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The Teams: Holy Cross (15-6, 6-0 PL) vs. Lehigh (9-13, 4-2 PL)
Date: January 26, 2007
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Place: Hart Center (3,600), Worcester, Mass.
ESPNU Television: Bob Socci, play-by-play; John Feinstein, color
Holy Cross Radio: WTAG 580 AM, Worcester; www.sportsjuice.com, internet; Bob Fouracre, play-by-play
Holy Cross Student Radio: WCHC 88.1 FM, Worcester
Lehigh Radio: WEEX 1230 AM, Easton, Pa.; WTKZ 1320 AM, Allentown, Pa.; Matt Kerr, play-by-play; Jeff Tourial, color
Series Record: Holy Cross leads, 28-10
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 73, Lehigh 66 (March 5, 2006; Worcester, Mass.)
PROBABLE HOLY CROSS STARTERS: Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. F 10 Keith Simmons 6-5 205 Sr. F 21 Alex Vander Baan 6-8 205 So. C 00 Tim Clifford 6-10 270 Jr. G 1 Torey Thomas 5-11 185 Sr. G 2 Kyle Cruze 6-2 175 Jr.
THE SERIES WITH LEHIGH: This will be the 39th meeting between the Crusaders and the Mountain Hawks on the hardwood, with Holy Cross leading the all-time series 28-10. The Crusaders won two out of three games against Lehigh last season, and have now taken 14 out of the last 16 meetings between the schools. For all games played in Worcester, Holy Cross holds an 18-3 advantage, including 10 straight wins. The schools first met on Jan. 16, 1976, with Holy Cross posting an 84-60 victory at the Hart Center.
Overall: Holy Cross leads, 28-10
In Worcester: Holy Cross leads, 18-3
At the Hart Center: Holy Cross leads, 18-3
Ralph Willard vs. Lehigh: 14-3
Billy Taylor vs. Holy Cross: 2-8
Current Win Streak: Holy Cross, two games
In Overtime: Holy Cross leads, 4-0
CRUSADERS SET TO OPEN UP THREE-GAME HOMESTAND: Holy Cross returns to the Hart Center this week, when it plays host to Lehigh on Friday, January 26, at 9:00 p.m. The Lehigh contest marks the beginning of a three-game homestand, which continues when the Crusaders face American on Wednesday, January 31, at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross will then take on Lafayette at the Hart Center next Saturday, February 3, at 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross currently has a perfect 7-0 record at the Hart Center this year. Following the homestand, the Crusaders will play four straight games on the road. Holy Cross currently has an 8-6 mark away from the Hart Center so far this season, including five straight wins and a 7-4 mark on the opposing team's home court.
SIMMONS ENJOYING OUTSTANDING SENIOR YEAR: Senior guard Keith Simmons (Kingston, N.Y.) has been Holy Cross' top player this season, averaging 18.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals in 21 games played. He has scored in double figures in 32 straight games dating back to last year, and has led the team in scoring 12 times this season. During Tuesday's victory at Colgate, Simmons recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals, while hitting the game-winning three-pointer with 20.6 seconds remaining. In the previous game at American, he totaled 14 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists. Simmons also had a big game against Navy, leading the team with 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Some of Simmons' other top performances this season have come against Lafayette (26 points, six rebounds, three steals), Niagara (23 points, three rebounds), Syracuse (game-high 22 points), Bucknell (22 points, four rebounds, three assists), Boston University (21 points, 11 rebounds), Harvard (20 points, six rebounds), Providence (20 points, four rebounds, three steals), Hampton (19 points, six rebounds), Siena (18 points, 11 rebounds), Army (18 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three assists), Fairfield (18 points, five steals) and Delaware (17 points). Prior to the start of the year, Simmons was selected as a 2006-2007 preseason mid-major All-American by CollegeInsider.com (one of just 25 players from across the nation to be chosen to the squad). He was also named preseason All-Patriot League, after earning first team all-conference honors in both his sophomore and junior years. In 32 games played last season, Simmons averaged 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 52.5 percent (158 of 301) from the field and 47.6 percent (60 of 126) from three-point range. Entering the Lehigh game, Simmons has scored 1,455 career points as a Crusader, while making 49.6 percent of his field goal attempts (493 of 993) and 44.1 percent from three-point range (183 of 415).
THOMAS STANDS FIVE POINTS AWAY FROM 1,000: Senior guard Torey Thomas (White Plains, N.Y.) enters the Lehigh game needing just five points to become the 43rd 1,000-point scorer in the history of Holy Cross men's basketball. Thomas has scored 995 points in 112 games as a Crusader, good for an average of 8.9 points per contest. Last season, senior guard Keith Simmons became the 42nd 1,000-point scorer at Holy Cross, netting his 1,000th point at Colgate on Feb. 22, 2006, when he threw down a slam dunk at the 17:46-mark of the second half. Simmons now stands in 13th place all-time at Holy Cross with 1,455 points, and has a chance to become only the 11th player in school history with 1,500 career points.
CRUSADERS GET OFF TO FAST START IN LEAGUE PLAY: Holy Cross has opened Patriot League play with a perfect 6-0 mark in its first six conference games. This marks the best league start for the Crusaders since the 1992-1993 squad began conference play with seven straight victories. During that season, Holy Cross defeated Fordham (71-61), Army (64-63), Lehigh (94-75), Colgate (78-68), Lafayette (95-79), Navy (95-69) and Bucknell (88-86), before falling to Fordham (81-73) in its eighth league contest. Prior to this season, the Crusaders' best conference start under Ralph Willard came during both the 2000-2001 and 2002-2003 campaigns, when Holy Cross started league play at 4-0.
THOMAS SHINES IN SENIOR SEASON: Senior point guard Torey Thomas is once again among the top players in the Patriot League this season, averaging 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals per contest. In Tuesday's victory at Colgate, Thomas totaled 11 points, three rebounds and two assists. During the previous game at American, he recorded nine points, nine assists, seven rebounds and five steals. Earlier this year, Thomas had 20 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals against Siena, while posting 20 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals against Fairfield, including a pair of free throws with 2.9 seconds remaining in overtime to win the game. Some of his other top performances this season have come against Lafayette (18 points, six assists, five rebounds), Army (16 points, three assists, two steals), Boston University (16 points, three assists), Niagara (15 points, seven assists, six rebounds), La Salle (14 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals), Providence (13 points, four rebounds, four steals), Bucknell (13 points, five rebounds, five assists), Dayton (13 points, four rebounds, four steals) and Harvard (12 points, six assists). Thomas was named preseason All-Patriot League prior to the start of the year, after being named second team all-conference last season. A year ago he averaged 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while making 34 of 96 attempts (35.4 percent) from three-point range. Thomas finished the 2005-2006 season as the Patriot League's leader in assists, while ranking second in steals, fourth in rebounding and 14th in scoring. Over the course of his career as a Crusader, Thomas has now totaled 995 points, 447 rebounds, 405 assists and 221 steals.
COLGATE RECAP: Keith Simmons totaled 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals, to lead Holy Cross to a 58-55 victory over Colgate at Cotterell Court on Jan. 23, 2007. Colgate started the game hot, jumping out to a quick 15-4 lead after eight minutes of play, with 11 of those points coming from Jon Simon. But Holy Cross came right back with a 12-0 run of its own, including seven points by Simmons, to claim a 16-15 lead with six minutes left before the break. The score remained close for the rest of the first half, before the Crusaders took a 29-28 lead into the locker room. Tim Clifford scored the first four points of the second half to put Holy Cross up by five, before the Raiders responded with a 17-2 run to take their biggest lead of the day, 45-35 with 11:40 left to play. Colgate was still up by 10 points (47-37) with 10:50 remaining, when the Crusaders clamped down on the defensive end of the court, holding the Raiders without a point for over six minutes. During that time, Holy Cross went on a 12-0 run to regain the lead. The score stayed close during the closing minutes of the game, and was tied at 55-55 with less than 30 seconds to play. Simmons then hit a three-point field goal with 20.6 seconds on the clock to put the Crusaders up 58-55. Colgate had one last chance to tie the score, but Kyle Chones came up short on a three-point attempt, and Alex Vander Baan grabbed the rebound to secure the win. Clifford finished the game with 18 points and four rebounds, while Torey Thomas added 11 points and three rebounds. Simon led the Raiders with 22 points.
HOLY CROSS EXTENDS LEAGUE WINNING STREAK: The Crusaders enter the Lehigh game having won 10 straight Patriot League regular season contests, a mark which ties for the seventh-longest conference winning streak in league history. Holy Cross had not lost a regular season Patriot League game since Feb. 11, 2006, when it fell to Bucknell (57-52). The Crusaders have also become the only team in Patriot League history to win 10 conference regular season games in a row on three different occasions. Here is a look at the longest regular season conference winning streaks in Patriot League history:
Rank Games School Dates 1. 17 Bucknell Feb. 26, 2005-Jan. 9, 2007 2. 16 Navy Jan. 29, 1997-Feb. 8, 1998 3. 15 Holy Cross Jan. 12, 2005-Jan. 11, 2006 4. 13 Lafayette Jan. 20, 1998-Jan. 20, 1999 5. 12 Navy Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 17, 2001 6. 11 Fordham Jan. 8, 1991-Feb. 16, 1991 7. 10 Holy Cross Feb. 15, 2006-present 10 Holy Cross Jan. 31, 2003-Jan. 10, 2004 10 Navy Feb. 1, 1995-Jan. 17, 1996
CRUSADERS IN THE RECORD BOOKS: A number of Holy Cross players have placed their names in the school's all-time record book this season. Senior guard Keith Simmons ranks second on the school career list for three-point field goals made (183), second in three-point field goal attempts (415), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (44.1 percent), sixth in steals (168) and 10th in minutes played (3,071). He also ranks among the Patriot League's all-time leaders in three-point field goal percentage (44.1 percent, 1st), field goal percentage (49.6 percent, 7th), steals (168, 12th) and points scored (1,455, 20th). In addition, Simmons tied the Holy Cross single game record for steals with seven against William & Mary on Nov. 25, 2006. Senior guard Torey Thomas currently stands third all-time at Holy Cross in steals (221), seventh in assists (405) and ninth in minutes played (3,140). He also ranks fifth all-time in the Patriot League in steals and eighth in assists. In addition, junior center Tim Clifford (Walpole, Mass.) stands fourth all-time at Holy Cross and 11th all-time in the Patriot League in blocked shots (112).
THE LAST MEETING WITH LEHIGH: Keith Simmons scored 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds, to lead Holy Cross to a 73-66 victory over Lehigh at the Hart Center on March 5, 2006, in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament. After the Mountain Hawks began the game with a 4-0 lead, Holy Cross went on an 11-2 run to take a five-point lead after seven minutes of play. But the score stayed close throughout a first half which featured six ties and three lead changes. The score was tied at 17-17 with 5:53 left before the break, before Holy Cross used a 9-3 run to take a six-point lead. The Crusaders were still up by six points (32-36) at halftime. Holy Cross then scored the first four points of the second half to go up by 10 points, but Lehigh refused to go away. The Mountain Hawks quickly cut the lead back down to three points, and trailed by just one (43-42) with 11:56 left in the game. Holy Cross then used a 9-0 spurt to build its lead back to 10 points, including five straight points from Kevin Hamilton. Lehigh was able to get no closer than four points down the stretch, as the Crusaders made eight of 10 free throw attempts in the final minute of play to secure the win. Hamilton finished the game with 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while making 14 of 15 free throw attempts. Torey Thomas added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists for Holy Cross. Lehigh was led by Joe Knight, who totaled 23 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists.
CRUSADERS REMAIN TOUGH ON DEFENSE: Holy Cross is once again among the top defensive teams in the nation in 2006-2007. Through the first 21 games of the year, the Crusaders have held their opponents to 59.8 points per game, 43.0 percent shooting from the floor, and 38.8 percent shooting from three-point range. Holy Cross has also averaged 9.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per contest, while forcing the opposition to commit 16.7 turnovers per game and outrebounding its opponents by 3.3 boards per contest. In addition, the Crusaders have held 13 of their first 21 opponents to under 60 points during regulation. Last season, Holy Cross allowed just 60.5 points per game, while holding its opponents to 40.2 percent shooting from the floor and 30.3 percent shooting from three-point range. The Crusaders also forced their opponents to commit 16.0 turnovers per game, while averaging 9.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per contest, and outrebounding the opposition by 3.9 boards per game. Since the beginning of the 2001-2002 campaign, Holy Cross has held the opposition to only 59.0 points per contest. In addition, the Crusaders ranked in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense in four of the last five seasons (sixth in 2001-2002 at 59.6; third in 2002-2003 at 58.7; seventh in 2003-2004 at 58.6; and fifth in 2004-2005 at 56.8).
CLIFFORD PLAYS BIG IN THE POST: Junior center Tim Clifford has established himself as one of the top big men in the Patriot League this season. During Tuesday's victory at Colgate, he totaled 18 points, four rebounds and two assists. In the previous game at American, Clifford led the team with 19 points and nine rebounds. He also had a strong game earlier in the month against Bucknell, recording 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots. Some of Clifford's other top performances this season have come against Harvard (22 points on nine of 11 shooting from the field), Providence (21 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks), Boston University (16 points, three blocks, three assists), William & Mary (13 points, six rebounds, two blocks), George Mason (12 points, four rebounds), Lafayette (11 points) and Army (10 points, three rebounds, two assists). Through the first 21 games of the year, he is averaging 10.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per contest. Overall last year, Clifford averaged 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game, while making 96 of 194 (49.5 percent) field goal attempts. He was even more impressive against Patriot League opponents, averaging 9.7 points per contest and hitting 54.2 percent (52 of 96) of his shots from the floor. Over the course of his career as a Crusader, Clifford has now totaled 555 points, 288 rebounds and 112 blocked shots.
WILLARD CONTINUES IMPRESSIVE RUN AT HOLY CROSS: Ralph Willard is now in his eighth season as the Crusaders' head coach, and currently owns a mark of 149-86 during his time in Worcester. He stands in third place on the all-time school list for career victories, behind only George Blaney (357-276 / 1972-1994) and Lester "Buster" Sheary (155-36 / 1948-1955). Willard has led the Crusaders to three Patriot League tournament titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament, during the 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 seasons. He has also guided Holy Cross to Patriot League regular season championships in 2000-2001, 2002-2003 and 2004-2005, with the 2002-2003 squad posting an overall record of 26-5 to come up just one win shy of the school single season record for victories. During the 2000-2001 and 2004-2005 seasons, Willard was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year, and in 2004-2005 he was also one of 10 finalists for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Willard spent five seasons as the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, and four years as head coach at Western Kentucky University. He led Western Kentucky to the NCAA Tournament during each of his final two seasons (advancing to the Sweet 16 in 1992-1993), and his overall career record stands at 293-210. Willard is a 1967 graduate of Holy Cross, and was a three-year letterwinner for the Crusaders.
HOLY CROSS IN THE RPI: Holy Cross is presently ranked 64th in the nation in the latest Ratings Percentage Index, with a rating of .5700 through games of January 23. The Crusaders are currently the highest ranked team in the Patriot League, with the second-highest ranking belonging to Bucknell (136th, .5175). In addition, Holy Cross' non-conference schedule ranks as the 137th best in the country, and the hardest in the Patriot League. The Crusaders concluded the 2005-2006 season ranked 111th in the country in the RPI with a rating of .5304. Holy Cross also ranked 49th in the nation in the RPI at the end of the 2004-2005 season with a mark of .5657, to place ahead of four at large selections to the NCAA tournament.
STEALING THE SHOW: Through the first 21 games of the 2006-2007 season, Holy Cross has averaged 9.2 steals per game, including highs of 16 steals against Fairfield and 15 steals at American. Senior guard Keith Simmons has recorded a team-best 54 steals so far this season, while tying the school single-game record with seven steals in the victory over William & Mary. Senior guard Torey Thomas ranks second on the team with 48 steals on the year, while sophomore guard Pat Doherty (Scranton, Pa.) has added 19 steals and junior guard Kyle Cruze (Knoxville, Tenn.) has chipped in with 18 steals. In 32 games played last season, the Crusaders totaled 290 steals, for a Patriot League-best average of 9.1 steals per game. Holy Cross reached double figures in steals 11 times last year, with highs of 16 against Harvard and 15 against Lafayette. Kevin Hamilton led the team with 102 steals last year, while Thomas added 77 steals last season. With his 102 total steals, Hamilton set new Holy Cross and Patriot League single season records.
CRUSADERS KEEP WINNING AT THE HART CENTER: Holy Cross stands 7-0 at the Hart Center so far this season, and now owns an all-time record of 283-105 in the building. The Crusaders currently have an 11-game home winning streak, after going 11-2 at the Hart Center last season with an 8-1 mark against Patriot League opponents. Holy Cross also stands 39-5 in Patriot League regular season home games since the beginning of the 2000-2001 season. In 2004-2005, Holy Cross posted an overall record of 12-3 at home, including a 10-game winning streak. Since the beginning of the 2000-2001 campaign, the Crusaders now have an overall mark of 71-12 at the Hart Center. The building opened on Dec. 1, 1975, and since that time Holy Cross has posted a winning record at home in 27 out of 31 seasons, while posting double-figure home victories 14 times.
VANDER BAAN LOOKS TO BUILD ON ALL-ROOKIE SEASON: Sophomore forward Alex Vander Baan (Uxbridge, Mass.) is once again a key member of the Holy Cross lineup this season, after being selected to the 2005-2006 Patriot League All-Rookie Team. In last week's victory over Navy, he scored a season-high 13 points on five of nine shooting, to go along with six rebounds and three assists. Previously in the victory at Lafayette, Vander Baan recorded nine points and four rebounds, while hitting four of six field goal attempts. Earlier in the season, he totaled 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Yale, while grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points and four assists at Syracuse. Vander Baan also posted his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Siena, while recording nine points and six rebounds against Hampton. In 21 games played so far this season, Vander Baan is averaging 6.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest, while making 45.5 percent of his field goal attempts (46 of 101). In 32 games played last year, Vander Baan averaged 6.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest, to rank ninth in the conference in rebounding. He also led all Patriot League freshmen by earning league Rookie of the Week honors four times last season (Nov. 21, Dec. 27, Feb. 6, Feb. 20).
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE: This year marks the 88th season of Holy Cross men's basketball. The Crusaders own an overall record of 1239-795 (.609), while making 23 postseason tournament appearances -- 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament and 12 to the National Invitation Tournament. In the history of collegiate basketball, Holy Cross is one of only 16 schools to have won the NCAA Tournament (1946-1947) as well as the National Invitational Tournament (1953-1954). Throughout its history, Holy Cross has had six first team All-America selections, sent 10 players to the National Basketball Association, had four players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, had 23 players drafted by professional teams, had three players go to coach professionally, and had 15 players who have coached in college, including current Crusader coach Ralph Willard.
HOLY CROSS HAVING GOOD SUCCESS ON THE BOARDS: The Crusaders have averaged 31.6 rebounds through the first 21 games of the 2006-2007 season, and are currently outrebounding their opponents by an average of 3.3 boards per game. Holy Cross has really stepped things up in Patriot League play, outrebounding the opposition by 9.2 boards per game, while allowing opponents to average just 22.3 rebounds per contest. The Crusaders' top rebounding game so far this year came against Siena, when it held a 43-21 advantage on the glass. The rebounding load has been well balanced, with five different players currently averaging at least 3.6 boards per contest. Senior guard Keith Simmons leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game, while sophomore forward Alex Vander Baan has averaged 5.4 boards per contest. Senior guard Torey Thomas (4.5 rebounds per game) and junior center Tim Clifford (4.3 rebounds per game) are also enjoying fine seasons on the glass, while freshman forward Eric Meister (Boalsburg, Pa.) is chipping in with 3.6 boards per game.
DOHERTY RETURNS TO ACTION: Sophomore guard Pat Doherty had a good day at Lafayette on Jan. 6, after missing the previous six games due to injury. Doherty scored 10 points against the Leopards, hitting three of five shots from the field and two of four attempts from three-point range. Earlier in the season at Yale, he led the team with a career-high 18 points, four assists and three steals, while making five of six shots from the floor, all four of his attempts from three-point range, and all four of his free throws. Doherty also played well in the game at Dayton, totaling nine points and three assists. In 15 games played this season, he is now averaging 6.1 points, 2.2 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest. Doherty returned to the Holy Cross lineup this year, after missing the majority of the 2005-2006 campaign due to injury, and receiving a medical redshirt. As a freshman in 2004-2005, Doherty was honored as the Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
HOLY CROSS IN THE NCAA STATISTICS: The Crusaders are currently ranked among the NCAA Division I leaders in two statistical categories, through games of Jan. 21. Senior guard Keith Simmons and senior guard Torey Thomas are also listed among the national leaders in steals. The rankings:
Category Rank Player / Team Avg. Steals 19 Keith Simmons 2.5 24 Holy Cross 9.3 29 Torey Thomas 2.4 Scoring Defense 26 Holy Cross 60.0
CRUSADERS PICKED SECOND IN PRESEASON POLL: In the 2006-2007 Patriot League preseason poll, Holy Cross was picked to finish in second place in voting by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors. The Crusaders received 86 total points in the poll, to trail only first-place Bucknell (96 points). Holy Cross received three first-place votes in the poll, with the Bison earning 12 first-place votes and American one. Following the Crusaders in the poll were American (third, 70 points), Lehigh (fourth, 64 points), Colgate (fifth, 48 points), Lafayette (sixth, 35 points), Navy (seventh, 31 points) and Army (eighth, 18 points).
SIMMONS AND THOMAS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE: Senior guard Keith Simmons and senior guard Torey Thomas were both named preseason All-Patriot League, in voting by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors. Holy Cross was the only team in the league to place more than one player on the preseason all-conference team. Along with Simmons and Thomas, other selections to the squad were Bucknell senior center Chris McNaughton, American senior guard Andre Ingram and Lehigh senior guard Jose Olivero. All five players on the preseason All-Patriot League squad were named either first or second team all-conference at the conclusion of the 2005-2006 season.
HOLY CROSS SHARES LA SALLE INVITATIONAL TITLE: From Dec. 28-30, the Crusaders finished in a three-way tie for first place at the La Salle Invitational with a 2-1 record, to claim the 13th regular season tournament title in school history. At the La Salle Invitational, Holy Cross defeated La Salle (68-48) and Delaware (49-47), while falling to Niagara (67-61). This marked the second title for the Crusaders in their last three tournaments, including the 2005 William & Mary Tip-Off Classic where they defeated High Point (85-73) and William & Mary (67-55). Prior to that, Holy Cross had not won a regular season tournament since the 1982-1983 season, when it defeated Davidson (65-62) and Iona (66-65) to capture the crown of the Worcester County Classic, played at the Worcester Centrum.
SIMMONS AND THOMAS NAMED CAPTAINS: Senior guard Keith Simmons and senior guard Torey Thomas have been selected as the Crusaders' captains for the 2006-2007 season. Both players are three-year letterwinners for the Crusaders, and have taken over the leadership role from Kevin Hamilton and Kevin Hyland, who served as the Crusaders' captains as seniors during the 2005-2006 season.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS: Lehigh has an overall record of 9-13 on the season, including a 4-2 mark in the Patriot League. The Mountain Hawks have won four of their last six games, but stand just 1-12 on the season in games played away from Stabler Arena. The leading scorer for Lehigh is senior guard Jose Olivero, who has averaged 16.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Senior guard Kyle Neptune has added 10.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest, while freshman guard Marquis Hall is chipping in with 10.4 points and 4.2 assists per game. The Mountain Hawks are led by head coach Billy Taylor, who owns a 78-63 record in five seasons at Lehigh. A 1995 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Taylor was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004.
HOLY CROSS ON THE RADIO: Once again this season, the majority of the Crusaders' basketball contests will be carried by WTAG 580 AM in Worcester. For the 18th straight season, Bob Fouracre will call the play-by-play for most of the games. In addition, Jeremy Lechan and Dick Lutsk are in their third year on the Holy Cross broadcast crew, and will handle either play-by-play or color commentary for selected games. WTAG is currently scheduled to air 22 of the Crusaders' 30 regular season games. In addition, WCUW 91.3 FM in Worcester will air seven Holy Cross contests which are not included as part of the WTAG package. All 30 regular season games will also be carried live over the internet at "www.sportsjuice.com". In addition, the Holy Cross student station, WCHC 88.1 FM, is scheduled carry a number of games this year.
CRUSADERS ON TELEVISION: Holy Cross is currently scheduled to have 10 games shown on live television during the 2006-2007 season, with other television appearances still to be announced. During each of the last two years, the Crusaders had 10 television appearances, including four games on ESPN2. Here is a look at Holy Cross' television schedule for the 2006-2007 campaign:
Date Opponent Television Outlet Nov. 27 Syracuse ESPNU Dec. 6 Duke ESPN2 Jan. 3 Boston University CN8 Jan. 6 Lafayette CSTV / Lafayette Sports Network Jan. 9 Army WCTR-TV3 Jan. 12 Bucknell ESPNU Jan. 26 Lehigh ESPNU Jan. 31 American WCTR-TV3 Feb. 9 Bucknell ESPNU Feb. 25 Lehigh Service Electric
DRIBBLES: The Crusaders stand 3-0 in overtime games this season, and have now won their last six overtime contests ... With a pair of victories to open the conference season, Holy Cross now stands 12-5 all-time in Patriot League openers, 12-5 in conference home openers, and 11-6 in league road openers ... On Jan. 6 and 9, Holy Cross held its opponents to 16 rebounds (at Lafayette) and 17 rebounds (against Army). Prior to that, the lowest rebounding total by a Crusader opponent during Ralph Willard's tenure as head coach was 18 ... During the Jan. 9 game with Army, the Black Knights went a stretch of 17:06 (from the middle of the first half to the middle of the second half) without missing a field goal attempt. But Holy Cross forced Army to commit 15 turnovers during that time, while extending its lead from one point to 14 points ... The Crusaders were a perfect 13 of 13 at the free throw line against Niagara on Dec. 29, marking the first time in school history Holy Cross has made all of its free throw attempts ... The crowd of 19,235 at the Holy Cross-Syracuse game on Nov. 27 was the largest to ever witness a Crusader game during the regular season (attendance records are not available prior to the 1982-1983 season). It is also the third largest overall crowd to ever see Holy Cross play, behind the Kansas game in the 2002 NCAA Tournament (26,612) and the Marquette game in the 2003 NCAA Tournament (20,960) ... Sophomore forward Colin Cunningham (Memphis, Tenn.) had eight points and two assists in the overtime victory at Boston University, including a pair of key three-pointers late in regulation. Earlier in the year, he scored a season-high 11 points at Syracuse ... Junior guard Kyle Cruze scored a career-high 15 points in the victory at La Salle, then had career-highs of six assists and six rebounds against Niagara ... Sophomore center Greg McCarthy (Mansfield, Mass.) has totaled 34 points and 19 rebounds, while playing 151 minutes in 20 games this season. Last year, he totaled four points and one rebound in 15 minutes of action all season ... Freshman forward Eric Meister has started his collegiate career strong, averaging 3.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest. He pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at Harvard, and had nine rebounds at Boston University ... The Crusaders are ranked 21st in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 Poll from CollegeInsider.com, released on Jan. 22.


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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Defense spending for a group of Asia's largest countries has roughly doubled over the last decade, fueled by a big hike in expenditures by China and India, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Those two countries, along with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, collectively laid out $224 billion for defense last year, twice the amount the quintet spent in 2000. "Several Asian countries are already among the largest defense spenders in the world," the report noted. "In addition, unlike the defense budgets in many other regions, Asian defense spending continues to be on the rise." And that "trend stands in particularly stark contrast to Europe and the United States, where defense budgets have been declining in recent years."
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We had wonderfully sunny and unseasonably warm weather in Ohio. I took the chance to show Luke where I gew up and went to school. We went to Wittenberg, and Young's Jersey Dairy and Yellow Springs. Luke got to try my favorite pizza - Cassano's and Skyline Chili of course.
Here we are at my parents' house with their dog Maverick. I wish Olive and Mav could meet and play together.
Beth's wedding reception... It was nice for Luke to meet a few more of my college freinds.
The trip to Ohio was great; but we were SO excited to be home and to see Olive of course! It wouldn't be long before Olive and Nola were together again, as we watched her the following weekend while our friends were visiting with their family.
I was excited to have Nola for the weekend. She's such a beautiful and sweet dog. I (half) jokingly say that I wan't another dog and this weekend would be a chance for me to see what it would actually be like with two.
The girls have an iteresting relationship. Olive LOVES Nola and Nola tolerates Olive. They got along well but I could tell that Olive wanted to romp and wrestle but Nola was not having any of that. Overall, she proved to be a calming influence for Olive. They ride quite well in the car together, although after loading in 170 lbs of Berner there really isn't room for much else.
Olive was able to teach Nola how to use the doggy-door.
We took advantage of a gloriously sunny Saturday to take the girls to the pumpkin patch on Sauvie Island, so they could pick out their perfect pumpkins. There were loads of other people there who had the same idea. But we made the best of it and got some cute photos of the girls. Olive is growing! In my eyes she's still just a pup but then I look at this picture and see that she is almost as big as Nola (4 yrs ans 100lbs)! Olive weighed in at 72.4 pounds at the vet recently and she's on her way to being all grown up. So much for that 15 lb ball of fuzz.
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Wales coach John Hartson believes Gareth Bale would be able to cope with the burden of expectation if he were to join Real Madrid.
The Tottenham winger, who was named player of the year by the Professional Footballers' Association and the Football Writers' Association last season, is reportedly keen to speak to Real over a move to the Bernabeu.
Spurs have insisted Bale, who signed a new four-year contract at White Hart Lane in June 2012, is not for sale, and have said talks over a new deal are ongoing.
However, a report in Tuesday's edition of Spanish newspaper Marca claimed Tottenham are holding out for a world-record fee of 126million euros for the 24-year-old Welshman.
Having worked with Bale at international level, Hartson has no doubt he could cope with a switch to the nine-time European champions.
"It wouldn't be an issue for Gareth," he told BBC Wales. "He's very level headed, his feet are firmly on the ground.
"I get to see him close up, obviously, working with him with the Welsh national team.
"He comes along to the squad and he works like all the other players, he gets his head down.
"He's got a great family. He doesn't come with a big entourage.
"He's got his agent, he's got his advisers and he's a really down-to-earth, level-headed lad and I think whatever Gareth does I'm sure he would have thought long and hard about it.''
Meanwhile, the president of the Spanish Football League (LFP) has dismissed suggestions that Real Madrid's pursuit of Bale is immoral.
A potential world-record bid has attracted criticism in some circles in light of the economic crisis still ravaging Spain, but LFP president Javier Tebas insists he has no problem with Real getting their chequebook out.
He said: "It is immoral to pay for something when you cannot afford it. I think it's more immoral for a club to spend one million euros which they do not have.
"100million euros is a huge amount of money to spend on a player but if Madrid can afford that then it's not a question of morality, but of whether it's a risky move or not.''
Tebas declared that he looks favourably upon the move for Bale, as the Welshman's arrival would boost the profile of Spanish football.
"I don't know much about him, but if Bale is a good player, than I'd rather he was over here (in La Liga) than in the Premier League,'' he said.
"It's not a question of how much he costs, you have to look at how much money he will generate, and if the LFP has all the stars, it will allow us to maintain high television revenue. All the money the arrival of this type of player generates translates into more revenue.''
Tebas also responded to questions from journalists about the increasing number of high-profile players from outside of the top two clubs who have left La Liga this summer, such as Radamel Falcao, Alvaro Negredo, Jesus Navas and Iago Aspas, with Roberto Soldado set to follow the trend, by leaving Valencia for Tottenham.
"Seeing players leave is a double-edged sword,'' he said.
"Clubs need to decrease their debts, and it's a shame that players have to leave, but it is good news because this is the path we have chosen.
"Spanish football clubs pay 120million euros in interest each season, and just think about the players we could have had with that money and how much we could have paid them.
"If we can reduce our debts, in four or five seasons' time we will have more money to invest in our football. We are on the right track, and the clubs know that.''
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We love mixing our own remedies and this year my valerian root will be ready to harvest so I will be able to swap one ingredient out for a home grown version. I picked up "0" size gel caps and a cute little device called Cap M Quick for loading the caps with powder. Needless to say the price for the final product is significantly less than what's available in stores, one tenth or less. We like being able to control what's in them too. We modify our mixes and try things out as our knowledge grows. The device I picked up is simple and it works. Here are the steps in images.
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Magnesium is also good for calming down and sleeping. Hard to grow at home but it's pretty cheap @ 10 cents per 500mg capsule.
And hibiscus tea is good for relaxing. Steep only about 3-4 minutes or it gets too astringent. For mild headache drink a cup and take a nap.
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Donna J. Rose, 73, of South Whitley, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, following a single-car accident in southwest Whitley County.
She was born Feb, 9, 1939, in Whitley County, a daughter of Dwight "Dave" and Dorothy L. (Owen) Goff.
On Feb. 8, 1957, she married Frank Rose. They made their home in Michigan and later Wabash. Following Frank's death in 1981, Donna moved to South Whitley.
She retired from Dana Weatherhead in Columbia City with many years of service.
Helen Marie Wolfe, 92, of Larwill, died at 7:26 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City, where she had been a resident since November 2012.
She was born May 5, 1920, in Whitley County, a daughter of Andrew and Mary Kathryne (Beaucha) Gebert. She completed her education at Larwill High School.
In July 1957, she married Willis D. Wolfe. They made their home in Larwill. Mr. Wolfe died Nov. 11, 1985.
She retired from Weatherhead, Columbia City with 38 years of service.
Churubusco's 7th-grade boys basketball team finished its season with an undefeated (19-0) record Saturday, winning the Land of Lakes Basketball Tournament at Westview. The Eagles beat Lakeland in the semi-final, 54-35, and Fairfield in the finals, 62-30. The win was the first conference title in boys basketball in the school's history. Front row, from left: Josh Bear, Daulton Brockman, Austin Lehman, Garrett Horn, Bryce Geiger and Trevor Holloway.
Indian Springs Middle School's show choir, City Stars will perform Saturday at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne. This is the group's first competition of the season. The choir is under the direction of Karyle Genth with assistance from Phil Genth.
SOUTH WHITLEY — He's only been sitting in the board president chair for three weeks, but Jorell Tucker has already saved Whitko Community School Corporation an estimated $100,000 over a four year period — proving his leadership as profitable for the district.
In December, before Tucker took the president position, he voted against extending a contract for copier services. He was concerned that no other options were laid before the school board.
Tom McFarland, the district's business manager, told the school board he would bid out the contract.
COLUMBIA CITY — While focusing on the future, it is also important to remember the past and where one has been.
This fact is true of the Whitley County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The EDC just released its strategic planning process. This process did take a forward gaze, but also looked back to some of the successes the EDC has had in the past 20 years.
FORT WAYNE (AP) — With their futuristic city, Hydropolis, three Indian Springs Middle School Students participated in a contest at IPFW Saturday.
This is the 12th year for the regional Future City program, held in Fort Wayne. Over the years 85 different schools have competed with various mock cities all targeted to solve some of the world's biggest environmental issues.
Team Hydropolis placed in the top five and earned a chance to present their city Saturday afternoon fro a spot at the national contest held in Washington, D.C.
WHITLEY COUNTY – The coldest winter morning in some 700+ days has delayed schools and resulted in a wind chill advisory by the National Weather Service until 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The temperature hovered in the low single digits Tuesday morning throughout Whitley County and was not expected to reach higher than the very low teens – at best – this afternoon. Wind chills registered at -10 to -15 Tuesday morning.
A low Tuesday night just below zero is forecast, with a steady warm up for the rest of the week, culminating in above-freezing highs on the weekend.
Nadine Kerr, 76, of South Whitley, passed away at Millers Merry Manor in Columbia City Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1:30 a.m.
Born on Nov. 22, 1936, in Floyd County, Ky., she was the daughter of John and Melvina (Howe) Keithley.
She has been a Whitley County resident since 1981 moving from Kentucky where she attended school. She worked at R.R. Donnelley, Warsaw; Taco Bell, Columbia City and was a homemaker and housewife. She attended Free Will Baptist Church, Pierceton.
COLUMBIA CITY — After coming out on the wrong side of a thriller against Northeast Hoosier Conference foe Homestead last week, Columbia City's boys basketball team won a close game against another conference opponent Saturday.
Eagle Drew Benedict hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 46 seconds left to give DeKalb its first conference loss, 47-46.
"They find a way to get it done," Columbia City head coach Chris Benedict said. "Sometimes it's not always pretty."
Columbia City had an eight-point lead going into the fourth quarter, a lead that slowly dwindled in the final eight minutes.


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Half-year thanks
Towards the end of last year, I restarted doing something I had stopped doing for a long time – sending out gratitude notes, emails and SMSes to folks who had touched my life in 2013.
As I sit here thinking about how fast the year has passed, I'm thankful for three choices I made last year.
1. I went on stage for the first time on the 4th of June at Comedy Masala. Since I've started performing, I've had the chance to become part of an awesome family of folks working on their craft.
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Hey, remember that time the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series?
That was pretty neat. We can talk about it again if you'd like…?
No? Well… ok… But can we at least talk about the bet I won with Kace when they played the Phillies for the NLCS title? Because my winnings came in the mail yesterday:
Cue the angels singing and a spotlight coming down from the heavens.
Please understand- I've heard ramblings of the amazing Tastykake from some of the east coast girls for QUITE some time now. So when I had a chance to try some out? Count me IN.
My head was buzzing with excitement. Or from inhaling the smell of sugary goodness. Either/or.I shared with my friend at work (I'm SO nice) and we both dug into the Peanut Buttery Kandy Kakes first (we each had our own package- none of that splitting business). Because great minds think alike. And peanut butter and chocolate rock.The "cake" part was spongy and light and the thin layer of peanut butter on top confirmed what I already knew in my heart…
… I'd almost consider moving to Philly. Just for these babies.Good thing I can order them online and don't have to. Whew…
Now the question is how long will they last? I offered to take some with me to St. Louis next week for the man friend. This will hopefully keep me from face planting in the tin they came in.
He gets me a massage… I bring him a tastykake. That's fair, right?
If you say "no", that just means you've never had a tastykake before.
Either way- a big thanks goes out to Kace. And the St. Louis Cardinals for winning. But mostly Kace. :)
Must be a week of new things (heeeeyyyy really awkward transition!). Or sorta new. Or "I haven't done this in over a year" new.
I'm talking about yoga, people.
Yes, I dusted off the good ol' Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown dvd (literally- it was in the back of my media table that my dusting routine never reaches). After the same mix of cardio and weights for quite some time, it seemed appropriate to throw something new into the mix.
Plus I was sore from also breaking out Jillian's Shred workout earlier in the week and running/ellipticalling sounded a little daunting.
My thighs are now burning thanks to both The Shred and Meltdown. It's also embarrassing how few chatarunga push ups actually happened.
To be honest, even when doing the yoga dvd regularly (once or twice a week), I couldn't do those stupid push ups. Sooooo weak…
So that's that- my meager attempt to make a few changes. Because I'm a big subscriber to the idea that "you can't expect change when you're not changing anything". And let's face it. I was in a rut. All cardio and the only action my weights were getting was when I was stubbing my toe on them as I walked by. Not cool.
So let's do this, shall we? Happy Thursday!
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HUNTINGTON -- Donna Bias considers herself a living example as to why people should donate their organs.
Doctors, in 1991, predicted the Proctorville, Ohio, had two years to live due to a rare liver disease. That deadline passed and she continued to wait until the day arrived, Sept. 11, 1994.
Now at 64 years old, Bias volunteers her time urging others to donate their organs. She told her story Monday during a Donate Life event at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. It included a flag raising ceremony and information table for those interested.
Bias sees value in such outreach efforts, as neither she nor her family had considered organ donation prior to her illness.
"I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for organ donation," she said. "If it was a member of your family, it becomes personal. Think of it that way."
Monday's event kicked off National Donate Life Month in the region. It was hosted in cooperation with Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, a group whose jurisdiction also covers Cabell and Wayne counties. Its representatives, Joy Adkins and Chance Martin, said such activities promote awareness and present an opportunity to clear up misconceptions.
For instance, Martin said becoming a donor will have no impact on the quality of health care he or she receives. He explained quality care is a necessity to preserve organs should a need for donation arise.
Estimates are one donor can save up to eight lives. There are currently more than 117,000 people waiting on a life-saving transplant, according to a news release circulated at Monday's event.
Participation in Cabell County is consistent with West Virginia's average of 34 percent. The state average ranks in the bottom half nationwide, Adkins said. She explained many hesitate to consider donation because doing so is to contemplate an end-of-life decision.
"It's a sensitive subject for lots of people," she said. "We encourage people to think about donation from how one would feel if you found out you or your loved one needed a heart transplant or a liver transplant. That donation could help save your life."
Samantha Ash, director of critical care at St. Mary's, said organ donation can be a gift to the donor's family, as it gives them a glimpse of joy at an otherwise not so happy time.
"It can be an ounce of hope," she said. "It's almost a gift for the people who are losing their loved one too because they're able to see them go on. They get reward out of that ... It's a way for that person to kind of live on."
Adkins' group will continue spreading its message throughout April. That includes additional stops in Huntington, Ashland and Pikeville, Ky.
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Really? You really think that the banking industry is racist? Wow. I got just one question for you. Who told these people who took out ARM's that that was a good idea?
Oh my gosh!!! Thank you so much for writing exactly what I already knew!!! I've been trying to educate people about the CRA of 1995 for being the reason for the Sub-prime mortgage collapse and subsequent recession and current economy that were in now. I'm just glad that others are in the know and comment on these types of articles!
By the way, Clayh, TARP was signed in to law by GWB. (That's George W. Bush)
clayh, Only 5% of the $787 billion stimulus (That's $40 billion) were spent by the time the U.S. came out of the great recession. So your little speculative talking point of "millions and millions" of more people would have lost their jobs is patently false.
Good job on blaming the victim!!! Hey, and I'm sure that every time a woman is raped it was probably her fault for looking the way she did. I, too, live in North Olmsted and on several occasions have gone out and had drinks in some of the not so nicer neighborhoods of Cleveland. You know why? Because I can. As did the vicitm in this crime.
You must be new around here. Cleveland is bought and paid for by the unions.
Yeah, but for section 8ers, they still won't care, so long as their progeny are sent to daycar... I mean school. The "takers" will come out in droves to vote for this tax increase and the "makers" will be stuck with the bill.... Like most liberal policies, you're witnessing "trickle-up" poverty.
This editorial board is pathetic. When I think of a "board" I think of a bunch of people sitting around a table discussing all sides of an issue. Why can't this editorial board give multiple angles to this issue? All I just read is a liberal talking point.
Does the editorial board even understand that lower tax rates allows people to keep more of their hard earned money which allows them to spend more money which in turn INCREASES tax revenues???
What a hard hitting piece, Zachary!
Jed, you hit the nail on the head. But, it won't be too hard for the republicans to take back the Senate without Mandel getting elected. It'll be pretty easy, actually.
Why is that? Because the TEA Party believes in a balanced budget and low taxes? Come to think of it, that does sound a bit extreme for Washington.
In Hope, I always laugh when someone calls another person dumb with all sorts of grammatical errors in their post.
This independent voter will not be voting for Sherrod Brown. Brown is viewed as the most liberal Senator in the Senate, even more liberal than the Socialist Bernie Sanders. Ohio is a middle-of-the-road State and I won't accept "The most" liberal or conservative ANYTHING. Time to go, Mr. Brown.
Those Mayfield Hts counilpeople didn't get elected to think about the "region as a whole." They got elected for the best interests of Mayfield Hts and Mayfield Hts only. The only thing this whole "anti-poaching" nonsense is going to achieve is driving companies out of the region ENTIRELY.
A company has a right to move anywhere they want to move their business. Unfortunately, with this "anti-poaching" effort, these companies are going to be looking out side the general cleveland area when they want a better place to call home, driving them out of the region entirely. Can you imagine if Ed Fitzgerald had all of the Cuyahoga communities sign an Anti-Resident-Poaching agreement so that residents couldn't move from their current community to another inside Cuyahoga county? That doesn't sound very American to me.
Are you a paid spokesperson for Fitz? lol. You can't actually believe that garbage you just said, can you?
I don't take any vote for granted. I'm just stating a fact. As goes the Catholic vote, so goes the presidency. Obama got 54% of the Catholic vote in 2008 and I'm pretty sure that what Obama has done here probably hasn't won over any new Catholic voters.
By the way, you're not doing your argument any justice by claiming to be a Catholic while continually bashing them in every post. Good luck trying to win over any undecideds with your hatred of the Catholics.
And again, what does any of this have to do with the fact that 9 supreme court justices will side with the catholic church once it reaches them? Please read the 1st amendment to the constitution and get back to me. You can bash the Catholic church all you want. I, quite frankly, couldn't care less what your opinion is of Catholics. All I care about is how the supreme court will side on this issue, and you know damm well that it will be a 9-0 decision in favor of the church. So, go ahead, bash away, in the end, Catholics will win... Unanimously.
Please read the first amendment to the Constitution. Your opinions on the church are valid and explain your personal feelings about the church, but your opinions have no bearing on the fact that the Govt. is legally not allowed to make laws like this.
Everything you just said may be entirely true, but what does that have to do with the 1st amendment to the constitution?


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Sarah J. Moore
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Sarah Moore teaches introductory engineering courses and electives at the intersection of engineering and biology.
Moore's research focuses on biomolecular engineering, primarily engineering proteins for applications in diagnosing and treating human disease. It has included engineering stable peptides and proteins for use in cancer imaging and therapy.
In 2006, Moore graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor of science in engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering. In 2008, she received her master of science in bioengineering from Stanford University, a department jointly housed in the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine. Moore continued her education at Stanford and in 2012 completed her doctoral degree in bioengineering.
Moore has a strong background in teaching and mentoring, with experience in laboratory-based teaching, lecture- and discussion-based teaching, and experiential education. As a doctoral candidate, Moore taught courses in biomolecular engineering and mentored students in experimental research. She also coordinated and developed curriculum for an outdoor education and leadership program.
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Farrah Higgins started high school with one thing on her mind: ditching the math geek image that earned her the name Digit in middle school. By her senior year she'd figured out how to fake normal and fit in with the It Girls of Samohi. And it was all good, if exhausting, until she noticed some faint numbers in the corner of her TV screen and cracked the communications system of a murderous eco-terror organization. Kidnapped by the FBI for her own protection, half in love with her captor and running for her life… can she end world terror and get life back to normal before the prom?
Conspiracy, humor, romance, and math puzzles are all skillfully blended elements in this clever story . . . bound to be a popular title.
This novel is so much fun to read that readers will buy it all, thanks to Farrah's smart, witty voice and the gentle romance between John and Farrah.
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Teens struggling with self-identity will relate to Digit and enjoy this quick, suspenseful read.
— School Library Journal
Digit is absolutely adorable and so hilarious, both in her inner monologues and her interactions (particularly with John, the hot FBI agent assigned to protect her) and I couldn't help but laugh out loud so many times. From her obsession with bumper stickers to her shyness about her crazy math skills, she is such an enjoyable character.
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In a first novel that combines adventure, mystery, love, and humor, Monaghan shows a talent for creating a likable narrator and for keeping the pages turning.
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