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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
It was not enough of a challenge for Holy Cross to face a Big East team in its own building, they had to do it with an arm tied behind their backs. The result was predictable -- a 77-68 loss at Providence.
The setback is the third straight loss for HC and their fourth in five games after a 5-0 start. All four losses have been on the road against major conference teams.
A slow start in this one put the Crusaders in an 18-point hole in the first half that proved more than they could overcome. Holy Cross did manage to claw its way back into the game, cutting the Providence lead to 46-45 with 14:45 to play. But the Friars answered with a 26-9 spurt to push their lead back to 18 (72-54) and coasted from there.
Four of the five HC starters played 30 minutes or more, with point guard Torey Thomas reprising his 40-minute man routine that became so familiar last season when Pat Doherty was out with foot problems. Keith Simmons, who scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, played 37 minutes despite needing a brace on the knee he sprained in the loss at Duke. Center Tim Clifford played 35 minutes, scoring 21 points while pulling down 7 rebounds and blocking two shots.
The only HC starter who played under 30 minutes was senior guard Kyle Cruze, who saw 17 minutes of action in his first career start.
The Crusaders were without guard Pat Doherty, swingman Lawrence Dixon and forward Andrew Keister. Doherty will miss 4 to 6 weeks with a broken hand. Dixon is still having trouble with the knee he had operated on before the season and Keister is awaiting the results of a bone scan that will tell if the pain in his leg is a stress fracture that would sideline him the rest of the season.
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The setback is the third straight loss for HC and their fourth in five games after a 5-0 start. All four losses have been on the road against major conference teams.
A slow start in this one put the Crusaders in an 18-point hole in the first half that proved more than they could overcome. Holy Cross did manage to claw its way back into the game, cutting the Providence lead to 46-45 with 14:45 to play. But the Friars answered with a 26-9 spurt to push their lead back to 18 (72-54) and coasted from there.
Four of the five HC starters played 30 minutes or more, with point guard Torey Thomas reprising his 40-minute man routine that became so familiar last season when Pat Doherty was out with foot problems. Keith Simmons, who scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, played 37 minutes despite needing a brace on the knee he sprained in the loss at Duke. Center Tim Clifford played 35 minutes, scoring 21 points while pulling down 7 rebounds and blocking two shots.
The only HC starter who played under 30 minutes was senior guard Kyle Cruze, who saw 17 minutes of action in his first career start.
The Crusaders were without guard Pat Doherty, swingman Lawrence Dixon and forward Andrew Keister. Doherty will miss 4 to 6 weeks with a broken hand. Dixon is still having trouble with the knee he had operated on before the season and Keister is awaiting the results of a bone scan that will tell if the pain in his leg is a stress fracture that would sideline him the rest of the season.
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