Holy Cross Athletics Newsstand: January 2013
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6 Questions With Dave
Dudzinski
January 31, 2013 * By John Barone * Go Local
Worcester
Dave Dudzinski is enjoying a career year for the Holy Cross
men’s basketball team. After averaging 9.4 points last
season, the junior forward has raised his scoring average to 15.9
points per game in 2012-2013, while once again leading the
Crusaders in rebounding at 6.9 boards per contest. The 6-foot-9,
227-pound Elburn, Ill., native has shot 50.2 percent from the field
and 84 percent from the free-throw line. . .
6 Questions With Amy
Lepley
January 30, 2013 * By John Barone * Go Local
Worcester
On Jan. 6, Amy Lepley scored her 1,000th career point for the Holy
Cross women’s basketball team, becoming the 28th player in
program history to achieve that milestone. The senior forward from
Norfolk, Mass., a second-team All-Patriot League selection last
season, is averaging 12.3 points and a team-best 5.4 rebounds
through 11 games, after missing the Crusaders’ first nine
contests with an injury. . .
Bentley, Holy Cross add chapter to hockey
rivalry
January 24, 2013 * By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell * Boston
Globe
The next chapter of the Bentley-Holy Cross rivalry will be written
when the teams open a home-and-home series Friday night in
Worcester. Holy Cross, off to its best start in seven years, is
tied for second in Atlantic Hockey play (8-5-2) and Bentley is tied
for fourth (8-6-1), 1 point behind the Crusaders. Both squads are
excited about the matchup. “It’s obviously our closest
opponent and we’ve been pretty tight in the standings the
last couple of years,’’ said Bentley coach Ryan
Soderquist. . .
With best start in seven years, Holy Cross next in
line to challenge Niagara
January 17, 2013 * By Chris Lerch * U.S. College Hockey
Online
At the beginning of the season, I talked to every Atlantic Hockey
coach and all but one predicted a finish similar to 2011-12, which
was so close it bordered on a statistical anomaly. Holy Cross coach
Paul Pearl went against the grain and told me, “Statistically
that’s not going to happen again. It was absurd and crazy. I
have never been in a league with a finish like that.
“I’m going to make a bold prediction that someone will
win the league by five points.” His forecast is standing up
right now with Niagara opening an eight-point lead the in the
standings after a road sweep of American International last
weekend. . .
Patrick Rissmiller returns to Worcester
Sharks
January 11, 2013 * By Bill Ballou * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Patrick Rissmiller may be doing something that is scientifically
impossible. Can anyone come full circle twice with the same circle?
The veteran winger has been signed to a pro tryout agreement by the
Sharks and practiced with them here Wednesday at the New England
Sports Center. Rissmiller will be returning to the city that
propelled his hockey career when he was at Holy Cross, and will be
returning to play under his first professional coach, Roy Sommer. .
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Holy Cross returns to Grand Forks
January 3, 2013 * By Brad Elliott Schlossman * Grand Forks
Herald
The last time Paul Pearl, Jim Wrobel and Bill Bellerose were in
Grand Forks, they walked into a restaurant and received a standing
ovation. “We were wearing our Holy Cross stuff,” said
Wrobel, the school’s sports info director. That’s all
it took back in 2006. Holy Cross became cult heroes in Grand Forks
after stunning No. 1 seed Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA
tournament in Ralph Engelstad Arena. It was arguably the biggest
upset in college hockey history. . .
Holy Cross men's hockey team breaks into
national rankings
January 3, 2013 * By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell * Boston
Globe
These are heady times for the Holy Cross hockey team. The
Crusaders (10-4-2) are one of just two teams in Atlantic Hockey to
crack double digits in victories so far. And in this week’s
USCHO.com Division 1 poll, Holy Cross moved into No. 20 — the
school’s first ranking since March 13, 2006. The team has
lost back-to-back games only once this season — on Nov. 25
and 30 — but since then, it has put together a four-game
unbeaten streak (3-0-1). The Crusaders’ latest victory was a
5-4 thriller over Yale at home Dec. 30. . .
Kaneland grad leads Holy Cross in scoring,
rebounding
January 3, 2013 * By Dennis Jacobs * Kane County
Chronicle
Dave Dudzinski keeps upping his game and he doesn’t think
he’s hit the ceiling yet. The 6-foot-9, 227-pound junior from
Elburn is a big cog in the men’s basketball machine at Holy
Cross, part of the NCAA Division I Patriot League. He’s shown
improvement each year with the Crusaders and this season he’s
leading the team in scoring (15.1 points a game) and rebounding
(7.2 rebounds a game) while serving as one of three captains.
“My game has really changed since high school,“
Dudzinski said. . .
Holy Cross forward Nunn back with
splash
January 2, 2013 * By Jennifer Toland * Worcester Telegram
& Gazette
Holy Cross senior forward Brandon Nunn missed eight hockey games
while spending six frustrating weeks waiting for his separated left
shoulder to heal, and when he finally returned to the lineup Sunday
he made an immediate impact, helping the Crusaders to a 5-4 win
over nationally ranked Yale. Nunn, one of Holy Cross’ top
offensive threats the last three seasons, scored two goals and
added an assist against the Bulldogs. With the victory, HC’s
10th of the season, the Crusaders cracked this week’s USCHO
poll at No. 20. . .
