The Holy Cross women’s basketball team released its 2009-10 schedule yesterday. The Crusaders open Nov. 13 at Yale and play seven of their first eight games on the road. Holy Cross faces defending national champion UConn Nov. 20 at the DCU Center. HC plays its first game at the Hart Center Dec. 5 against Northeastern.

Senior/Center Jeanette Anderson, Lynn English MVP of the Northeastern Conference Large, Anderson made Lynn English history this season by becoming the first Bulldog to top 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. The 5-foot-11-inch senior center will attend Caldwell College this fall.

When the gym at St. Patrick's Church in South Hadley was repainted five years ago, a spot was left open next to the two existing New England CYO Championship banners. Since then, the majority of the program's top teams have been trying to put another banner in that empty space. On March 29, in Waterbury, Conn., coach Jim Sullivan's fifth- and sixth-grade girls team filled that open spot.

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After battling the Eagles inside, University of South Florida guard Janae Stokes decided to play outside, drilling five 3-pointers to lead the Bulls to an 82-65 victory over Boston College last night in a WNIT semifinal at Conte Forum. South Florida (26-10) kicked off the game in attack mode, scoring the first points on two steals within a minute of each other by freshman guard Jasmine Wynne (19 points). Although BC (23-12) seemed off-balance from the start, the Eagles countered the Bulls' defensive energy by winning the boards, totaling 22 rebounds in the first 20 minutes.

Boston College’s Stefanie Murphy is reveling in her March moments. The 6-foot-4 sophomore forward from Londonderry, N.H., started a numerically rewarding run during the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and it has carried over in the Eagles’ drive for the Women’s NIT title. BC (23-11) will host South Florida (25-10) in the semifinals tonight at 7 at Conte Forum. If the Eagles prevail, they will hit the road to play the winner of the Illinois State vs. Kansas game on Saturday.