# Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball

The Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team currently competes in the Patriot League. The Crusaders are currently coached by head coach Candice Green.

## History

The Crusaders began play in 1974. They went 0–12, coached by Sharon Dupre in her only season. For their first six years (1974–1980), the Crusaders were in Division III, going 37–60 during that time. From 1980 to 1982, the Crusaders were in Division II, going 43–8 during their two season tenure before making the jump to Division I. The Crusaders joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1983. In their seven season tenure, they won two conference tournaments. In 1990, the Crusaders joined the Patriot League. They have won the Patriot League women's basketball tournament 11 times, the most of any school in the League.

## Postseason
### NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The Crusaders have appeared in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship 14 times. Their record is 2–14.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1985 | 7 | Round of 32 | Ohio State | L 102–60 |
| 1989 | 9 | Round of 48 | Temple | L 90–80 |
| 1991 | 11 | Round of 48 Round of 32 | Maryland Auburn | W 81–74 (OT) L 84–58 |
| 1995 | 16 | Round of 64 | Colorado | L 83–49 |
| 1996 | 15 | Round of 64 | Old Dominion | L 83–56 |
| 1998 | 14 | Round of 64 | Louisiana Tech | L 86–58 |
| 1999 | 14 | Round of 64 | Duke | L 79–51 |
| 2000 | 15 | Round of 64 | Rutgers | L 91–70 |
| 2001 | 14 | Round of 64 | Florida | L 84–52 |
| 2003 | 13 | Round of 64 | Penn State | L 64–33 |
| 2005 | 15 | Round of 64 | Ohio State | L 89–46 |
| 2007 | 16 | Round of 64 | Duke | L 81–44 |
| 2023 | 15 | Round of 64 | Maryland | L 93–61 |
| 2024 | 16 | First Four Round of 64 | (16) UT Martin (1) Iowa | W 72–45 L 91–65 |

### WNIT results

The Crusaders have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) twice.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2002 | First Round | Vermont | L 70–63 |
| 2022 | First Round | Columbia | L 80–69 |

### WBI results

The Crusaders have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) once.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2012 | First Round Quarterfinal | New Hampshire Manhattan | W 63–59 L 78–63 |

## Player accolades
### MAAC Player of the Year

* 1985 – Janet Hourihan
* 1987 – Tracy Quinn

### Patriot League Player of the Year

* 1991 – Mary Helen Walker
* 1992 – Norinne Powers
* 1993 – Norinne Powers
* 1994 – Laurie Carson
* 1995 – Lauren Maney
* 1996 – Lauren Maney
* 1997 – Kathy Courtney
* 1998 – Amy O’Brien
* 1999 – Amy O’Brien
* 2000 – Anna Kinne
* 2008 – Briana McFadden
* 2021–22 – Avery Labarbra

## Coaching history

| Coach | Years | Record | Conference Record | Conference Titles |
| Mary DiStanislao | 1974–1975 | 0–12 (.000) | N/A | |
| Pat Corcoran | 1975–1978 | 21–26 (.447) | N/A | |
| Kevin McAuley | 1979–1980 | 16–22 (.421) | N/A | |
| Togo Palazzi | 1980–1985 | 103–28 (.786) | 18–6 (.750) | 1 |
| Bill Gibbons | 1985–2019 | 613–410 (.599) | 319–125 (.718) | 11 |
| Ann McInerney (interim) | 2019–2020 | 26–15 (.634) | 18–11 (.621) | |
| Maureen Magarity | 2020–2024 | 51–25 (.671) | 34–16 (.680) | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 808–531 (.607) | 376–153 (.711) | 13 |

## Season-by-season results

Holy Cross played in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) 1983 to 1990 before joining the Patriot League in 1990.
| Season | Record | Conference record |
| 1974–75 | 0–12 | n/a |
| 1975–76 | 8–7 | n/a |
| 1976–77 | 8–9 | n/a |
| 1977–78 | 5–10 | n/a |
| 1978–79 | 7–10 | n/a |
| 1979–80 | 9–12 | n/a |
| 1980–81 | 20–4 | n/a |
| 1981–82 | 23–4 | n/a |
| 1982–83 | 19–6 | n/a |
| 1983–84 | 20–7 | 9–3 |
| 1984–85 | 21–7 | 9–3 |
| 1985–86 | 21–7 | 8–4 |
| 1986–87 | 19–10 | 8–4 |
| 1987–88 | 21–8 | 9–3 |
| 1988–89 | 21–10 | 10–2 |
| 1989–90 | 20–10 | 7–3 |
| 1990–91 | 25–6 | 12–0 |
| 1991–92 | 16–13 | 10–4 |
| 1992–93 | 22–7 | 12–2 |
| 1993–94 | 15–14 | 10–4 |
| 1994–95 | 21–9 | 12–2 |
| 1995–96 | 23–10 | 9–3 |
| 1996–97 | 23–4 | 12–0 |
| 1997–98 | 21–9 | 10–2 |
| 1998–99 | 21–8 | 11–1 |
| 1999–00 | 23–7 | 11–1 |
| 2000–01 | 21–9 | 11–1 |
| 2001–02 | 23–8 | 12–2 |
| 2002–03 | 24–8 | 13–1 |
| 2003–04 | 13–15 | 8–6 |
| 2004–05 | 20–11 | 12–2 |
| 2005–06 | 16–14 | 10–4 |
| 2006–07 | 15–18 | 7–7 |
| 2007–08 | 19–13 | 10–4 |
| 2008–09 | 13–17 | 8–6 |
| 2009–10 | 10–21 | 5–9 |
| 2010–11 | 10–20 | 6–8 |
| 2011–12 | 19–15 | 7–7 |
| 2012–13 | 18–14 | 8–6 |
| 2013–14 | 20–14 | 10–8 |
| 2014–15 | 15–17 | 11–7 |
| 2015–16 | 13–17 | 10–8 |
| 2016–17 | 8–21 | 6–12 |
| 2017–18 | 13–18 | 7–11 |
| 2018–19 | 18–13 | 9–9 |
| 2019–20 | 19–11 | 7–4 |
| 2020–21 | 7–8 | 7–7 |
| 2020–21 | 20–9 | 14–4 |
| TOTAL | 805–530 | 376–153 |