We have a few quick hitters on a streaking America East team, another whose star had his first rough night, two inconsistent Patriot League teams and a couple of teams who have lost a player for the season but for different reasons.
Tag: Patriot League
Young Navy team is still trying to break through
Wednesday night’s game at Holy Cross looked all too familiar for Navy. A team that has not fared well in close games and came in with eight straight losses had another close call, but another one in the right-hand column against the Crusaders.
Holy Cross may be turning a corner after pulling out a close one
Holy Cross may have conquered a demon in Saturday night’s 62-57 win over New Hampshire. A year ago, they might have ultimately blown this game, but the Crusaders pulled it out by doing just enough late.
Selfish NCAA Rule Betrays Mission to Student-Athletes
A week’s worth of news is capped by the NCAA rule change that forces early entrants to go all-in by mid-April, even if they don’t have much relevant information. How does qualify as making the student-athletes’ educational experience paramount?
Bucknell Completes Gradual Path to Patriot League Title
It’s been a long road back to the top of the Patriot League for Bucknell. The Bison made gradual progress to that spot, and finished the job on Friday.
Holy Cross Needs to Turn Things Around Again
Early in Patriot League play, it looked like Holy Cross was turning a corner. But now the Crusaders will go into February with a three-game losing streak after a bad loss to Colgate at home and a tough overtime loss at defending champion Lehigh on Saturday.
It’s All About the Patriot League for Holy Cross
Holy Cross is putting all its hopes on the Patriot League. That is usually the case from a bottom line standpoint, but that has taken on new meaning this time around as league play approaches.
Holy Cross Isn’t Getting Anything Easy
It hasn’t been the smoothest of starts for Holy Cross, where things were expected to be different this season. It’s still early, and there’s no reason to expect a repeat of last season’s 9-22 showing, but the Crusaders’ 0-4 start isn’t exactly what was envisioned, either.
Crusaders Ready With Another New Head Coach
Holy Cross will have their third head coach in three years, a definite anomaly for the program. Coaching change aside, there are things to like about this team, especially on the perimeter.
2010 Patriot League Post-Mortem
The league continues to look different, especially in the standings, as teams have caught up to the two that were dominating the league not all that long ago. This year, Lehigh came out on top in a league with a lot of younger talent, which bodes well for the future.
