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Monday, February 27, 2006
(Originally posted Sunday at 3:20 p.m., Updated at 7:57 a.m.)
The last sentence in Jen Toland's in the Worcester Telegram-Gazette might be the most important note about the Crusaders' win at the Hart Center Sunday:
The two teams finish with identical 11-3 records in the league, but HC gets the No. 2 seed for the tournament based on its higher RPI. Lehigh will travel back to Worcester to meet Colgate Friday, with a possible semifinal rematch with Holy Cross Sunday. The Crusaders open the tournament by hosting Navy.
First half defense was the key for HC. The Crusaders held Lehigh to 25 percent shooting from the field and just 16 first-half points.
Holy Cross led 33-16 at the intermission and built the lead to 21 with 12:04 to play, then held off Lehigh's attempts at a comeback. The Mountain Hawks held HC without a field goal for a seven-minute stretch in the second half and managed to pull within 7 with 4 minutes to go.
Torey Thomas stemmed the tide with a three that sparked a 9-1 Crusaders run to put the game on ice.
HC won despite an off night by Kevin Hamilton, who was 1 for 14 from the field in his final regular season game at Hart. Hamilton did manage to get to the foul line 15 times, making 10, to finish with 12 points.
Interestingly, Lehigh's Jose Olivero also struggled. Olivero and Hamilton entered the game tied for the league scoring lead. After Olivero went 4 for 15, making only 1 of 7 three-point tries to also finish with 12 points, the two ended the regular season tied at 17.5 points per game.
Torey Thomas helped pick up the offensive slack for Holy Cross, finishing with a game-high 15 points. Keith Simmons added 11, Tim Clifford 13 for the Crusaders, who turned it over only 6 times all afternoon.
Lehigh, on the other hand, had 17 turnovers. The net result: more Holy Cross possessions, which the Crusaders made the most of. HC only shot 35.2 percent from the field, but the 'Saders took 7 more shots than Lehigh and made three more. HC went 19 for 54 from the field, Lehigh 16 for 47 (34 percent).
A big difference came at the arc. While Lehigh struggled, making only 2 three-pointers (on 14 attempts), Holy Cross made 8 of 21 three-point tries.
Joe Knight, who was 0 for 3 from three-point range, finished with 11 points for Lehigh. Kyle Neptune added 14 for the Mountain Hawks, who enter the postseason on a two-game losing streak.
The last sentence in Jen Toland's in the Worcester Telegram-Gazette might be the most important note about the Crusaders' win at the Hart Center Sunday:
The Mountain Hawks have not beaten Holy Cross at the Hart Center since 1998.They could get another chance in the league semis, but as that one sentence points out, it won't be easy for Lehigh to make it to the league final after Sunday's loss, which dropped the Mountain Hawks to the No. 3 seed in the tournament.
The two teams finish with identical 11-3 records in the league, but HC gets the No. 2 seed for the tournament based on its higher RPI. Lehigh will travel back to Worcester to meet Colgate Friday, with a possible semifinal rematch with Holy Cross Sunday. The Crusaders open the tournament by hosting Navy.
First half defense was the key for HC. The Crusaders held Lehigh to 25 percent shooting from the field and just 16 first-half points.
Holy Cross led 33-16 at the intermission and built the lead to 21 with 12:04 to play, then held off Lehigh's attempts at a comeback. The Mountain Hawks held HC without a field goal for a seven-minute stretch in the second half and managed to pull within 7 with 4 minutes to go.
Torey Thomas stemmed the tide with a three that sparked a 9-1 Crusaders run to put the game on ice.
HC won despite an off night by Kevin Hamilton, who was 1 for 14 from the field in his final regular season game at Hart. Hamilton did manage to get to the foul line 15 times, making 10, to finish with 12 points.
Interestingly, Lehigh's Jose Olivero also struggled. Olivero and Hamilton entered the game tied for the league scoring lead. After Olivero went 4 for 15, making only 1 of 7 three-point tries to also finish with 12 points, the two ended the regular season tied at 17.5 points per game.
Torey Thomas helped pick up the offensive slack for Holy Cross, finishing with a game-high 15 points. Keith Simmons added 11, Tim Clifford 13 for the Crusaders, who turned it over only 6 times all afternoon.
Lehigh, on the other hand, had 17 turnovers. The net result: more Holy Cross possessions, which the Crusaders made the most of. HC only shot 35.2 percent from the field, but the 'Saders took 7 more shots than Lehigh and made three more. HC went 19 for 54 from the field, Lehigh 16 for 47 (34 percent).
A big difference came at the arc. While Lehigh struggled, making only 2 three-pointers (on 14 attempts), Holy Cross made 8 of 21 three-point tries.
Joe Knight, who was 0 for 3 from three-point range, finished with 11 points for Lehigh. Kyle Neptune added 14 for the Mountain Hawks, who enter the postseason on a two-game losing streak.
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