Nov. 28, 2004

Box Score

WORCESTER, Mass.- Junior forward Kevin Hyland scored a career-high 13 points, leading a balanced scoring attack in Holy Cross' 79-52 victory over Marist at the Hart Center.

Starting in placed of injured senior center Nate Lufkin (Austin, Texas), Hyland scored all but two of his points in the second half as the Crusaders (3-0) ran away from the Red Foxes in their 2004-2005 home opener. Junior guard Kevin Hamilton, senior guard Greg Kinsey and senior forward John Hurley each had 10 points for Holy Cross, while freshman center Tim Clifford and sophomore guard Keith Simmons added nine each.

Sophomore point guard Torey Thomas contributed eight points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Crusaders, who are off to their first 3-0 start since 1992-1993. Marist's Jared Jordan tied a career-high with a game-high 22 points for the Red Foxes, who fell to 2-3.

Holy Cross had control of the game from the outset, scoring the first nine points and never looking back. The Crusaders extended their first-half lead to as much as 25 points (35-10) with 4:38 remaining on Hamilton's three free throws and ended the half ahead, 39-17.

Hamilton, who finished with nine rebounds, had eight first-half points to lead the hosts, followed by Hurley with seven and Thomas and Clifford with six apiece.

The Red Foxes' Carl Hood added 14, while Will McClurkin added eight rebounds.

Marist shot just 30.5 percent (18-for-59) from the floor for the evening. Leading scorer Will Whittington was held to just three points on 1-for-8 shooting.

The Red Foxes return to action on Friday, December 3, when they open their conference slate on the road at 7:30 p.m.