# 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.

## Previous season

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

## 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. ||||||
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