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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Vander Baan gets it done for HC
Folks who figured as goes Tim Clifford so goes Holy Cross found out the Crusaders are not a one-man gang this season. The pre-season Patriot League Player of the Year was barely a factor in HC's 61-47 win over Hofstra.

Clifford played only 20 minutes, managing just 6 points, 3 rebounds and a pair of blocks before fouling out. He was hardly missed.

With Alex Vander Baan posting a 10-point, career-high 15 rebound double-double, the Crusaders still managed to cruise in their opener.

Vander Baam, Eric Meister (9 reb.) and Adam May (8 reb>( cleaned up on the boards, staking HC to a 45-34 edge on the glass. And junior Point guard Pat Doherty (career-high 18) and senior guard Kyle Cruze (10) joined Vander Baan in double figures in the points column.

Even though Holy Cross shot 35.3 percent from the field (18-51) as a team, that was more than enough to put away Hofstra, which got 28 points from Antoine Agudio and next to nothing from everybody else. Nine other guys saw action for the Pride; none managed more than 5 points against a Holy Cross defense that limited its guests from Long Island to 13 field goals (on 49 shots, 26.5 percent) all night. Nine of those makes came from Agudio, who put it up 23 times.

Add in an edge at the foul line (HC was 20-28, Hofstra 15-26) and you get the 'Saders fifth straight opening game win.
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