Army vs. Holy Cross: Full Game Preview
By on January 30, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | E Ellis 16.6 | D Cox 5.6 | D Cox 3.2 |
| Holy Cross | D Dudzinski 16.1 | D Dudzinski 6.9 | J Burrell 3.0 |
Holy Cross plays host to Army at Hart Center on Wednesday. The game tips off at 7:00 EST. The Crusaders are 6-2 against the Black Knights over the last four years. The last time they met (2/22/2012) they won 82-51.
Army and Holy Cross share the 4th spot in the conference.
The Crusaders were defeated by Bucknell 65-58 on January 26th despite 26 points and 5 rebounds from Dave Dudzinski. A stat-sheet stuffer, he leads the team with 16.1 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game, and 1.1 blocks per game. For the Black Knights, Dylan Cox finished with 8 points and 6 rebounds in the 77-64 win over American University on January 26th. He puts up a team-leading 5.6 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game, and 0.8 steals per game.
Army StatSmack
- Even computers respect Holy Cross more. We have a better RPI this season than Army (RPI: #214 vs #287).
- The Holy Cross steals leader (Jordan Stevens) has more steals than the Army steals leader (Ella Ellis).
- Holy Cross takes less vacation, with more NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 10 years than Army (2 vs 0).
- Malcolm Miller is ranked 10th in the Patriot in blocks.
- Holy Cross embarrassed Army by 31 points the last time they played (Feb 22, 2012).
- The Holy Cross blocks leader (Dave Dudzinski) has more blocks than the Army blocks leader (Ella Ellis).
- Holy Cross is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Holy Cross is 204 lbs compared to 198 lbs for Army.
- It must sting. Holy Cross has blown out Army by 20 points or more on 12 occasions since 2001.
- Holy Cross is better at defending the three (29.1% allowed vs 35.7% allowed) than Army this season.
- Dave Dudzinski is ranked 4th in the Patriot in points, 3rd in the Patriot in rebounds, and 7th in the Patriot in blocks.
- Holy Cross has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 20 years (51.81% to 33.09%).
| ARMY Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C+ | Ella Ellis | 27 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Dylan Cox | 23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Kyle Wilson | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C- | Josh Herbeck | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Kyle Toth | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Larry Toomey | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| D | Jordan Springer | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Andrew Stire | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | C. Kincade | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Chris Gramling | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Kevin Ferguson | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Tanner Plomb | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Matt Gramling | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Travis Rollo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | M. Washington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Sean Billerman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Kyle Weldon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Maxwell Lenox | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Mo Williams | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Zach Lord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HC Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Dave Dudzinski | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Justin Burrell | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Phil Beans | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Malcolm Miller | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C- | Jordan Stevens | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Cullen Hamilton | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Isaiah Baker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D | Eric Obeysekere | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Taylor Abt | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Dee Goens | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | De`Vaughn Reid | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Chris Jayne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | P. Kerrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | C. Morgan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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