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Saturday, December 31, 2005
It was a mixed afternoon Friday for Patriot League teams.
In Boston, Holy Cross snapped a three-game losing streak by beating a Jose Juan Barea-less Northeastern. Lehigh was not as fortunate, losing at home to Towson in what can only be categorized as a bad loss.
Holy Cross 59, Northeastern 44 -- It was vintage Holy Cross basketball at Northeastern's Solomon Court, where the Crusaders held Northeastern to 11 first half points en route to a 15-point win.
Scanning the HC game notes and media guide, there is no way of telling if that was a record, but it had to be close. The Crusaders held Northeastern to 4-24 (16.7 percent) shooting in the first half, building a 28-11 lead. Northeastern never got closer the 9 the rest of the way.
of the Telegram & Gazette, the defensive shutdown fulfilled a promise the team made to coach Ralph Willard after an ugly 33-point loss at George Mason, a game in which the Patriots shot 55 percent from the field.
How tough was HC's defense? Marvin Pave, a correspondent for points out:
But for Holy Cross, that hardly matters. It was HC's fifth game in 11 days. In addition to fatigue, the Crusaders have had their share of health problems all season. In fact, Keith Simmons, who has battled cramping problems all season, actually spent the morning in a hospital getting intravenous fluids before coming out and leading all scorers with 15 points.
The IV approach allowed Simmons to play 27 minutes yesterday. The IV's are being used to help Simmons get fully hydrated without the bloating that comes with drinking a lot of fluids.
Kevin Hamilton added 13, including a pair of key jumpers during a 10-3 spurt that came after Northeastern cut HC's lead to 40-31 with 11:30 to play.
Towson 69, Lehigh 66 -- Towson didn't exactly shoot the lights out against the Mountain Hawks, but a 46 percent effort on the road was enough to do the trick against offensively challenged Lehigh, which shot 8-34 (23.5 percent) in the first half. That allowed Towson to build an 11-point lead, 33-22, at the break, which proved a big enough margin to hold up when Lehigh heated up a little after the break.
LaSalle transfer Gary Neal, playing in his thrid game for the Tigers, led Towson with 19 points.
Jose Olivero led all scorers with 24 points on 8-16 shooting.
Towson improved to 4-6 with the win. Lehigh, which saw a modest 4-game home win streak end, is now 5-8.
In Boston, Holy Cross snapped a three-game losing streak by beating a Jose Juan Barea-less Northeastern. Lehigh was not as fortunate, losing at home to Towson in what can only be categorized as a bad loss.
Holy Cross 59, Northeastern 44 -- It was vintage Holy Cross basketball at Northeastern's Solomon Court, where the Crusaders held Northeastern to 11 first half points en route to a 15-point win.
Scanning the HC game notes and media guide, there is no way of telling if that was a record, but it had to be close. The Crusaders held Northeastern to 4-24 (16.7 percent) shooting in the first half, building a 28-11 lead. Northeastern never got closer the 9 the rest of the way.
of the Telegram & Gazette, the defensive shutdown fulfilled a promise the team made to coach Ralph Willard after an ugly 33-point loss at George Mason, a game in which the Patriots shot 55 percent from the field.
How tough was HC's defense? Marvin Pave, a correspondent for points out:
Midway through the first half, during a timeout at Solomon Court, there was a contest during which a person from the crowd made a layup and a free throw.Yes, Northeastern was without Barea, the nation's leader in assists (9.1 per game) who also ranks fourth in scoring (22.8 ppg). Barea has been suffering from tendonitis in his knees and sat this one out, hoping to be halthier for the Huskies' Colonial Athletic Conference matchup Monday with George Mason. And the Huskies coach, Ron Everhart, also sat this one out after being kicked out of Tuesday's loss to Wright State. Under CAA rules an ejection brings an automatic one-game suspension.
That total of 3 points was 1 more than the Huskies had scored to that juncture (it was 15-2, Crusaders). . .
But for Holy Cross, that hardly matters. It was HC's fifth game in 11 days. In addition to fatigue, the Crusaders have had their share of health problems all season. In fact, Keith Simmons, who has battled cramping problems all season, actually spent the morning in a hospital getting intravenous fluids before coming out and leading all scorers with 15 points.
The IV approach allowed Simmons to play 27 minutes yesterday. The IV's are being used to help Simmons get fully hydrated without the bloating that comes with drinking a lot of fluids.
Kevin Hamilton added 13, including a pair of key jumpers during a 10-3 spurt that came after Northeastern cut HC's lead to 40-31 with 11:30 to play.
Towson 69, Lehigh 66 -- Towson didn't exactly shoot the lights out against the Mountain Hawks, but a 46 percent effort on the road was enough to do the trick against offensively challenged Lehigh, which shot 8-34 (23.5 percent) in the first half. That allowed Towson to build an 11-point lead, 33-22, at the break, which proved a big enough margin to hold up when Lehigh heated up a little after the break.
LaSalle transfer Gary Neal, playing in his thrid game for the Tigers, led Towson with 19 points.
Jose Olivero led all scorers with 24 points on 8-16 shooting.
Towson improved to 4-6 with the win. Lehigh, which saw a modest 4-game home win streak end, is now 5-8.
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