2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-fourth year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to Bucknell.

2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	18–13 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Gibbons (34th season)
Assistant coaches	Ann McInerney Jeff Kirpas Danielle Parks
Home arena	Hart Center

2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			28	–	6		.824
American	16	–	2		.889			22	–	11		.667
Lehigh	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			15	–	14		.517
Holy Cross	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Colgate	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
Army	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Navy	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Loyola (MD)	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Lafayette	2	–	16		.111			8	–	23		.258
† 2019 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 22, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Oluchi Ezemma 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Moses Brown Hope Valley, RI G 3 Avery LaBarbera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Harrison Harrison, NY G 4 Jenay Faulkner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Greencastle-Antrim Greencastle, PA G 10 Megan Swords 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Immaculate Heart Academy Glen Rock NJ G 12 Madalyn Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr High Point Regional Sussex, NJ G/F 14 Kathryn Pedi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr New Trier Wilmette, IL F 20 Madison Demski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA G 21 Mia Mazza 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Francis Glen Ellyn, IL G 22 Nicole Morris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Rumson, NJ F 23 Maggie Locke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Spring-Ford Collegeville, PA F 25 Lauren Manis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bishop Feehan Franklin, MA C 33 Shannon Murphy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Watertown Watertown, MA G 42 Kelly Petro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Pascack Valley Hillsdale, NJ C 55 Miranda Nixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Trinity Harrisburg, PA	Head coach Bill Gibbons (Clark) Assistant coach(es) Ann McInerney (Assumption (MA)) Jeff Kirpas (Holy Cross) Danielle Parks (Adelphi) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018* 6:05 pm		Assumption	W 73–62		Hart Center  Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2018* 7:05 pm		Rider	W 71–61	1–0	Hart Center (637) Worcester, MA
Nov 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ACCNE		at Boston College	L 63–89	1–1	Conte Forum (3,117) Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 18, 2018* 12:05 pm, NESN+		Brown	L 85–89	1–2	Hart Center (672) Worcester, MA
Nov 21, 2018* 3:05 pm, NESN		Rhode Island	W 73–65	2–2	Hart Center (775) Worcester, MA
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	W 56–50	3–2	SEFCU Arena (978) Albany, NY
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	W 65–40	4–2	Patrick Gym (332) Burlington, VT
Dec 2, 2018* 1:05 pm		UMass Lowell	W 63–54	5–2	Hart Center (713) Worcester, MA
Dec 5, 2018* 6:05 pm, NESN		Hofstra	W 72–66 OT	6–2	Hart Center (693) Worcester, MA
Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm		at New Hampshire	L 62–74	6–3	Lundholm Gym (256) Durham, NH
Dec 19, 2018* 11:05 am, NESN		Manhattan	W 61–53	7–3	Hart Center (1,755) Worcester, MA
Dec 30, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Bryant	W 81–62	8–3	Chace Athletic Center (519) Smithfield, RI
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:05 pm		Colgate	L 67–70	8–4 (0–1)	Hart Center (592) Worcester, MA
Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 63–73	8–5 (0–2)	Kirby Sports Center (422) Easton, PA
Jan 9, 2019 6:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 55–64	8–6 (0–3)	Stabler Arena (604) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 12, 2019 12:05 pm, WCTR		Loyola (MD)	W 78–60	9–6 (1–3)	Hart Center (828) Worcester, MA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 47–54	9–7 (1–4)	Alumni Hall (1,106) Annapolis, MD
Jan 19, 2019 3:05 pm		Boston University Rivalry	W 75–69	10–7 (2–4)	Hart Center (928) Worcester, MA
Jan 23, 2019 6:05 pm, NESN+		Army	W 58–39	11–7 (3–4)	Hart Center (778) Worcester, MA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 71–75	11–8 (3–5)	Sojka Pavilion (1,321) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm		at American	L 58–70	11–9 (3–6)	Bender Arena (343) Washington, D.C.
Feb 2, 2019 1:05 pm		Lafayette	W 56–53 OT	12–9 (4–6)	Hart Center (888) Worcester, MA
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 58–48	13–9 (5–6)	Reitz Arena (252) Baltimore, MD
Feb 13, 2019 5:05 pm, NESN		Navy	W 47–44	14–9 (6–6)	Hart Center (769) Worcester, MA
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm		at Boston University Rivalry	W 64–61	15–9 (7–6)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm		at Army	L 53–60	15–10 (7–7)	Christl Arena (486) West Point, NY
Feb 23, 2019 1:05 pm		Bucknell	W 61–60	16–10 (8–7)	Hart Center (1,005) Worcester, MA
Feb 27, 2019 6:05 pm, NESN+		American	L 44–71	16–11 (9–7)	Hart Center (594) Worcester, MA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at Colgate	W 80–67	17–11 (10–7)	Cotterell Court (287) Hamilton, NY
Mar 6, 2019 6:05 pm		Lehigh	L 74–79 OT	17–12 (10–8)	Hart Center (632) Worcester, MA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm	(5)	at (4) Boston University Quarterfinals	W 72–70	18–12	Case Gym (490) Boston, MA
Mar 14, 2019 6:00 pm	(5)	at (1) Bucknell Semifinals	L 31–66	18–13	Sojka Pavilion (855) Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team