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Thomas Zwiller | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
For Holy Cross students, final exams ended on Friday, Dec. 16. The campus closed the following day at 10:00 a.m. as the student body returned home for their much-anticipated winter break. The Holy Cross men’s basketball team, however, returned to work. From Dec. 10 to Dec. 17, the squad had a brief reprieve from its
Sarah Ryan | Tuesday, November 1, 2022
The Holy Cross men’s basketball team took the court Monday night against East-West University for their first game of the season. Even though the matchup was not a conference game, the team was aggressive in securing the win with a final score of 78-58. McKenna Arena was filled with Holy Cross students and parents. Fans
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, October 28, 2022
The Holy Cross women’s basketball team went 15-15 overall (10-12 in conference play) last season. They were just one win shy of setting a win’s total record in program history. The goal for this season? “[Best season in program history], that is the minimum expectation,” said head coach Tom Robbins. “One more win, and we
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, May 13, 2022
The Holy Cross men’s basketball team has been one of the Saints’ top programs over the past few seasons. The Saints combined for a 38-12 record and two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics tournament berths (NAIA) in the prior two seasons. But with the conclusion of the 2020-2021 season came the conclusion of the careers
Jamison Cook | Friday, May 21, 2021
The Holy Cross men’s basketball had a successful 2020-21 season, finishing with a 13-7 record. This year, the Saints made their second straight appearance in the National Association of Intercollegiate (NAIA) Men’s Basketball National Tournament. The Saints earned an automatic bid to the tournament after finishing in second place of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Jimmy Ward | Friday, May 15, 2020
The Holy Cross men’s basketball team recorded arguably their best season in program history. The Saints finished the regular season 25-5 and with a 20-2 record in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, closing out the regular season with a 14-game winning streak. They tied for the number one spot in the conference and were awarded
Jimmy Ward | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Holy Cross men’s basketball head coach Mike McBride was named the NABC/NAIA Division II Coach of the Year Friday. McBride, coming off of his seventh season as head coach, just led his team to a program-best season which saw the Saints finish at 27-6 on the year. McBride said he was very moved after winning the award
Patrick Gallagher | Friday, May 17, 2019
The 2018-2019 season was arguably the most successful season in Holy Cross history as the Saints broke the school’s record for most wins in a single season while advancing to the semifinals in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s postseason tournament for the second-straight year. Head coach Mike McBride attributed the Saints’ (21-11, 14-6 CCAC) achievements