Bears Return Home To Face Holy Cross
Providence, RI - The Brown men’s basketball team returns
home to the Pizzitola Sports Center on Wednesday, December 2nd to
battle Holy Cross, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Bears, winners of
three of their last four games, have posted a 4-4 overall record,
while the Crusaders come in at 1-6 for the season.
Playing its third game in four days, Brown dropped a 99-79 loss to
Siena in the Philly Hoop Group Classic last Saturday, snapping a
three game winning streak. Senior center Matt Mullery scored 23
points to lead the Bears, while freshman Andrew McCarthy scored 18
points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Saints.
Head coach Jesse Agel’s squad is playing one of the toughest
schedules in recent years. Brown’s four losses have come to
teams with a combined 16-3 record, with losses to two unbeaten
teams, URI (4-0) and St. John’s (4-0), along with Virginia
Tech (4-1) and Siena (4-2).
Brown is in the midst of playing 11 games in 22 days, rivaling
most NBA teams. The Bears opened last Friday (11/13) at St.
Francis-NY, played at Virginia Tech on Sunday (11/15), hosted URI
on Wednesday (11/18), played at St. John’s (11/20), hosted
Maine on Sunday (11/22), played at Bryant (11/25), played in
Philadelphia against University of the Sciences (11/27) and Siena
(11/28), host Holy Cross (12/2), play at #16 Minnesota (12/5), and
at Providence (12/7).
Brown and Holy Cross have met 59 times, dating back to 1900-1901,
with the Crusaders holding a 42-17 series lead over the Bears. Last
year, Brown earned a 62-57 decision over the Crusaders for head
coach Jesse Agel’s first career victory. Holy Cross had won
the previous six games in the series, including a 64-41 win on
12/7/05.
Bears’ freshman guard Matt Sullivan was named the Ivy League
Rookie of the Week after averaging 10.5 points per game in three
games last week. He registered 12 points against Bryant, 11 points
and seven assists against the University of the Sciences, and eight
points and six assists against Siena.
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