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Sunday, February 04, 2007
Holy Cross paints a win
Lafayette's undersized frontline was no match Saturday for the league-leading Crusaders of Holy Cross.

In front of a sellout Winter Homecoming crowd of 4,000 in the Hart Center, HC simply dominated the Leopards inside, pounding out a 74-52 win to remain unbeaten in league play. Holy Cross (18-6, 9-0 Patriot) outsocred Lafayette 43-10 in the paint and piled up a 32-17 edge on the boards.

Two Holy Cross centers reached double figures, with starter Tim Clifford and backup Greg McCarthy each scoring 11 points. Keith Simmons added 17 and Torey Thomas had a game-high 19 for the Crusaders. Thomas was the only HC player with more than one three-pointer (he had three). He was also one of three players with five assists (Alex Vander Baan and Clifford also had 5) for Holy Cross, which recorded assists on 20 of its 28 field goals (28 of 52, 53.8 percent).

The inside domination extended to the defensive end for Holy Cross. Lafayette finished with 16 field goals (16 of 41, 39 percent), nine of them coming from beyond the arc, where the Leopards jacked up 25 of their 41 shots. Adding to Lafayette's offensive woes were 21 turnovers, 15 coming on HC steals. Bilal Abdullah (13 points) and Jesper Andersson (10) had three treys each for the 'Pards (8-15, 2-6), who are now alone in seventh place following Colgate's win at Army.
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