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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
American looks to get even
The Eagles travel to Worcester hoping to get back to .500 in the league by avenging an overtime loss to Holy Cross 11 days ago.

Chances are AU has been kicking itself over its missed opportunity since that loss. The Eagles did almost everything they needed to win in regulation, shutting down Keith Simmons, holding the Crusaders under 40 percent shooting and shooting 50 percent from the field themselves.

But American did not rebound, didn't take care of the ball and did not have an answer for Tim Clifford, who finished with 19 points and 9 rebounds

In that game, American had the benefit of feeding off what was called the largest crowd in Bender Arena history (in reality, it was not quite as big as the crowd for the HC-AU championship game in 2002). In this one it will have to contend with a hostile crowd in the Hart Center, where Holy Cross is 8-0 this season and riding a 12-game home win streak dating to last season. Since the 2000-2001 season, the Crusaders are 40-5 in Hart, including 5 wins in 6 games against American.

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