Holy Cross Falls 65-54 at Rhode Island

Monday, December 19, 2016

Joe Calabro, GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

Alexander led Holy Cross with 15 points

The Holy Cross Crusaders fell 65-54 to the University of Rhode Island Rams on Sunday afternoon at the Ryan Center on the URI campus. The Crusaders have lost three of their last four games with only two games left before conference play begins.

Holy Cross falls to 4-7 on the season, while URI improves to 7-4 overall.

Holy Cross Falls Short

Holy Cross led URI 8-3 following a Matt Husek three-pointer with 16:42 left to play in the first half.

From that point, URI went on a 21-3 run over the next ten minutes sparked by a Jared Terrell three and back-to-back layups by Kuran Iverson to give the Rams a 10-8 lead.

The Rams would hold a 24-11 lead with five minutes to play and take a 30-22 lead at the half.

In the second half, Holy Cross cut it their deficit to four points, 32-28, following a Patrick Benzan layup with just under 19 minutes to play. The Rams responded with six straight points to build their lead up to ten, 38-28 with 16 minutes to play in the half.

The Crusaders would get as close as five, 51-46, following a Karl Charles layup with 6:14 to play, but Terrell would knock down a three on URI’s next possession to push the Rams lead back up to eight.

Terrell would hit three straight free throws to give URI an 11 point lead, 57-46, with 5:18 to play.

Holy Cross would get no closer than nine points the remainder of the game.

The Leaders

The Crusaders were led by Malachi Alexander who poured in 15 points on 4 of 10 shooting from the field, while Charles added 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

Next up

Holy Cross returns to action Wednesday, December 21 when they visit Sacred Heart.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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March 1, 1975

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Holy Cross beat Army 89-73 in the final game at the Worcester Auditorium.

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Feb, 14, 2001

Holy Cross vs Navy

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Josh Sankes led Holy Cross that season.

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March 9, 2001

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Holy Cross beats Navy 68-64 in overtime to win the Patriot League Championship.

Ralph Willard was the head coach.

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March 9, 2007

Bucknell vs Holy Cross - Patriot League Championship

The Crusaders hosted the Patriot League Championship game at the Hart Center and defeated Bucknell 74-66.

Keith Simmons led Holy Cross in the game.

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March 10, 1993

Holy Cross vs Bucknell - Patriot League Championship

The Crusaders won their first Patriot league title beating Bucknell 98-73.

Rob Feaster was named tournament MVP after pouring in 66 points and recording 9 steals in three games.

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March 5, 1977

Holy Cross vs. #8 Providence in ECAC Championship

Holy Cross defeated Providence 68-67 on a buzzer beater by Chris Potter to win ECAC Championship and advance to NCAA Tournament for first time in 21 years.