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History

Bronx, N.Y. – Holy Cross head coach Dave Paulsen served for two years on the Fordham staff from 2021-23. Today his Crusaders made his return to historic Rose Hill Gym a successful one, coming from behind to defeat the Rams, 70-69, thanks to a pair of free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining.
 
With the loss, Fordham falls to 6-4 while Holy Cross improves to 4-6.
 
Senior guard Christian Henry led the Rams with 18 points while dishing out four assists, while junior forward Rikus Schulte added a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, and grad student guard Dejour Reaves finished with 12 points and five assists.
 
How it Happened
• The Rams led by ten, 68-58, with 3:17 on the clock when a DeAndre Williams layup started a 10-0 Holy Cross run to knot the game at 68, capped by a Boston three with 47 seconds remaining.
 
• Schulte grabbed an offensive rebound with 14 ticks on the clock and was fouled but made only one of two free throws.
 
• Holy Cross then got an offensive rebound from J Nugent with 2.7 seconds left and he was fouled.
 
• Nugent’s first free throw bounced all around the rim before going and his second was nothing but net.
 
• The Rams had one last chance but a 40-footer from Reaves bounced off the backboard as time expired.
 
• Fordham led by eleven at the break, 38-27, and opened the second half with a 14-9 spurt to take its biggest lead of the day, 52-36, on a Reaves jumper with 13:16 left.
 
Notes
• The double-double was the third of the year for Rikus Schulte.
 
• Dejour Reaves has scored in double figures in all nine games he has appeared in this year.
 
• Redshirt freshman Abass Bodija made his first career start.
 
• Fordham was outscored from the free throw stripe, 17-13.
 
• The Rams were without the services of sophomore guard Ryan Pettis, who missed his fourth game, and grad student guard Louis Lesmond.
 
By the Numbers
5 – Steals by Rikus Schulte, a career-high and the most for a Ram this year.
 
6 – Different starting lineups for the Rams this year.
 
57 – Career double figure scoring games for Dejour Reaves.
 
What’s Next?
• The Rams host the FDU Knights on Wednesday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the historic Rose Hill Gym.
 
• It will be the sixth meeting between the Rams and the Knights, who matchup for the third straight year.
 
• Fordham has taken all five previous meetings, including an 84-75 win in the Rose Hill Gym last December 4 as Jackie Johnson III scored 21 points and Jahmere Tripp added 20 for the Rams.
 
• The Rams are 53-14 against schools currently in the Northeast Conference, including wins over Wagner and LIU earlier this year.
 
Portions of this article was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.