Women's Basketball

Home

Message Board

CROSSLinks

CROSSChat

Football

Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

Ice Hockey

Other Sports

Archives

Recruits

Class of 2016

Lisa Mifsud, 5'7' point guard, Villa Maria Academy, Erie, PA

 

 

Villa Maria's Lisa Mifsud, 17, is the District 10 Basketball female Player of the Year. JANET B. CAMPBELL/ERIE TIMES-NEWS

Villa Maria's Mifsud picks Holy Cross - Varsity Basketball - GoErie.com/Erie Times-News

Lisa Mifsud 2012 Basketball Recruiting News - ESPN

Molly Hourigan, 6'3" Center, Jordan-Elbridge New York

J-E’s Hourigan commits to Holy Cross

Jordan-Elbridge senior center Molly Hourigan announced Wednesday she has committed to play basketball at Holy Cross.

Hourigan, choose the Crusaders from 25 other Division I schools vying for her services. Among them were Princeton, Siena and Sacred Heart.

“It was a combination of good academics, the location, great coaches, a winning program, and I just had that feeling when I got on campus.”

Hourigan officially committed Tuesday when she made her second visit to the Worcester, Mass. campus.

Hourigan said after meeting with the athletic director, a professor and some of the athletic staff she knew Holy Cross was the right place for her.

“They made me believe that it was the right choice,” Hourigan said.

For the past two seasons Hourigan has been one of the best players in central New York, leading her team to the sectional playoffs as a sophomore and then again as a junior.

Last year, Hourigan led the Eagles to the Section III, Class B semifinals while averaging 15.5 points per game and 13.1 rebounds  to go with 7.9 blocks.

The Eagles went 17-3, but lost just once with a healthy Hourigan for the full 32 minutes.

Two of the three losses came to Cazenovia the eventual Class B champion.

 Hourigan suffered a knee injuryJan. 13 against Cazenovia.  

Her numbers could have been better had it not been for the injury.

Prior to the injury, Hourigan started the season averaging nearly 18 points per game, 14 rebounds while swatting more than eight shots a game.

Despite finishing the season wearing a bulky knee brace, the 6-foot-3 center led  J-E in points, rebounds, blocks and assists. She was second on the team in steals.

Hourigan nearly tripled the amount of rebounds her closest teammate corralled and finished with 142 blocks on the year. The  next closest Eagle had 11.

But it was on the offensive side of the court where Hourigan improved most.

Entering her junior year, Hourigan was known as more a defensive threat. During the offseason she worked on her footwork and became nearly automatic when she established position on the low block.

She’ll take that development and join the Crusaders in the 2012-13 season. It’s a Holy Cross squad that went 10-20 a season ago, but is just three years removed from playing in the Patriot League championship game, and earned their way into the NCAA Tournament berth four years ago.



Read more: http://auburnpub.com/high-school/article_1641ddae-c948-11e0-a23f-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1Vogp1pjR

Raquel Scott, 5'11" Forward, Immaculate Heart, Bergen NJ

Cooper: IHA's Raquel Scott says hello and goodbye
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
By DARREN COOPER / RECORD COLUMNIST

IHA rising senior, Raquel Scott, will attend Holy Cross and also decided she will only concentrate on basketball this season. Scott, the Immaculate Heart rising senior basketball forward, committed to play at Holy Cross two weeks ago. They were the first school to offer her a scholarship and despite interest from Brown and Delaware, Scott felt the Boston school was the right spot. "They were really interested in me in the beginning," said the Ridgewood native. "It's a great school, and the basketball there is really good. I went out and compared and contrasted what other schools had to offer, but when it came down to it, Holy Cross had the best balance.". . .

Scott is 5-foot-10 - "OK, maybe [b]5-11 in sneakers," she said, laughing — and has an uncanny passing eye. She can play the post, or out on the wing. She is the type of player who always seems a step ahead of everyone else. "I can remember being in fifth or sixth grade and I would be running back on defense and my mom would see that and say, 'See the ball!' " Scott said. "I think it's important to see the whole court when you play. I think my basketball IQ is kind of high.  "No one who has seen her play would doubt that statement. Last year, Scott helped the Blue Eagles to the Bergen County championship and a 27-1 record. . . .

This summer, Scott played with her club basketball team, the New York Gauchos in events in Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans. She worked on playing outside the post and said she expects to have more "diversity" on the court for IHA this winter. Off the court, Scott is a self-described "goofball," and her childhood nickname was "Rocky." Her cellphone is constantly chirping, but Scott doesn't always answer it. She is well spoken, polite and outgoing. . . .

Her next decision is picking a major. She said she would like to do something in law, maybe sports law. "I do love basketball, but I'm not looking for a future in basketball, it was a means to an end," said Scott eloquently. "I wanted a school that wasn't entirely focused on athletics, but had a good balance of athletics and academics. I'm not looking to go to the WNBA. I'm just looking to prepare myself for the future." 

 

IHA junior center Raquel Scott does what she does best — uses her strength in the paint. (CHRIS MONROE Photo appearing in the THE RECORD)

Cooper: IHA's Raquel Scott says hello and goodbye - NorthJersey.com

http://media.northjersey.com/designimages/North-Jersey-Favicon3.jpg
 

Kate Gillespie, 5' 9" Guard, Georgetown Visitation, Washington, DC

 

Georgetown Visitation’s Kate Gillespie chooses Holy Cross basketball

When Georgetown Visitation senior guard Kate Gillespie visits Holy Cross next weekend on an official visit, she will finally get a chance to take in everything about where she will spend the next four years after high school.

Gillespie, the Cubs leading scorer last season with just under 19 points per game and a second-team All-Met selection, visited the Holy Cross campus on an unofficial visit in late June but only spent time with the coaching staff. This time, she’ll get to meet the three other girls who committed to the team and their families and connect with her future teammates.

“It’ll be really nice to meet everyone,” said the 5-foot-9 Gillespie, who committed to Holy Cross two weeks ago.

Gillespie, a capable scorer who had double-digit points in all but two of her games last winter, helped guide Georgetown Visitation to a 25-7 record, a fifth straight Independent School League regular season title and a No. 13 ranking.

She chose Holy Cross over Northeastern and Quinnipiac because of her comfort with the coaches. The team’s style of play also mirrors the wide-open approach of her high school team, she said.

“The coaching staff is awesome,” Gillespie said. “All the coaches are really nice and Coach [Bill] Gibbons is a really nice guy. And it’s a really good family atmosphere up there. And that’s important because I’m going to spend so much time up there.”

 

 

Georgetown Visitation’s Kate Gillespie chooses Holy Cross basketball - Recruiting Insider - The Washington Post

Kate Gillespie - AllMetSports -

Maryland All-League Basketball Teams - MaxPreps News

 

Recruits

Class of 2015

 

Emily Parker, 6'2" C, Johnston High School, DesMoines, Iowa

High school girls basketball: Johnston's Parker selects Holy Cross | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register

 

Johnston hoops: Emily Parker picks college | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs

 Claire Sullivan, 6' 2" C/F, Rivers School, Newton, MA.

 

Claire Sullivan page: NERR - New England Basketball Recruiting Report

Mass Ranking: NERR - New England Basketball Recruiting Report

From NERR: Claire Sullivan 6’2 junior post player is getting interest from a host of Division I schools. Her game is characterized by solid interior play. She is a tremendous passer out of her post position. Her biggest strength, though, may be her face up game. She has range out to three point land with a soft touch. Sullivan is a very good rebounder and plays well in space. According to Pipe, she has shown flashes of brilliance.

 

Ashley Cooper, Rumson, NJ

Ashley Cooper of Rumson (right) has made a verbal commitment to Holy Cross

New Jersey Girls Basketball: Cooper verbals to Holy Cross | NJ.com

Girls: Cooper to Holy Cross, Stephanie Isaacs to decide | Inside the Paint

Girls: A few thoughts on Cooper to Holy Cross | Inside the Paint

 

E-mail the Webmaster with questions or comments about CROSSPORTS