Game Information	Holy Cross (8-18 / 6-8) at Navy (18-8 / 11-4)
Date	Saturday, Feb. 19
Location / Venue	Annapolis, Md. / Alumni Hall
Time	Noon
Tickets	Navy Athletics
Online Video	ESPN+ / Pete Medhurst, Mike Heary
Live Stats	NavySports.com
Navy Radio	WNAV (AM-1430, FM-99.9, 1430wnav.com), WFED (AM-1500, FederalNewsRadio.com) / Pete Medhurst, Mike Heary
PDF of Game Notes	Navy / Holy Cross
Season Statistics	Navy / Holy Cross
Media Guide	Navy / Holy Cross

Five Starting Notes
1 – Saturday's game will be the first for Holy Cross in Alumni Hall since Jan. 29, 2020.
2 – Holy Cross has won a league-best five Patriot League games that have been decided by no more than five points. The Crusaders are 5-2 in those close games (Navy is 3-2).
3 – Navy's victory at American Wednesday night was the team's seventh road win during the Patriot League season.  That is the most road wins during a league campaign for Navy.  Additionally, the 11 overall road wins by the Mids ties the school record for the most in a season (2015-16). 
4 – Navy has assured itself of earning one of the top-four seeds for the Patriot League Tournament.  This will be the fifth year in a row in which the Mids will not play a first-round game.  Colgate is the lone additional league team that has achieved this current run of success.
5 – Navy's defense has allowed foes to score 139 points in the last 120 minutes of game time.  This includes 109 points in the last 100 minutes.

Series History
•    Holy Cross leads the all-time series with Navy, 45-27.
•    The teams first met during the first round / quarterfinals of the 1947 NCAA Tournament.  The Crusaders posted a 55-47 victory over the Mids that day in Madison Square Garden on their way to winning the eight-team tournament.
•    Each team was coached –– Navy, Ben Carnevale; Holy Cross, Doggie Julian –– by a future member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.  Additionally, future hall-of-famer Bob Cousy scored six points in the game for the Crusaders.
•    The second game in the series also occurred in the NCAA Tournament.  Holy Cross defeated Navy, 87-74, in Philadelphia in the first round of the 1953 East Regional.
•    Navy holds an 18-16 edge in games played in Annapolis, which includes an 18-13 lead in games played in Alumni Hall.
•    Holy Cross also leads Navy in Patriot League regular season games played between the teams, 35-24.
•    Navy has posted a 16-13 record against Holy Cross in league games played in Annapolis.  This includes a 16-12 record in league games played in Alumni Hall. 
•    The home team has posted a 13-3 record over the last 16 Navy vs. Holy Cross games dating back to midway through the 2013-14 season.

Accessing the USNA
The USNA is closed to all vehicles without a Department of Defense-approved identification card. All other visitors must either walk through one of the security gates or ride the shuttle bus. Whether walking on or riding the shuttle bus, those ages 18 and over must present a photo identification card (driver's license) to gain access and those ages 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

The shuttle will depart from the blue (west) side parking lot at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium starting one hour before tip.  Enter the lot off of Taylor Avenue (south side of the stadium). There is a $5 parking fee per vehicle. The shuttle will depart from and return to the bus stop next to the Blue Angel jet.

COVID-19 Policy
As per Department of Defense regulations, those who have not been vaccinated must wear a mask at all times when on the USNA grounds and those who have been vaccinated have the option to wear a mask while outdoors but must wear a mask while indoors. Additionally, masks must be worn by everyone regardless of vaccination status while riding the shuttle bus.