phone...(718) joseph.clifford@manhattan.edu Athletic Web Site... Navy Location...Annapolis, Md. Nickname... Midshipmen Colors.... Navy Blue & Gold Arena...Alumni Hall (5,710) Conference... Patriot League Record (15-3 PL) Head Coach..Stefanie Pemper (Idaho State 92) Career Record (16 years) Women s Basketball SID... Justin Kischefsky Phone...(410) kischefs@usna.edu Athletic Web Site... Western Michigan Location... Kalamazoo, Mich. Nickname... Broncos Colors.... Brown & Gold Arena... University Arena (5,421) Conference... Mid-American Conference Record (8-10 MAC) Head Coach...Shane Clipfell (Eastern Mich. 06) Career Record (3 years) Women s Basketball SID...Kristin Keirns Phone...(269) kristin.keirns@wmich.edu Athletic Web Site... Massachusetts Location... Amherst, Mass. Nickname... Minutewomen Colors.... Maroon & White Arena. William D. Mullins Memorial Center (9,943) Conference... Atlantic Record (1-15 A-10) Head Coach... Sharon Dawley (St. Anselm 83) Career Record (20 years) Women s Basketball SID...Cody Lahl Phone...(413) clahl@admin.umass.edu Athletic Web Site.. Norfolk State Location... Norfolk, Va. Nickname... Spartans Colors....Green & Gold Arena... Echols Hall (4,500) Conference... Mid-Eastern Athletic Record (8-8 MEAC) Head Coach...Debra Clark (Hampton 84) Career Record (19 years) Women s Basketball SID... Matt Michalec Phone...(757) mmichalec@nsu.edu Athletic Web Site... Yale Location... New Haven, Conn. Nickname... Bulldogs Colors.... Yale Blue & White Arena... John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) Conference... Ivy League Record (7-7 Ivy) Head Coach... Chris Gobrecht (USC 77) Career Record (34 years) Women s Basketball SID... Steve Lewis Phone...(203) s.lewis@yale.edu Athletic Web Site... Notre Dame Location... Notre Dame, Ind. Nickname... Fighting Irish Colors....Gold & Blue Arena... Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Conference... Atlantic Coast Conference Record (16-0 ACC) Head Coach...Muffet McGraw (St. Joseph s Pa. 77) Career Record (27 years) Women s Basketball SID... Chris Masters Phone...(574) masters.5@nd.edu Athletic Web Site Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

7 Season Preview After falling in the Patriot League Tournament Championship game for the third straight season, the Holy Cross women s basketball team aims to repeat its appearance in the title game, but this time earn its League-best 12th championship. The Crusaders (20-12, 10-8) are coming off their first 20-win season since , but a disappointing conference mark forced Holy Cross to play all three tournament games on the road last season. This year, the Crusaders return eight letterwinners and three starters, while they welcome in five freshmen. I think we have a good mix of returning veterans and hungry youth, said head coach Bill Gibbons, who enters his 30th season at the helm of the Crusaders. I am very optimistic about this group, because I think we have the pieces to compete again for a league championship. Holy Cross looks to be the offensive leader in the Patriot League again this season, after leading the conference in points per game each of the last three years. In addition to its 70.5 points per game last season, the Crusaders also led the league in field-goal percentage (43.3) and assists per game (18.2). Holy Cross graduated four seniors from last year s squad, including threetime first team All-Patriot League guard Alex Smith. The Crusaders, who were tabbed third in the Preseason Poll, will look to continue their recent success and remain one of the top teams in the Patriot League. FRONTCOURT The Holy Cross frontcourt looks to be the main strength of this year s team. Junior second team All-Patriot Leaguer Raquel Scott, who led the conference with 9.8 rebounds per game last season, returns as the leader of the frontcourt. Scott ranked second in the Patriot League last year with 16.3 points per game and led the league with 18 double-doubles. In addition, senior captain Emily Parker and junior Molly Hourigan return as the primary centers on the squad. Parker tallied 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game last season, while Hourigan averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per contest in I think the experience and depth of our frontcourt will be one of our strengths this season, said Gibbons. I think Raquel has established herself as one of the best frontcourt players in the league and can build upon her sophomore season. Emily is as good as any center in the league and Molly has become a defensive presence in the lane and has shown a lot of improvement offensively. Senior captain Clare Sullivan will add depth and experience to the frontcourt having played in 68 games over the course of her career. Sophomores Madelyn Ganser and Jenn Dynis will see a lot of action this season between forward and guard, as both appeared in over 20 games during their freshman campaign. Freshman Amy Hasenauer, from Greece, N.Y., will provide minutes at both the four and five position for the Crusaders this season and round out the core of six frontcourt players. BACKCOURT The Holy Cross backcourt will be led by junior Lisa Mifsud who had a breakout sophomore campaign. Mifsud, now the team s point guard, started in 29 games in and averaged 10.1 points and 3.2 assists. In addition, junior Kate Gillespie returns after playing in 31 games last year. Mifsud and Gillespie are the two leading three-point shooting returnees from last year s team. The Crusaders welcome four freshmen guards to the team in , all of whom will be competing for minutes this season. They are Tricia Byrne of Dunmore, Pa., Katie Doherty of Holbrook, N.Y., Shannon Druck, of New Freedom, Pa. and Infiniti Thomas-Waheed of Newton, Mass. We have a great group of backcourt kids, said Gibbons. Lisa will move over to the point after the graduation of Alex, and Kate is really stepping into her role in the two-guard position and has shown a lot of improvement. Our four freshmen guards give us a very deep bench and will look to contribute right away. SCHEDULE Holy Cross will play a competitive 13 game non-conference slate this season beginning on Sunday, Nov. 16 at home versus Manhattan. The Crusaders will then leave the Hart Center for seven straight games highlighted by the Hall of Fame Women s Challenge. As part of the tournament, Holy Cross will face off against on last year s NCAA Tournament runner-up Notre Dame, as well as Harvard, Quinnipiac and Georgetown. Other non-conference games include a pair of home games versus rival Boston College and UMass Lowell, as well as the Seawolves Holiday Classic in Stony Brook, N.Y. with matchups against Norfolk State and Western Michigan. I really love our schedule and I think we have some real challenging non-conference games, said Gibbons. Those games will help us get ready for the Patriot League, which I believe is the most underrated women s basketball conference in the country, and is getting better and better every year. In Patriot League play, Holy Cross will have a home-and-home series against each of the nine other teams in the conference. The league schedule will be highlighted by contests against 2014 Patriot League Tournament champion Army and the 2014 Patriot League regular season champion Navy. What s Returning, What s Lost Returns in Lost in Percent Category Total Return Points 2,255 1, Field Goals Made Field Goal Attempts 1,951 1, Three-Point Goals Made Three-Point Attempts Free Throws Made Free Throw Attempts Rebounds 1, Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Personal Fouls Minutes 6,425 3,731 2, Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 7

8 Player Profiles Emily Parker Senior 6-2 Captain Forward Johnston, Iowa Johnston H.S. AS A JUNIOR IN : Saw action in 22 games with 14 starts at forward Averaged 10.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in 20.9 minutes per contest Shot 53.7 percent from the field (88-164) and connected on 51-of-79 from the free-throw line (64.6%) Ranked second on the team in blocked shots and fourth in total rebounds Led the team in blocks 10 times, rebounds four times and scoring three times Scored double-digit points 12 times and hauled in double-digit rebounds twice Recorded 11 points and a game-best nine rebounds and three blocks versus Dartmouth Totaled 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-best three assists in win over UMass Lowell Registered 14 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks in win over Bryant Recorded third career double-double with 11 points and tied a career-high with 12 rebounds to go along with three blocks in win over UMass Totaled eight points, five rebounds and tied a career-best with four blocked shots in win over Manhattan Posted eight points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals in win over Northeastern Recorded eight points and eight rebounds to go along with three blocks versus Fordham Finished with 12 points and four rebounds in win over Quinnipiac Led the team with 13 points and four blocks in win over St. Louis Totaled 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in the win over Boston University (1/2) Recorded 17 points and eight rebounds in the win over American (1/5) Set a career-high with 23 points and tied career-best with 12 rebounds in the win at Colgate (1/8) Tallied 15 points and hauled in a team-high eight rebounds at Bucknell (2/8) Totaled 12 points and five caroms in the win over Lehigh (2/15) Recorded 11 points and a pair of rebounds in the win over Lafayette (2/19) Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee AS A SOPHOMORE IN : Saw action in 25 games with nine starts Averaged 19.3 minutes, 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game Ranked second on the team and ninth in the Patriot League with 0.9 blocks per game (23 total) Also totaled 12 steals and 12 assists Led the team in rebounding four times Shot 39.6 percent from the floor (53 of 134) and 62.1 percent from the charity stripe (36 of 58) Recorded a season-best 18 points with five rebounds in the season opener versus Yale Tallied nine points, seven boards and two blocks versus Boston College Scored 12 points in a season-best 30 minutes played against Harvard Registered nine points and a season-best nine rebounds at Manhattan Posted nine points and nine rebounds at Lehigh Recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and tied a career-best with four blocks versus American, while tying her career-high of eight field goals made Hauled in nine rebounds at Lafayette (2/20) AS A FRESHMAN IN : Named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team Four-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week honoree Saw action in 32 games, starting 31 times Averaged 22.6 minutes, 10.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game Ranked second on the team and 10th in the conference in rebounding Ranked third on the team and 13th in the league in scoring average Registered two double-doubles on the season, including a 17-point, 10-rebound performance against Yale in her first collegiate action Had 12-points and a season-high 12 rebounds vs. American Added 10 rebounds at Boston College and 11 rebounds at Bucknell Led the team with 38 blocked shots, ranking eighth in the conference Tallied 11 multi-block games, with a season-high four blocks at Navy Posted a 20-point performance at home against Quinnipiac Totaled 17 double-digit performances Led the team in scoring seven times and in rebounding nine times Scored 19 points and brought down six rebounds at Colgate Hit a season-high eight field goals in two contests Got to the free throw line a total of 88 times, sinking 60 free throws for a 68.2 free throw percentage Finished with a 47.2 field goal percentage HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity member of the Johnston basketball team, playing center under head coach Rich Gradoville Served as team captain during her senior year Twice named first team All-Conference ( , ) Earned second team All-Central Iowa Metro League honors ( & ) A Des Moines Register third team All-State selection ( ) Selected to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association and Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-Region teams ( & ) Earned third team All-State honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and the Iowa Newspaper Association in Twice named to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-Academic team ( & ) Chosen to the Iowa Newspaper Association All-Academic team ( ) A McDonald s All-America nominee ( ) During her junior season, ranked seventh in Iowa Class 4A for made field goals and 11th for total rebounds Played club basketball for Team Iowa under coach Marv Meier PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Susan Parker Has one brother (Samuel) Majoring in Biology Parker s Holy Cross Career Statistics TOTAL Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

9 Player Profiles Parker Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at Yale at Connecticut * QUINNIPIAC * FORDHAM * UMASS at Harvard * at Central Conn * at UNH * N EASTERN * at Boston College * BRYANT * at Miami (Fla.) * Morgan State * DARTMOUTH * at Lehigh * at Navy * AMERICAN * at Brown * at Lafayette * BUCKNELL * ARMY * at Colgate * LEHIGH * NAVY * at American * LAFAYETTE * at Bucknell * at Army * COLGATE * at Army % * at American % * at Navy % * UNH! * MANHATTAN! Parker Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts * YALE * BOSTON COLLEGE * UNH * HARVARD * at UMass * CENTRAL CONN at Manhattan * at Northeastern * at Quinnipiac * at Bryant at Florida at Beth-Cook at Dartmouth at Fordham BROWN LEHIGH NAVY at American LAFAYETTE at Bucknell at Army COLGATE at Lehigh at Navy AMERICAN at Lafayette BUCKNELL ARMY at Colgate LEHIGH % COLGATE % at Navy % Parker Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts * DARTMOUTH * at UMass Lowell * BRYANT * UMASS * at Manhattan * N EASTERN * FORDHAM * QUINNIPIAC * at Boston College * at Iowa State * vs St. Louis * BOSTON U * at American * at Colgate BUCKNELL ARMY at Lehigh LAFAYETTE NAVY at Loyola (Md.) AMERICAN COLGATE at Bucknell at Army LEHIGH at Lafayette at Navy LOYOLA (MD.) at Boston U at Bucknell % at Navy % at Army % * Denotes games Parker started % Patriot League Tournament games! Women s Basketball Invitational games Parker s Career Highs Points: 23 at Colgate (01/08/14) Rebounds: 12, three times, last at Colgate (01/08/14) Field Goals: 9 at Colgate (01/08/14) Field Goal Attempts: 15 vs. Lehigh (02/04/12) Three-Pointers: None Three-Point Attempts: None Free Throws: 8 at Army (02/22/12) Free Throw Attempts: 13 at Army (02/22/12) Assists: 3, two times, last at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Blocks: 4, four times, last vs. St. Louis (12/29/13) Steals: 2, five times, last vs. Northeastern (12/04/13) Minutes Played: 32 vs. Fordham (12/07/13) Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 9

10 Player Profiles Clare Sullivan Senior 6-3 Captain Forward Belmont, Mass. Rivers School AS A JUNIOR IN : Saw action in 16 games at forward Averaged 2.3 points and 0.7 rebounds per game in 6.2 minutes per contest Shot 38.1 percent from the floor (16-42) and was 4-of-6 from the free-throw line (66.7%) Tallied seven points and two rebounds in win over UMass Lowell Totaled six points and two rebounds versus Bucknell (1/11) Posted back-to-back six point performances versus Lehigh (1/18) and Lafayette (1/22) Scored four points in win over Colgate (2/5) Member of the Holy Cross Leadership Academy AS A SOPHOMORE IN : Saw action in 28 games, making her first career start at Manhattan Averaged 6.6 minutes, 2.4 points, and 1.0 rebounds per game Also recorded 11 blocks and six assists Had the second-highest field goal percentage on team at 47.5 percent Drained first career three-pointer versus Boston College Registered six points versus Harvard and at Manhattan Scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench versus Central Connecticut Tallied nine points versus Brown and went 3-of-4 from free throw line Scored four points in a career-best 19 minutes played versus Lehigh Scored points in a total of 15 contests Had at least one rebound in 17 games Shot 66.7 percent from the free-throw line (eight of 12) Member of the Holy Cross Leadership Academy Saw her first collegiate action at Yale (11/11) Tallied her first career points again Connecticut (11/13), finishing with four points and three rebounds Scored a season-best eight points in just nine minutes of action vs. Bucknell, going 4-for-8 from the floor Played in a season-high 14 minutes of action against Miami in the Miami Holiday Classic, scoring six points Notched a season-high seven rebounds and three blocks in the final game of the season vs. Manhattan Scored points in a total of 12 contests Had at least one rebound in 15 contests Went 3-of-6 from the free throw line Finished the season with a 42.2 field goal percentage and a 50.0 free throw percentage HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year member of the Rivers School basketball team, playing center under head coach Bob Pipe Captained team her senior year Won team s Red Wing Award (2011) A three-time All-ISL and NEPSAC All-New England selection ( ) A McDonald s All America Nominee (2010) Team won the NEPSAC Class B championship in 2009 and 2011 Previously played two years of varsity basketball at Belmont High School Earned All-Middlesex honors in 2008 Played club basketball for Bay State Jaguars Club team won back-to-back state championships in 2009 and 2010, and also claimed the 2010 USJN championship PERSONAL: Daughter of Edward Sullivan Father played football at the University of Iowa and the University of Massachusetts Has one brother (Eddie) Majoring in Sociology and Pre-Health Professions AS A FRESHMAN IN : Saw action in 24 games Averaged 5.8 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest Also finished with four assists and four blocks Sullivan s Holy Cross Career Statistics TOTAL Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

11 Player Profiles Sullivan Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at Yale at Connecticut QUINNIPIAC FORDHAM UMASS at Harvard at Central Conn. at UNH N EASTERN at Boston College BRYANT at Miami (Fla.) Morgan State DARTMOUTH at Lehigh at Navy AMERICAN at Brown at Lafayette BUCKNELL ARMY at Colgate LEHIGH NAVY at American LAFAYETTE at Bucknell at Army COLGATE at Army % at American % at Navy % UNH! MANHATTAN! Sullivan Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts YALE BOSTON COLLEGE UNH HARVARD at UMass CENTRAL CONN * at Manhattan at Northeastern at Quinnipiac at Bryant at Florida at Beth-Cook at Dartmouth at Fordham BROWN LEHIGH NAVY at American LAFAYETTE at Bucknell at Army COLGATE at Lehigh at Navy AMERICAN at Lafayette BUCKNELL ARMY at Colgate LEHIGH % COLGATE % at Navy % Sullivan s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts DARTMOUTH at UMass Lowell BRYANT UMASS at Manhattan N EASTERN FORDHAM QUINNIPIAC at Boston College at Iowa State vs. St. Louis BOSTON U. at American at Colgate BUCKNELL ARMY at Lehigh LAFAYETTE NAVY at Loyola (Md.) AMERICAN COLGATE at Bucknell at Army LEHIGH at Lafayette at Navy LOYOLA (MD.) at Boston U at Bucknell % at Navy % at Army % * Denotes games Sullivan started % Patriot League Tournament games! Women s Basketball Invitational games Sullivan s Career Highs Points: 13 vs. Central Connecticut (11/28/12) Rebounds: 7 vs. Manhattan (03/18/12) Field Goals: 6 vs. Central Connecticut (11/28/12) Field Goal Attempts: 8 vs. Bucknell (01/21/12) Three-Pointers: 1, two times, last vs. Central Conn. (11/28/12) Three-Point Attempts: 2, three times, last vs. Bucknell (01/11/14) Free Throws: 3, three times, last at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Free Throw Attempts: 4, three times, last at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Assists: 2, four times, last vs. Dartmouth (11/08/13) Blocks: 3 vs. Manhattan (03/18/12) Steals: 1, two times, last at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Minutes Played: 19 vs. Lehigh (01/12/13) Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 11

12 Player Profiles Kate Gillespie Junior 5-8 Guard Washington, D.C. Georgetown Visitation Prep AS A SOPHOMORE IN : Played in 31 games at guard Averaged 1.8 points and 0.9 rebounds per game in 8.5 minutes per contest Connected on 17-of-50 from the field (34.0%) Shot 38.9 percent from behind the arc (14-36) Ranked fourth on the team in three-pointers made Scored eight points and hauled in two rebounds in win over Bryant Tallied five points, three boards and a pair of assists in the win over Lafayette (1/22) Scored five points against American (2/1) Posted a career-best 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting from behind the arc in win over Army (2/12) in a career-high 26 minutes of action Recorded three points, two rebounds and a pair of assists versus Lehigh (2/15) Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Member of the Holy Cross Leadership Academy AS A FRESHMAN IN : Saw action in 14 games and made a pair of starts Averaged 3.8 minutes, 0.5 points per game Also posted two assists and two rebounds Started in first collegiate game against Yale and played in a season-high 13 minutes Scored first collegiate points in start versus Boston College (11/13) and finished with two points Tallied two points and a pair of rebounds against Brown Also scored two points in Patriot League semifinal game versus Colgate Went one-of-two from the free throw line Finished season three-of-11 from the field (.273) Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL: Played guard for head coach Mike McCarthy at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Team captain in junior and senior years Helped lead team to four straight Independent School League championships Named All-Independent School League in 2010, 2011 and 2012 Named to Washington Post All-Met first team as a senior, after earning second team honors as a junior Voted the Washington, D.C., Gatorade Player of the Year in 2012 Team posted an overall record of and a conference mark of 66-4 during her four years Georgetown Visitation s all-time leading scorer with 1,887 points Averaged 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists during senior year Also played lacrosse and cross country Played AAU basketball for the Maryland Flames, with three top-five finishes at national championship Student Government Association vice president as a senior Cum Laude Society, Cloviere Scholar and Spanish National Honor Society member from PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Kathy Gillespie Has two brothers (George and Tommy) Father, Jim, played football at Grinnell College Mother, Kathy, was Academic All-American while playing basketball at George Washington University Has not yet declared a major Gillespie s Holy Cross Career Statistics TOTAL Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

13 Player Profiles Gillespie s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts * YALE * BOSTON COLLEGE UNH HARVARD at UMass CENTRAL CONN. at Manhattan at Northeastern at Quinnipiac at Bryant at Florida at Beth-Cook at Dartmouth at Fordham BROWN LEHIGH NAVY at American LAFAYETTE at Bucknell at Army COLGATE at Lehigh at Navy AMERICAN at Lafayette BUCKNELL ARMY at Colgate LEHIGH % COLGATE % at Navy % Gillespie s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts DARTMOUTH at UMass Lowell BRYANT UMASS at Manhattan N EASTERN FORDHAM QUINNIPIAC at Boston College at Iowa State vs St. Louis BOSTON U. at American at Colgate BUCKNELL ARMY at Lehigh LAFAYETTE NAVY at Loyola (Md.) AMERICAN COLGATE at Bucknell at Army LEHIGH at Lafayette at Navy LOYOLA (MD.) at Boston U at Bucknell % at Navy % at Army % * Denotes games Gillespie started % Patriot League Tournament games Gillespie s Career Highs Points: 16 at Army (02/12/14) Rebounds: 3, three times, last at Army (02/12/14) Field Goals: 5 at Army (02/12/14) Field Goal Attempts: 7 vs. Bryant (11/23/13) Three-Pointers: 5 at Army (02/12/14) Three-Point Attempts: 6 at Army (02/12/14) Free Throws: 3 vs. Bryant (11/23/13) Free Throw Attempts: 4 vs. Bryant (11/23/13) Assists: 2, four times, last vs. Loyola (Md.) (02/26/14) Blocks: None Steals: 1, four times, last vs. Loyola (Md.) (02/26/14) Minutes Played: 26 at Army (02/12/14) Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 13

14 Player Profiles Molly Hourigan Junior 6-4 Center Memphis, N.Y. Jordan-Elbridge H.S. AS A SOPHOMORE IN : Saw action in all 32 games Had 18 starts at center Averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game in 20.3 minutes per contest Shot 53.9 percent from the field (83-154), which led the team Also led the team in total blocks and ranked second in total rebounds Recorded the fourth most blocks in a single season history (77) Posted the second most blocks in a game in program history with eight Ranked second in the league in blocks per game Finished season ranked 28th in the nation in blocked shots Led team in blocks 21 times, steals four times and rebounds three times Scored double-digits seven times and had in double-digit rebounds twice Totaled seven points, seven rebounds, two assists and three blocks in win over Dartmouth Recorded 10 points and five caroms in win at UMass Lowell Posted four points and eight rebounds in win over Northeastern Totaled 10 points, six rebounds and three assists versus Iowa State Recorded six points, eight rebounds and three blocks versus St. Louis Made first start of the season versus Bucknell (1/11) and had four points, five rebounds and two blocks Recorded 12 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots at Lehigh (1/18) Tallied seven points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots versus Navy (1/25) Notched first career double-double with career-highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds at Loyola (Md.) (1/29) Recorded nine points, seven caroms and three blocks versus Colgate (2/5) Totaled nine points, 10 rebounds and a career-best eight blocks in win over Army (2/12) Posted six points, six rebounds and seven blocked shots against Lehigh (2/15) Tallied 10 points and five boards in win over Lafayette (2/19) Registered 10 points and seven rebounds at Boston University (3/1) Posted 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting to go along with seven boards and two blocks in the win over Bucknell in the Patriot League quarterfinals Recorded 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots in the Patriot League Semifinal win over Navy Member of the Holy Cross Leadership Academy AS A FRESHMAN IN : Saw action in 29 games and made 14 starts Averaged 12.2 minutes, 3.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game Also totaled 10 assists and six steals Had the highest field goal percentage on team (49 of 91) at 53.8 percent Ranked first on team and seventh in the Patriot League with 31 blocks Registered season-high three blocks in five games Tallied at least five rebounds in 15 contests Led the team in rebounding six times and scoring once Saw first collegiate action versus Yale and scored first career point on free-throw Collected eight rebounds in 11 minutes at Bethune-Cookman Registered 10 points and six rebounds at Dartmouth Made first career start at American and hauled in eight rebounds Recorded a season-best of 16 points on eight-of-13 shooting, with seven rebounds and three blocks versus Bucknell (2/23) Played season-high 28 minutes and grabbed eight rebounds at Colgate Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL: Played center and forward for head coach Leslie Ahern at Jordan- Elbridge High School Team captain during sophomore, junior and senior years Led team to state sectional finals in sophomore year, while advancing to sectional quarterfinals during junior and senior years During senior season, averaged 7.7 blocks per game Averaged 17.0 points and 15.9 rebounds as a junior Compiled 973 career points, 999 career rebounds, and over 500 career blocks during her time in high school Earned first team All-League honors from A Section III All-Star from Named the Central New York Player of the Year in Played AAU basketball for the Unity Wildcats Competed on the track and field team for two years Varsity Club president and National Honor Society treasurer Salutatorian of graduating class PERSONAL: Daughter of Ed and Karen Hourigan Has one brother (Eric) and one sister (Megan) Mother, Karen, was a center on the SUNY Potsdam basketball team Majoring in Biology Hourigan s Holy Cross Career Statistics TOTAL Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

15 Player Profiles Hourigan s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts YALE BOSTON COLLEGE UNH HARVARD at UMass CENTRAL CONN. at Manhattan at Northeastern at Quinnipiac at Bryant at Florida at Beth-Cook at Dartmouth at Fordham BROWN LEHIGH NAVY * at American * LAFAYETTE * at Bucknell * at Army * COLGATE * at Lehigh * at Navy * AMERICAN * at Lafayette BUCKNELL * ARMY * at Colgate * LEHIGH % * COLGATE % * at Navy % Hourigan s Career Highs Hourigan s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts DARTMOUTH at UMass Lowell BRYANT UMASS at Manhattan N EASTERN FORDHAM QUINNIPIAC at Boston College at Iowa State vs St. Louis BOSTON U at American at Colgate * BUCKNELL * ARMY * at Lehigh * LAFAYETTE * NAVY * at Loyola (Md.) * AMERICAN * COLGATE * at Bucknell * at Army * LEHIGH * at Lafayette * at Navy * LOYOLA (MD.) * at Boston U * at Bucknell % * at Navy % * at Army % * Denotes games Hourigan started % Patriot League Tournament games Points: 16, two times, last at Loyola (Md.) (01/26/14) Rebounds: 10, two times, last at Army (02/12/14) Field Goals: 8 vs. Bucknell (02/23/13) Field Goal Attempts: 13 vs. Bucknell (02/23/13) Three-Pointers: None Three-Point Attempts: None Free Throws: 5, two times, last at Army (02/12/14) Free Throw Attempts: 9 at Army (02/12/14) Assists: 3, two times, last vs. Bucknell (01/11/14) Blocks: 8 at Army (02/12/14) Steals: 3 vs. Army (01/15/14) Minutes Played: 34 vs. Navy (01/25/14) Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 15

16 Player Profiles Lisa Misfud Junior 5-7 Guard Erie, Pa. Villa Maria Academy AS A SOPHOMORE IN : Saw action in 30 games with 29 starts at guard Averaged 10.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in 32.2 minutes per contest Shot 37.1 percent from the field ( ) and connected on 39-of-132 from behind the arc (29.5%) Also shot 75.7 percent from the free-throw line (56-74), which ranked second on the team Ranked second on the team in three-pointers made and third in assists per game Finished season ranked eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and minutes per game in the Patriot League, while standing 13th in assists and 18th in scoring Led the team in assists seven times, steals five times and scoring three times Scored double digits 16 times, including two 20-point games Posted 15 points and career-highs of seven assists and five rebounds in 30 minutes of action at UMass Lowell Connected on 3-of-4 from behind the arc for 11 total points in win over Manhattan Went 8-of-8 from the free throw line for eight points and three rebounds in win over Northeastern Scored 11 points and had four assists against Fordham Tallied 11 points in a career-best 39 minutes of action against Boston College Totaled a career-high three steals in the win over St. Louis Tallied a career-best 23 points to go along with two assists and two steals versus Bucknell (1/11) Posted 15 points, three rebounds and tied a career-high of seven assists at Lehigh (1/18) Scored 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from behind the arc and posted a team-best six assists in the win over Lafayette (1/22) Scored a team-best 12 points with three assists versus Navy (1/25) Recorded a team-high 16 points on 3-of-6 from behind the arc to go along with five assists at Bucknell (2/8) Scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field in the win over Lafayette (2/19) Tallied 14 points and five helpers in the win over Bucknell in the Patriot League quarterfinal game Totaled 11 points and five assists in the Patriot League semifinal game win over Navy Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee AS A FRESHMAN IN : Saw action in 30 games Averaged 11.5 minutes and 2.2 points per game Also totaled 25 rebounds, 24 assists and 10 steals Had the highest free-throw percentage on team at 88.5 percent (23-26) Tallied a season-high 11 points in 22 minutes of action in first collegiate game versus Yale Played a season-high 28 minutes and tied season-best with team-high of 11 points at Quinnipiac, to go along with two steals and a pair of three-pointers Recorded a season-best three assists on four occasions Grabbed a season-high three rebounds at UMass and versus Navy Went 4-of-4 from the free throw line against Yale and Bethune-Cookman HIGH SCHOOL: Played point guard for head coach Douglas Chuzie at Villa Maria Academy Captained team as a senior Won State Championship in 2010 and 2011 District and Region Champion in First-team All-State and All-Region as a senior and junior Won Region Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012 Erie Times News Athlete of the Week in December 2011 and 2012 Scored 1,121 points and made pointers during high school career Averaged 12.4 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.6 steals as a senior As a junior, she scored 13.4 points per game Also played club basketball for Erie Saints Member of National Honor Society Two-time Service Award winner Honor Roll all four years PERSONAL: Daughter of Francis and Nancy Mifsud Has one brother (Jesse) and two sisters (Lauren and Lindsey) Father, Francis, played football at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Majoring in Economics Mifsud s Holy Cross Career Statistics TOTAL Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

17 Player Profiles Mifsud s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts YALE BOSTON COLLEGE UNH HARVARD at UMass CENTRAL CONN at Manhattan at Northeastern at Quinnipiac at Bryant at Florida at Beth-Cook at Dartmouth at Fordham BROWN LEHIGH NAVY at American LAFAYETTE at Bucknell at Army COLGATE at Lehigh at Navy AMERICAN at Lafayette BUCKNELL ARMY at Colgate LEHIGH % COLGATE % at Navy % Mifsud s Career Highs Mifsud s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts * DARTMOUTH * at UMass Lowell * BRYANT * UMASS * at Manhattan * N EASTERN * FORDHAM QUINNIPIAC * at Boston College * at Iowa State * vs St. Louis * BOSTON U * at American * at Colgate * BUCKNELL * ARMY * at Lehigh * LAFAYETTE * NAVY * at Loyola (Md.) * AMERICAN * COLGATE * at Bucknell at Army LEHIGH * at Lafayette * at Navy * LOYOLA (MD.) * at Boston U * at Bucknell % * at Navy % * at Army % * Denotes games Mifsud started % Patriot League Tournament games Points: 23 vs. Bucknell (01/11/14) Rebounds: 5 at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Field Goals: 9 vs. Bucknell (01/11/14) Field Goal Attempts: 18 vs. Navy (01/25/14) Three-Pointers: 5 vs. Lafayette (01/22/14) Three-Point Attempts: 10 vs. Navy (01/25/14) Free Throws: 8 vs. Northeastern (12/04/13) Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. Northeastern (12/04/13) Assists: 7, two times, last at Lehigh (01/18/14) Blocks: 1, two times, last vs. Lafayette (01/22/14) Steals: 3 vs. St. Louis (12/29/13) Minutes Played: 39 at Boston College (12/21/13) Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 17

18 Player Profiles Raquel Scott Junior 6-0 Forward Ridgewood, N.J. Immaculate Heart Academy AS A SOPHOMORE IN : Named second team All-Patriot League Voted to the Patriot League All-Tournament team Played in 31 games with 30 starts at forward Averaged 16.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game in 29.5 minutes per contest Shot 49.4 percent from the field ( ) and connected on 96-of-144 from the free-throw line (66.7%) Led the team in points and rebounds per game, while recording a team-high 18 double-doubles Recorded the third most rebounds (304) in a single season in Holy Cross history and the seventh most in Patriot League history Ranked first in the Patriot League in rebounds per game and double-doubles, while standing second in points per game, fifth in field-goal percentage and 14th in free-throw percentage and steals per game Finished season ranked 19th nationally in double-doubles, 44th in rebounds per game and 75th in field-goal percentage Led Holy Cross in rebounds 26 times, scoring 14 times, steals 10 times and assists twice Recorded a team-high 28 double-figure scoring games, including a team-best eight 20-point games Hauled in double-digit rebounds in 19 games Named Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 2 Also selected as the GoHolyCross.com Crusader of the Week on Nov. 11 Voted the Rev. George L. O Brien Homecoming MVP on Feb. 15 Recorded 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists on 10-of-12 shooting versus Dartmouth Notched first double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds in win over UMass Posted 15 points and 13 rebounds to go along with five assists in win over Manhattan Registered third consecutive double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in win over Northeastern Totaled a team-high 21 points and eight rebounds versus Fordham Posted 16 points and 10 rebounds versus Boston College Recorded 24 points and 10 rebounds in win over Boston University (1/2) Tallied 15 points, including go-ahead basket, with 10 rebounds in win over American (1/5) Recorded seventh double-double with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds versus Colgate (1/8) Notched eighth double-double with game-highs of 23 points and 16 rebounds (tied career-high) at Lehigh (1/18) Registered 19 points, a team-best 12 rebounds and five assists versus Lafayette (1/22) Tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds versus Navy (1/25) Totaled 16 points and 12 caroms in the win over Loyola (Md.) (1/29) Scored a team-best 15 points and posted a career-best eight assists in win over Colgate (2/5) Posted a career-best 27 points and 11 rebounds for 12th double-double in win over Army (2/12) Recorded game-highs of 18 points and 11 boards in win over Lehigh (2/15) Recorded 14th double-double with 25 points and 10 caroms versus Lafayette (2/19) Tallied nine points and a game-best 15 rebounds in the win over Loyola (Md.) (2/26) Tied career-high with 27 points and 11 rebounds in the Patriot League quarterfinal win versus Bucknell Recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the Patriot League semifinal win versus Navy Totaled 15 points and 15 caroms in the Patriot League championship game versus Army Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Member of the Holy Cross Leadership Academy AS A FRESHMAN IN : Saw action in all 32 games with 14 starts Averaged 19.2 minutes, 4.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game Led the team with 169 rebounds, and tied for 12th in the Patriot League with an average of 5.3 rebounds per contest Tied for 10th in the Patriot League with 2.0 offensive boards per game Led the team in rebounding in seven games Shot 37.7 percent from the field (46-119) and 64.7 percent from the free throw line (44-68) Played 15 minutes off the bench in first collegiate game against Yale with four points Made first career start against New Hampshire and played a season-high 36 minutes, while recording season-highs of 14 points and four assists Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds at Manhattan (12/1) Averaged 10.7 rebounds per game during Patriot League Tournament, to rank second in the conference Pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds against Colgate in the Patriot League semifinals Had a team-best 10 rebounds at Navy in the Patriot League title game Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll HIGH SCHOOL: Played forward for head coach Steve Silver at Immaculate Heart Academy Team captain as a senior Named the North Jersey Player of the Year as a junior, in addition to receiving third team All-State honors Helped lead the Blue Eagles to the Bergen County championship and an overall record of 27-1 in her junior year Earned first team All-County honors following junior season Scored 1081 points during high school career Averaged 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game in 2012 Averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior Also a member of the varsity volleyball team, where she was selected first team All-County PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Alisa Scott Has one brother (Brandon) and one sister (Ariel) Sister, Ariel, played volleyball at Penn State (Class of 2014) Majoring in Economics Scott s Holy Cross Career Statistics TOTAL Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

19 Player Profiles Scott s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts YALE BOSTON COLLEGE * UNH * HARVARD * at UMass * CENTRAL CONN * at Manhattan * at Northeastern * at Quinnipiac at Bryant * at Florida * at Beth-Cook * at Dartmouth * at Fordham * BROWN * LEHIGH * NAVY at American LAFAYETTE at Bucknell at Army COLGATE at Lehigh at Navy AMERICAN at Lafayette BUCKNELL ARMY at Colgate LEHIGH % COLGATE % at Navy % Scott s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts * DARTMOUTH at UMass Lowell * BRYANT * UMASS * at Manhattan * N EASTERN * FORDHAM * QUINNIPIAC * at Boston College * at Iowa State * vs St. Louis * BOSTON U * at American * at Colgate * BUCKNELL * ARMY * at Lehigh * LAFAYETTE * NAVY * at Loyola (Md.) * AMERICAN * COLGATE * at Bucknell * at Army LEHIGH * at Lafayette * at Navy * LOYOLA (MD.) * at Boston U * at Bucknell % * at Navy % * at Army % * Denotes games Scott started % Patriot League Tournament games Scott s Career Highs Points: 27, two times, last at Bucknell (03/06/14) Rebounds: 16, two times, last at Lehigh (01/18/14) Field Goals: 13 at Bucknell (03/06/14) Field Goal Attempts: 21 at Bucknell (03/06/14) Three-Pointers: None Three-Point Attempts: 1, three times, last at Navy (03/10/14) Free Throws: 13 at Army (02/12/14) Free Throw Attempts: 18 at Army (02/12/14) Assists: 8 vs. Colgate (02/05/14) Blocks: 1, eight times, last vs. Lehigh (02/15/14) Steals: 3, seven times, last at Bucknell (03/06/14) Minutes Played: 38 vs. Northeastern (12/04/13) Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 19

20 Player Profiles Jenn Dynis Sophomore 5-11 Guard / Forward St. Louis, Mo Visitation Academy AS A FRESHMAN IN : Played in 22 games with one start at guard/ forward Averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds per game in 6.2 minutes per contest Posted a 38.7 field goal percentage (12-31) and went 7-of-8 from the free-throw line (87.5%) Also connected on a trio of three-pointers (25.0 percent) Registered five points, three rebounds and a pair of assists in first collegiate action versus Dartmouth Posted career-highs of 11 points and five rebounds in first career start at UMass Lowell Recorded six points, three rebounds and a pair of assists in win over Manhattan Registered two points and one rebound in the win over Loyola (Md.) (2/26) HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years under head coach Paul Stoecklin at Visitation Academy Captained teams as a senior Team won MWAA Conference championships in 2012 and 2013 Two-time MWAA Blue Conference Player of the Year (2012 & 2013) Named MWAA White Conference honorable mention as a freshman, before being named to the first team as a sophomore Selected as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Week in 2013 Placed on St. Louis Prep Sports Top 10 Players to Watch list in 2011 and 2012 Two-time member of Visitation Academy s Holiday All-Tournament team Compiled over 1,000 points, 850 rebounds, 200 assists and 250 steals during career As a senior, averaged 13 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks per game Also competed on cross country team as a freshman and sophomore Played AAU basketball for head coach Mike Taylor of the STL Flight Member of National Honor Society PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Marian Dynis Majoring in Psychology Dynis Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts DARTMOUTH * at UMass Lowell BRYANT UMASS at Manhattan N EASTERN FORDHAM QUINNIPIAC at Boston College at Iowa State vs. St. Louis BOSTON U. at American at Colgate BUCKNELL ARMY at Lehigh LAFAYETTE NAVY at Loyola (Md.) AMERICAN COLGATE at Bucknell at Army LEHIGH at Lafayette at Navy LOYOLA (MD.) at Boston U. at Bucknell % at Navy % at Army % * Denotes games Dynis started % Patriot League Tournament games Dynis Career Highs Points: 11 at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Rebounds: 5 at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Field Goals: 5 at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Field Goal Attempts: 8 at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Three-Pointers: 1, three times, last at Iowa State (12/28/13) Three-Point Attempts: 3 vs. Dartmouth (11/08/13) Free Throws: 4 at Manhattan (12/01/13) Free Throw Attempts: 5 at Manhattan (12/01/13) Assists: 2, two times, last at Manhattan (12/01/13) Blocks: None Steals: 1, two times, last at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Minutes Played: 28 at UMass Lowell (11/16/13) Dynis Holy Cross Career Statistics Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

21 Player Profiles Madelyn Ganser Sophomore 5-11 Guard / Forward Needham, Mass. Needham, H.S. AS A FRESHMAN IN : Saw action in 26 games at guard/forward Averaged 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in 9.2 minutes per contest Shot 26.7 percent from the field (8-30) and connected on 10-of-15 from the free-throw line (66.7%) Played 13 minutes and recorded one rebound, assist and steal in first collegiate action versus Dartmouth Tallied three rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals in a season-high 20 minutes of action versus Bryant Posted season-bests of five points and four rebounds in win over Manhattan Totaled four points, four rebounds and a pair of steals in loss to Iowa State Recorded three points and four rebounds versus Bucknell (1/11) Tied a career-best with four caroms to go along with four points versus Army (1/15) HIGH SCHOOL: Played guard and forward for head coach Megan Puopolo at Needham High School Team captain for senior and junior seasons Helped lead team to state tournament appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2013 Three-time Bay State Conference All-Star ( ) Named to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic team as a senior Two-time Team MVP Averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game during senior season Played AAU basketball for coach Rob Leone on the Mass. Blue Devils Named to Honor Roll all four years at Needham PERSONAL: Daughter of Allen Ganser and Connie Crowley-Ganser Has two sisters (Katie and Christine) Katie (Class of 2013) played four years of basketball at Merrimack Christine (Class of 2014) played four years on the Holy Cross women s basketball team Has not yet declared a major Ganser s Game-By-Game in Opponent Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts DARTMOUTH at UMass Lowell BRYANT UMASS at Manhattan N EASTERN FORDHAM QUINNIPIAC at Boston College at Iowa State vs Saint Louis BOSTON U at American at Colgate BUCKNELL ARMY at Lehigh LAFAYETTE NAVY at Loyola (Md.) AMERICAN COLGATE at Bucknell at Army LEHIGH at Lafayette at Navy LOYOLA (MD.) at Boston U. at Bucknell % at Navy % at Army % % Patriot League Tournament games Ganser s Career Highs Points: 5 at Manhattan (12/01/13) Rebounds: 4, four times, last vs. Army (01/15/14) Field Goals: 2 at Manhattan (12/01/13) Field Goal Attempts: 6 at Manhattan (12/01/13) Three-Pointers: None Three-Point Attempts: 1, four times, last vs. Bucknell (01/11/14) Free Throws: 2, four times, last at Loyola (Md.) (01/29/14) Free Throw Attempts: 4 vs. Army (01/15/14) Assists: 2, two times, last vs. Bryant (11/23/13) Blocks: 1 vs. Quinnipiac (12/18/13) Steals: 2, two times, last at Iowa State (12/28/13) Minutes Played: 20, two times, last at Colgate (01/08/14) Ganser s Holy Cross Career Statistics Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 21

22 Player Profiles Tricia Byrne Freshman 5-7 Guard Dunmore, Pa. Scranton Preparatory School HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Ross Macciocco at Scranton Preparatory School in Scranton, Pa. Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons Scored 1,501 points while averaging 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game during career Averaged 15.8 points per game as a senior, 15.1 points as a junior and 17.4 points as a sophomore A three-time Lackawanna Country League All-Star Named first team All-State as a senior and third team All-State as a junior by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Association Twice named the regional Player of the Year during junior and senior seasons Paced Scranton Prep to a 54-5 overall record as a junior and senior Led Scranton Prep to first District Championship since 2002 as a senior Team also won Lackawanna League Division Championship in junior and senior seasons Part of Scranton Prep team that ranked second in state in 2014 Played club basketball for the Lehigh Valley Fever under head coach Dean Reiman Member of National Honor Society and Student Council Earned Honor Roll all four years PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Ellen Byrne Has one brother (Paul, Jr.) and three sisters (Eileen, Anna and Maura) Uncle (Jim Moran) and cousins (Katie 01 and Jamie 05 Moran) graduated from Holy Cross Katie Doherty Freshman 5-10 Guard Holbrook, N.Y. Sachem East H.S. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Matt Brisson at Sachem High School East in Farmingville, N.Y. Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons Scored the third most points in school history with 1,339 in her career Averaged 20.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a senior Began playing with Sachem East s varsity squad as an eighth grader Earned All-League accolades four times and was a three-time All- Conference selection Named first team All-State as a junior and senior by the New York State Sports Writers Association Selected as Newsday first team All-Long Island in junior and senior seasons Named Newsday Suffolk County Player of the year as a senior Twice named Player of the Year by the Suffolk County Women s Basketball Association Selected as a McDonald s All-American team nominee Set the Sachem East record for most points scored (38) in a game Helped lead Sachem East to five league championships, four county championships and two Long Island championships Part of team that won the New York state championship as an eighth grader Also played field hockey under head coach Tina Moon at Sachem East Won two New York state championships as a sophomore and junior Named All-State and All-County during junior and senior seasons Played club basketball on the Long Island Lightning under head coach Rich Slater Selected as Student Government President as a senior and Vice-President as a sophomore Member of National, Foreign Language and Business Honor Societies PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Brenda Doherty Has one brother (Tim) Father played basketball at Union Mother played field hockey at Siena Has not yet declared a major Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

23 Player Profiles Shannon Druck Freshman 5-8 Guard New Freedom, Pa. Susquehannock H.S. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Dave Schreiner at Susquehannock High School in Glen Rock, Pa. Served as team captain as a senior A three-time York County All-Star in sophomore, junior and senior seasons Named MVP of Elizabethtown Tip-Off Tournament twice as a junior and senior Earned District All-Tournament accolades as a senior Scored 1,000th career point during final home game Won division championship as a senior Made two appearances in district championship game in junior and senior seasons Played club basketball for the Keystone Force under head coach Kevin Bankos Earned Honor Roll all four years Member of National Honor Society PERSONAL: Daughter of Tedd and Anne Druck Mother played field hockey at Shippensburg University Has not yet declared a major Amy Hasenauer Freshman 6-2 Forward Greece, N.Y. Hilton H.S. Infiniti Thomas-Waheed Freshman 5-10 Guard Newton, Mass. Newton North H.S. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Linda Martindale at Newton North High School for four seasons Served as team captain as a senior Totaled 1,106 points and 618 rebounds in career Averaged 17.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 5.1 steals, 2.5 assists and 1.7 blocks per game for career Named ESPN Boston first team All-State in 2014 and second team All- State in 2013 Earned Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic laurels in 2013 and 2014 Nominee for Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 Led team to state sectional finals in 2014 Team won Bay State Conference championship in 2013 with a schoolbest 19-1 record Also played volleyball for head coach Richard Barton for three seasons Captained team as a senior Conference All-Star in 2013 Team won Bay State Conference championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014 Played club basketball for NH Rivals under head coach Scott Hazelton PERSONAL: Daughter of Akbar and Nicole Waheed Has two brothers (Akbar and Jahlil) Father played basketball for Niagara and is currently an NBA scout for the Oklahoma City Thunder Has not yet declared a major HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Jeff Eichas at Hilton High School in Hilton, N.Y. Served as team captain as a senior Averaged 13.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 assists per game as a senior Also averaged 12.2 points per contest as a junior and 8.6 points per game as a sophomore A two-time Monroe County first team All-League selection as a junior and senior and second team All-League as a sophomore Earned first team All-Greater Rochester as a senior Set the Hilton blocks record for career (268), season (115) and game (10) Helped lead team to a pair of Monroe County League championships in sophomore and senior seasons Team claimed New York State sectional title during freshman season Played club basketball for the Rochester Revolution under head coach Teri Proietti Selected as a McDonald s All-American team nominee Club team posted a 39-8 record in national exposure tournaments in 2013 and 2014 Received the Monroe Country Scholar-Athlete Award all four years Earned Academic Merit every quarter since freshman year PERSONAL: Daughter of Chuck and Mary Hasenauer Has two brothers (Chuck and Sam) Has not yet declared a major Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 23

24 Coaching Staff Bill Gibbons Head Coach 30th Season ( ) Clark, 1981 Bill Gibbons is in his 30th season at the helm of the Holy Cross women s basketball program in , and his 34th season as part of the Holy Cross athletic department. He is the winningest coach in the history of the program, leading the Crusaders to an overall mark of in his first 29 years. On Dec. 3, 2011, Gibbons earned his 500th victory as Holy Cross head coach, becoming the 24th active Division I coach to reach 500 wins. He crossed the 550-win plateau on Feb. 19, Gibbons was the recipient of the prestigious Paul N. Johnson Award, given to a member of the Worcester community who has greatly contributed to Worcester area basketball. With his service, the name Gibbons has become a fixture in the realm of women s basketball. He has led the Crusaders to 11 Patriot League Championships in his career as head coach. He has also made 13 postseason appearances (11 NCAA Tournaments, one WNIT and one WBI) in his 29 years. With seventeen 20-win seasons under his belt, Gibbons has cemented himself and the women s basketball program as one of the best in the East. The sixth coach of the women s program at Holy Cross, Gibbons has enjoyed the longest tenure in the position. He has led the Holy Cross women s basketball program to more victories than any other coach, and is the winningest coach in Holy Cross basketball history. With his 358th victory, he surpassed George Blaney (357 wins as head coach of the Holy Cross men s basketball program), who had hired him to be his assistant coach in Now with more than 550 wins under his belt, Gibbons is the second-winningest coach in Holy Cross Athletics history, behind legendary baseball coach Jack Barry, who totaled 616 wins from In 2007, Gibbons was named the assistant women s basketball coach for Team USA, competing in the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the five-day basketball tournament made up of eight international basketball teams, Gibbons team took home the gold medal, winning the championship game on July 24 over Brazil in front of 15,000 fans. In 2006, Gibbons was named as a Russell Athletic / WBCA Victory Club Award recipient. The Russell Athletic / WBCA Victory Club Award is presented to each WBCA member head coach who achieves career wins of 200, 300, 400 and 500. Gibbons made his way onto the prestigious list with a win over Army on January 12, Entering the season, Gibbons ranks in the top-25 on the list of winningest active Division I coaches. In 2003, he was inducted into the New England College Basketball Hall of Fame at the University of Rhode Island. The six-time Patriot League Coach of the Year has maintained the winning tradition which he inherited 27 years ago. The undaunted leader has produced teams that have tangled competitively with some of Gibbons Collegiate Head Coaching Record Overall Conference Season School W L Pct. W L Pct. Place Postseason Appearances Holy Cross Third Holy Cross Second Holy Cross Second Holy Cross Second NCAA First Round Holy Cross Fourth Holy Cross First NCAA Second Round Holy Cross Third Holy Cross First Holy Cross Second Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross Second NCAA First Round Holy Cross First Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross First WNIT First Round Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross Fourth Holy Cross First NCAA First Round Holy Cross Second Holy Cross Third NCAA First Round Holy Cross Second Holy Cross Third Holy Cross Fourth Holy Cross Sixth Holy Cross Fifth WBI Quarterfinals Holy Cross Third Holy Cross Fifth Totals 29 Seasons NCAAs, 1 WNIT, 1 WBI Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

25 Coaching Staff the nation s best. In recent years, Gibbons squads have been tested by Connecticut, Louisiana Tech, Rutgers, Duke, DePaul, Arizona, Auburn, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Penn State, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Virginia and Wisconsin. He has included top 25 teams in the Crusaders competitive schedule each year and has subsequently built the program s reputation nationally. Attracting outstanding student-athletes throughout the country, Gibbons and his staff have vastly improved the college s recruiting efforts during his tenure. As the women s collegiate game has changed throughout the country in recent years, so has women s hoops on Mount St. James. Now one of the premiere teams on campus, the Crusader women s basketball team has drawn record crowds at the Hart Center, including the 4,000 fans who attended the contest against the Connecticut Huskies in January 2000, the first sellout at the Hart Center for women s basketball. SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM While some aspects of the game have changed, others have remained the same at Holy Cross. An integral part of Gibbons collegiate coaching philosophy is the success of each student-athlete in the classroom. Impressively, each student-athlete who has played for four seasons under Gibbons direction has earned her degree. For the last five years, Holy Cross was one of just three schools in the 64- team NCAA Tournament field with a graduation rate of 100 percent. The Crusader program has produced four Academic All-Americans and more than 10 Academic All-District picks. During Gibbons tenure, three players have earned Patriot League Female Scholar Athlete of the Year honors (Kathy Courtney, Ann Lambiotte and Amy O Brien), and five players have earned Patriot League women s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors (Lisa Andrews, Courtney, Brittany Keil, Lambiotte and O Brien, twice). In addition, Gibbons has coached 10 CoSIDA Academic All-District players, three of whom were also named Academic All-Americans. Recently, Whitney Fremeau (2011), Amy Lepley (2012) and Alex Smith (2013 & 2014) have been named to the Patriot League All-Academic team. SEVENTEEN 20-WIN SEASONS Gibbons has led the Crusaders to more victories than any other coach in Holy Cross history during his 29-year tenure. He has won 20 or more games in 11 of the last 20 seasons and in 17 seasons overall. For his career, Gibbons has averaged 19.1 wins per year. In his rookie campaign, Gibbons led his squad to an impressive 21-7 overall record and a third place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Crusaders finished with a overall mark and placed second in the MAAC. In , Holy Cross upped its ledger to 21-8 and took second place conference honors. Gibbons level of success reached new heights with a MAAC Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in In addition, the Crusaders finished the season overall and 10-2 in the MAAC. SUCCESS IN THE PATRIOT LEAGUE The campaign was a monumental season for Gibbons. Voted Patriot League Coach of the Year by his peers, he led the Crusaders to a 12-0 conference record and to the regular season and postseason league championships. Under his care and guidance, Holy Cross finished 25-6, setting a school record for victories. In addition, the squad earned an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, upsetting Maryland, 81-74, at the Hart Center for the program s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Gibbons directed the Crusaders to a 22-7 overall mark and a Patriot League regular season title. His and squads also captured Patriot League championships, giving Holy Cross three titles in a span of four years. Gibbons earned his 200th career win on March 5, 1995, when the Crusaders upended Bucknell, in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament. In , Gibbons guided his squad to a 23-4 mark, matching the best winning percentage in school history. With a 12-0 mark in Patriot League play, Holy Cross became just the second team in league history to compile a perfect regular season record. For his efforts, Gibbons was honored as Patriot League Coach of the Year for the second time. The team compiled a 13-1 mark in Patriot League play (24-8 overall), earning its seventh-consecutive Patriot League regular season title. Gibbons was again named as the Patriot League Coach of the Year. After a disappointing mark in , the first sub-.500 season under Gibbons direction, the Crusaders came back to win 20 games in , while capturing both the Patriot League regular season (12-2) and tournament titles, and earning the program s 11th trip to the NCAA Tournament. The team (16-14 overall) compiled a 10-4 record in Patriot League play and won six of its last seven games going into the Patriot League championship game, but fell to Army, in the title contest, denying the program it s 10th postseason appearance in 12 years. The team (15-18 overall) finished third in the Patriot League but won the Patriot League Tournament title after defeating No. 4 seed American in the final. The Crusaders lost to Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. During the season (19-13 overall) the Crusaders finished the season ranked second in the league with a 10-4 record and runner-up in the tournament, after hosting Bucknell in the Championship game. More recently, Gibbons teams have posted winning records in four of the last seven seasons, while making four more appearances in the Patriot League championship game (2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014). The 2012 team also advanced to the Women s Basketball Invitational, defeating New Hampshire in the first round for only the second postseason win in the program s history. In Patriot League games, Gibbons owns a (.732) record, including 11 regular season titles and 11 tournament crowns. His teams have competed in postseason play in 13 of the last 26 years, including four straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1998 to Holy Cross has also advanced to the Patriot League championship game 18 times in the last 24 seasons. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT An active supporter of community involvement, Gibbons and the Crusader program take great pride in being able to do something positive for the Worcester community. The team has adopted three organizations as their unofficial charity partners. The Crusaders visit the Mercy Centre three to four times a year and spend time with mentally and physically challenged children and teach them basketball skills. Holy Cross also works with the Why Me/Sherry s House organization, which helps children and families of kids with cancer. The squad is involved with Team IMPACT as well, which is a non-profit group that matches children facing life-threatening illnesses with collegiate sports programs. The Crusaders also volunteer at the Mustard Seed, where they help contribute food to homeless shelters throughout the Worcester area. Another popular community activity is the Reading Day program, where the team visits area schools to read and convey the importance of academics to elementary students. Lastly, the Crusaders raise money and take part in UMass Medical s annual Walk to Cure Cancer. In 2005, Gibbons and his Crusaders were chosen from all Division I, II & III teams in New England and awarded the Final Four Award for Community Service. In 2006, Gibbons was presented with the Emerald Club of Worcester Shillelagh Award. He also received the 2006 Greendale Flag Football League Service Award for his 10 years of outstanding service to the league. In addition, Gibbons has served as a member of the CNN/USA Today Coaches Poll, NCAA Women s Basketball East Regional Advisory Committee, Kodak All-America Selection Committee, the Women s Basketball Coaches Association, Worcester Area Basketball Coaches Association and the Young Men s Business Association of Worcester. He is also a religious education volunteer at St. Joan of Arc Church and a volunteer coach for Worcester Youth Soccer, College Hill Youth Basketball and Tris Speaker Little League. BASKETBALL IN THE BLOOD Coaching successful basketball teams is synonymous with the Gibbons family. His father, Bill Gibbons, retired as the boys basketball coach at Doherty High School in Worcester with 373 career wins. He was also inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. While a senior on his father s Doherty squad, Bill received All-City honors. Young Bill also served as an assistant to his father while a junior in college. That same year, he was named Coach of the Year in the Worcester Parks and Recreation League. Bill s brother, Tom, also a Clark graduate, is the successful head boys basketball coach at Wachusett Regional High School in nearby Holden, Mass. And finally, his son Billy enters his sixth season as an assistant coach for the WPI men s basketball team. Gibbons is a respected member of the community and has appeared as a resident coach and lecturer at many local basketball camps. During the summer, he serves as the director of the Holy Cross Girls Basketball Camp, one of the coun Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 25

26 Coaching Staff try s largest and most successful girls summer camps, attracting more than 500 girls, ages He has also served as a commissioner of the Holy Cross Boys Basketball Camp. In addition, he has been a featured speaker the past five years at the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association s Basketball Clinic held at Holy Cross. Gibbons is also the President of the Worcester Area Coaches Association (WACBA), which is an organization of the 20 men s and women s basketball programs from the 10 central Massachusetts colleges. This year, he began a fall hoops clinic for area coaches to benefit Why Me and Sherry s House. A Worcester native, Gibbons graduated from Clark University in He then went on to earn a master s degree in business administration from Clark while serving as an assistant coach for the Holy Cross men s basketball team. Gibbons and his wife, Lisa, make their home in Worcester. They have two sons, William Robert (25) and Robert Charles (22). Gibbons vs. All Opponents Opponent W L Pct. Air Force Alabama-Birmingham Albany Alliant International American Arizona Arizona State Army Auburn Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Boston College Boston University Brooklyn Brown Bryant Bucknell Buffalo Canisius Central Connecticut Charleston (W.Va.) Chicago State Cincinnati Colgate Colorado Colorado State Connecticut Coppin State Dartmouth Dayton Delaware State DePaul Drexel Duke East Tennessee State Eastern Michigan Fairfield Florida Florida Atlantic Florida International Fordham Furman George Washington Hartford Harvard Opponent W L Pct. Hofstra Howard Illinois Illinois-Chicago Indiana Iona Iowa State Kent State Kentucky Lafayette La Salle Lehigh Long Island Louisiana Tech Loyola (Ill.) Loyola (Md.) Loyola Marymount Maine Manhattan Marquette Marist Maryland Maryland-Baltimore County Massachusetts Massachusetts-Lowell Memphis Miami (Fla.) Michigan Missouri Morgan State Mount St. Mary s Navy Nebraska New Hampshire Niagara Nicholls State North Carolina North Carolina A&T North Carolina State UNC-Asheville UNC-Greensboro UNC-Wilmington Northeastern Northern Illinois Northwestern Opponent W L Pct. Ohio State Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oregon State Penn State Pepperdine Portland Providence Quinnipiac Rhode Island Richmond Rider Rutgers St. John s St. Joseph s St. Louis St. Mary s (Calif.) St. Peter s Sacramento State San Diego Savannah State Seton Hall Siena South Carolina Southern Illinois Stanford Syracuse Texas Christian Temple Towson Tulane Tulsa Vanderbilt Vermont Villanova Virginia Wagner Wake Forest Western Illinois Western Kentucky Wisconsin Xavier Yale Total opponents listed in bold italics Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book

27 Coaching Staff Ann McInerney Associate Head Coach Seventh Season Assumption, 1989 Ann McInerney is in her seventh season on the Holy Cross coaching staff in She is now in her fifth year as associate head coach after spending the prior season as an assistant coach with the Crusaders. McInerney joined the Crusaders in 2008 after spending one season as an assistant coach at Harvard where the Crimson captured their 11th Ivy League title after posting an 11-3 league record. Before her one season with the Crimson, McInerney spent two years as the head coach at Maine from From , McInerney was the head coach at Merrimack College, where which she led the team to a record of including three NCAA appearances and back-to-back trips to the NCAA Division II Final Four. In 2004, she was named both the Northeast Regional Coach of the Year and Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year. She was also named the 2004 New England Basketball Hall of Fame Division II Coach of the Year. McInerney began her career at Merrimack in 1992, when she was an assistant coach for the women s basketball team for two seasons. Prior to her success at Merrimack, McInerney spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Bentley where she helped guide the Falcons to four conference championships, three conference tournament championships, four NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances, and one Final Four appearance. While at Bentley, she helped the team to a record. McInerney began her career as the head coach at Nichols College from in which she compiled a record. While at Nichols, her team finished the top seed in the MIAIW Tournament. A 1989 graduate from Assumption College, McInerney was the all-time leading scorer for the Greyhounds at the completion of her career. She was named the Northeast-10 women s basketball Player of the Year in 1989 and is a member of the Assumption College Athletic Hall of Fame. She earned a bachelor s degree in elementary education and psychology. Matt Raquet Assistant Coach Second Season Pittsburgh, 2009 Matt Raquet is in his second season as an assistant women s basketball coach at the College of the Holy Cross in His primary responsibilities include video operations, player development, scouting and recruiting. Raquet came to Holy Cross from Temple University, where he served as the administrative coordinator on the women s basketball staff in While at Temple, Raquet was in charge of all of the video operations for the Owls as well as organizing official visits for recruits and hiring and supervising team managers. Raquet previously spent two years as a graduate assistant on the Temple women s basketball staff performing similar duties. He earned a master s degree in sport and recreation management in 2012 from Temple. A 2009 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor s degree in communication and rhetoric, Raquet was a four-year member and senior team captain of the men s track and field team. Kindyll Dorsey Assistant Coach First Season Boston College, 2007 Kindyll Dorsey is in her first season as assistant women s basketball coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Her primary responsibilities include player development of the guards, as well as scouting and recruiting. Dorsey comes to Holy Cross after serving as the head varsity girls basketball coach of Buckingham Brown & Nichols School in Cambridge, Mass. since She guided the program to a overall record during her two seasons, as well as the team s first playoff appearance in more than 10 years. Dorsey has also been the head coach of the New England Crusaders AAU program since She previously was the head varsity girls basketball coach at Merrimack High School in Merrimack, N.H. Dorsey also has been a summer basketball camp instructor at Holy Cross, Bentley, Boston College and Hoop Mountain Elite. Dorsey graduated from Boston College in 2007 with a degree in Human Development/Sociology. She was a four-year member of the Boston College women s basketball team and a two-year starter. Named captain for her senior year, Dorsey ranks sixth all-time in program history with 151 made three-pointers. She also played professionally in Ireland for the Sandyford Meteors during the 2008 season Holy Cross Women s Basketball Fact Book 27