Holy Cross Crusaders

Holy Cross Crusaders
University	College of the Holy Cross
Conference	Patriot League (primary) Atlantic Hockey America (men's ice hockey) Hockey East (women's ice hockey) EARC (rowing)
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Kit Hughes
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
Varsity teams	27
Football stadium	Fitton Field
Basketball arena	Hart Recreation Center
Baseball stadium	Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field
Soccer stadium	Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium
Nickname	Crusaders
Colors	Royal purple[1]
Website	goholycross.com

The Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross. They compete in NCAA Division I, primarily as members of the Patriot League. In ice hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Patriot League for either sex, the Crusaders are members of two other leagues, with men competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association and women in Hockey East. The men's rowing team is part of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. Of its 27 varsity teams, Holy Cross supports 13 men's and 14 women's sports,^[2] giving Holy Cross the largest ratio of teams-per-enrollment in the country. Holy Cross's athletic teams for both men and women are known as the Crusaders.

Holy Cross is a founding member of the Patriot League, with one-quarter of its student body participating in its varsity athletic programs. Principal facilities include Fitton Field for football (capacity: 23,500) and Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field for baseball (3,000), the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex for basketball (3,600) and ice hockey (1,400), the Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium (1,320), and the Smith Wellness Center, located inside the Luth Athletic Complex.^[3]

The college is one of nine schools to have won an NCAA championship in both baseball (1952) and basketball (1947).^[4]