# 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.

## 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. ||||||