College of the Holy Cross

1 College Street - Worcester, MA - 01610
Team Office: Tel: (508) 793-2320 Fax: (508) 793-2309
Team website: goholycross.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1843, Holy Cross by most everyone's standards, ranks among the leading liberal arts colleges. The college offers 23 BA degrees. Majors offered include Drama, Political Science, Philosophy, and Music. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Holy Cross #33 among the nation's liberal arts institutions.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester (pop.172k) about 40 miles west of Boston.

School website
www.holycross.edu

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Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences - English - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Bill Gibbons enters his 21st season at Holy Cross in 2007-08. Gibbons has led the Crusaders to eleven Patriot League championships and twelve NCAA appearances in his 20 years. HC's all-time winningest coach, Gibbons has averaged 19 wins per season over the last eight years. In the last 12 years, Gibbons has won 20 more games each year but three. Prior to his appointment in 1985-86, Gibbons served as an assistant for four years. Though the Patriot league is not the Big 10 or ACC, Gibbons plays top level competition and subsequently garners national respect. Not bad for school with less than 3,000 students. The Crusaders have struggled the last several seasons. Still, in 2006-07, despite a 15-18 mark, Holy Cross did make it to the NCAA tourney falling in the first round to Duke.

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

Coaches

Head Coach	Bill Gibbons
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Holy Cross	1985-86
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	444-215 (.673)
Record at Holy Cross	444-215 (.673)
Coaching Awards	Patriot COTY 5x
Asst. Coaches	Brian Wilson, Lindsay Shade, Courtney Graham

Recruiting Coordinator

Brian Wilson, Ph. (508) 793-2322, brwilson@holycross.edu

Conference and Schedule

Holy Cross plays in the Patriot League (www.patriotleague.com) which is comprised of eight schools from three states and the District of Columbia. Out-of-league play for Patriot League members is typically with members of the Ivy League. Currently, Holy Cross plays a 14 game league schedule beginning in January with most games played on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Holy Cross will play each team twice, home and away. The The season concludes with the Patriot League tourney which takes . . . (tbp, explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Bucknell, Lehigh, American, Army, Navy, Colgate, and Lafayette

Facilities

Hart Center
Capacity 3,600, Average attendance (?)

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