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Andrew McGuinness | Friday, May 19, 2023
To many, Holy Cross women’s basketball’s 81-62 win over Trinity International University on Feb. 11 may not have seemed particularly noteworthy. But this victory meant something much more for head coach Tom Robbins and his players. The Saints went a miserable 16-35 across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. They bounced back big time in 2021-22,
Adam Akan | Friday, February 10, 2023
Both the women’s and men’s Holy Cross Saints basketball teams took the floor against the University of St. Francis Fighting Saints last night. The 14-11 women and 11-13 men traveled to Joliet, Illinois, for a conference game. Their conference records sat at 9-8 and 7-10, respectively, entering the matchup. The men’s team saw a back
Olivia Schatz | Tuesday, January 31, 2023
On Saturday, the Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams both matched up against Indiana University Northwest. Despite putting up a fight, both teams ultimately fell to the RedHawks. In the women’s game, the RedHawks were the first to score, putting up three points in the first few seconds. Freshman forward Elizabeth Edmonds was the
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, January 23, 2023
The Holy Cross College women’s basketball team came into Saturday’s matchup against Olivet Nazarene University looking for their 13th win, which would put them two away from setting the all-time program record. After their 77-99 loss to Olivet, the Saints are still searching for lucky number thirteen. The game began with an Olivet three-pointer, an
Adam Akan | Friday, January 20, 2023
Both the men and women of the Holy Cross basketball program were in action on Wednesday night. The 11-9 women’s team took to the road against Calumet College of St. Joseph, looking to improve on their 6-6 conference record in a pivotal game. The Saints immediately overpowered the Crimson Wave, controlling the game with ease
Thomas Zwiller | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Inside the Holy Cross College basketball locker room, on the far-right whiteboard, sits a lone number four, boxed off and written in erasable marker. This solitary four seems somewhat out of place on a whiteboard primarily dedicated to scheming up plays. However, that four is linked to a promise head coach Tom Robbins made at
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, November 18, 2022
Wednesday night, the Holy Cross women’s basketball team came into their game against Governors State looking to end both a three-game losing streak and a two-game conference losing streak. Courtesy of a late rally, the Saints managed to pull off the feat, winning 65-57. In the 10 previous meetings, the two teams have split the
Peter Breen | Monday, November 7, 2022
The Holy Cross women’s basketball team dominated Goshen College on Saturday afternoon at home in McKenna Arena. Senior guard Jayda Miller’s 33 points steered the Saints past the Maple Leaves 84-48. Holy Cross scored first, getting on the board with a corner three from junior guard Lauren Morris less than a minute into the game.
Aidan Thomas | Friday, May 13, 2022
Entering the year with eight freshmen and sophomores, youth and inexperience became a storyline for the Holy Cross women’s basketball squad. However, with a mix of strong upperclassmen leadership and impressive underclassmen contributions, the Saints stayed competitive. They finished 15-15 and 10-12 in conference play. Jayda Miller, freshmen lead the way Miller, a junior, led
Aidan Thomas | Friday, May 21, 2021
Despite two pandemic-affected seasons as head coach, Holy Cross women’s basketball coach Tom Robbins has the Saints on the rise, after his young roster took some big steps forward in a strong conference. The Saints had a tough draw, as they took on the top five teams in the conference a combined eight times, tough