2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Maureen Magarity, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Patriot League play, to finish in first place.^[1]

2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Patriot League regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	21–13 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach	Maureen Magarity (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Candice Green Kat Fogarty Paige Corkins
Home arena	Hart Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Holy Cross †	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Colgate	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Loyola	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Army	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Navy	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Bucknell	9	–	9		.500			13	–	18		.419
American	8	–	10		.444			10	–	20		.333
Lafayette	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2022–23 season 24–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play, to finish in second place.^[2] As a No. 2 seed in the Patriot women's tournament they defeated American in the quarterfinals,^[3] Lehigh in the semifinals^[4] and Boston University in the championship game.^[5] They received an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Maryland.^[6][7]

Roster

2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Callie Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bill Crothers Secondary Memphis Markham, ON F 4 Meg Cahalan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St. John Vianney Middletown, NJ G 5 Kaitlyn Flanagan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Plymouth Whitemarsh Plymouth Meeting, PA F 10 Janelle Allen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Marian Central Catholic Lake in the Hills, IL G 13 Bronagh Power-Cassidy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Marianapolis Prep Dublin, Ireland G 15 Cara McCormack 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr St. John the Baptist DHS Smithtown, NY G 21 Janie Bachmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. John Vianney Holmdel, NJ F 22 Simone Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Georgetown Visitation Prep Lanham, MD G 23 Grace Munt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Fair Haven, NJ G 24 Simone Fortman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Andrew's Episcopal Odenton, MD G 25 Hannah Griffin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Gwynedd Mercy Academy Conshohocken, PA G 33 Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Manasquan Manasquan, NJ G 34 Lauren Huber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Libertyville Libertyville, IL F 35 Lindsay Berger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Parkland Orefield, PA	Head coach Maureen Magarity (Marist) Assistant coach(es) Candice Green (Colgate) Kat Fogarty (New Hampshire) Paige Corkins (Concordia College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	L 61–66	0–1	Conte Forum (537) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	W 62–54	1–1	Hart Center (617) Worcester, MA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 61–51	2–1	Hart Center (461) Worcester, MA
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 55–68	2–2	Island Federal Arena (836) Stony Brook, NY
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Villanova	L 53–63	2–3	Finneran Pavilion (1,385) Villanova, PA
November 29, 2023* 7:30 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	W 59–32	3–3	Merkert Gymnasium (127) Easton, MA
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 44–46	3–4	Patrick Gym (740) Burlington, VT
December 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Connecticut College	W 80–39	4–4	Hart Center (490) Worcester, MA
December 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 63–66	4–5	M&T Bank Arena (587) Hamden, CT
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northeastern	W 65–41	5–5	Hart Center (393) Worcester, MA
December 20, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		Merrimack	W 55–43	6–5	Hart Center (3,316) Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell	W 69–54	7–5 (1–0)	Hart Center (302) Worcester, MA
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	W 67–52	8–5 (2–0)	Hart Center (579) Worcester, MA
January 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	W 69–54	9–5 (3–0)	Alumni Hall (742) Annapolis, MD
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lehigh	W 75–54	10–5 (4–0)	Hart Center (693) Worcester, MA
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lafayette	W 80–57	11–5 (5–0)	Kirby Sports Center (432) Easton, PA
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 71–51	12–5 (6–0)	Reitz Arena (363) Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	W 59–48	13–5 (7–0)	Hart Center (984) Worcester, MA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 60–70	13–6 (7–1)	Stabler Arena (734) Bethlehem, PA
January 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		Boston University Rivalry	W 61–50	14–6 (8–1)	Hart Center (1,213) Worcester, MA
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSB		Loyola (MD)	L 47–60	14–7 (8–2)	Hart Center (1,091) Worcester, MA
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at American	L 68–74	14–8 (8–3)	Bender Arena (594) Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 43–60	14–9 (8–4)	Hart Center (462) Worcester, MA
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	L 43–58	14–10 (8–5)	Christl Arena (787) West Point, NY
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 58–47 OT	15–10 (9–5)	Sojka Pavilion (316) Lewisburg, PA
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	W 71–63	16–10 (10–5)	Hart Center (1,152) Worcester, MA
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	L 79–86	16–11 (10–6)	Cotterell Court (214) Hamilton, NY
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University Rivalry	L 63–66	16–12 (10–7)	Case Gym (1,390) Boston, MA
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	W 77–69	17–12 (11–7)	Hart Center (305) Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) Bucknell Quarterfinals	W 61–56	18–12	Hart Center (435) Worcester, MA
March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(4) Lehigh Semifinals	W 72–54	19–12	Hart Center (754) Worcester, MA
March 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	(1)	(3) Boston University Championship/Rivalry	W 61–55	20–12	Hart Center (1,705) Worcester, MA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 A2)	vs. (16 A2) UT Martin First Four	W 72–45	21–12	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,092) Iowa City, IA
March 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ABC	(16 A2)	at (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa First round	L 65–91	21–13	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[8]

See also

• 2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". patriotleague.org. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
2. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". patriotleague.org. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
3. "Women's basketball earns commanding win over American". Holy Cross Athletics. March 6, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
4. "Women's basketball's Power-Cassidy, Foreman carry Crusaders to conference title game". Holy Cross Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
5. "LET'S DANCE! Women's Basketball Claims 12th Patriot League Championship". Holy Cross Athletics. March 12, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
6. "Women's basketball ousted by Maryland in NCAA First Round". Holy Cross Athletics. March 17, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
7. Young, Blair (March 17, 2023). "Terps women's basketball beats Holy Cross in first round". WBAL. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
8. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goholycross.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.