Princeton's Win Streak Halted at Five as They Fall to Holy Cross by 10
12/6/08 vs. Holy Cross (5-3)
Final: 67-77
Princeton came out of the gates rather sluggish once again, but this time never recovered, falling to the Holy Cross Crusaders, who, after beginning the season 5-0, have endured a three game losing streak. Princeton got back in the game late in the first half and was only down 38-36 at halftime, but was outscored by eight points in the second half en route to a 10 points victory for Holy Cross. "That was an embarrassing performance!" exclaimed a livid Coach Frizzell in a post-game news conference. "I told you that if we kept on coming out sluggish, we would eventually lose and we did. We have been so lazy lately and we need to get back to basics. We come out lazy early in the game expecting our talent level to carry us past our opponents, then we realize we actually have to try, then we get it going and still have been able to win the last few games, but not today. We came out lazy and left lazy. We need to try harder. There is nothing worse than a bunch of guys half-heartedly running up and down the court with no passion, desire, or love for the game. We will be ready for our next game. I can assure you of that."
Holy Cross Key Players
L. Dixon - 21 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
Z. Paterick - 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
A. Vander Baan - 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Princeton Key Players
D. Allen - 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
F. Djordic - 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
Princeton falls to 7-3. Coach Frizzell's career record no stands at 25-14. Next up Princeton will play Quinnipiac (3-5) on Monday, December 8th.
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