University of Massachusets Athletics
Tuesday, November 25
Worcester, Mass.
6:00 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
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Holy Cross
Women's Basketball Travels To Holy Cross For Tuesday Matchup
November 24, 2025 | Women's Basketball
The Minutewomen and Crusaders set for a 6 p.m. tipoff on ESPN+.
| University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Notes & Information | |
| Matchup | Massachusetts (5-0, 0-0 MAC) at Holy Cross (2-3, 0-0 Patriot League) |
| Date | Time | Nov. 25, 2025 | 6 p.m. |
| Location | Worcester, Mass. | Hart Center Arena |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| Live Stats | SideArm Stats |
| @UMassWBB | |
| @umasswbb | |
| UMass Women's Basketball | |
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts women's basketball (5-0) heads to Worcester, Massachusetts, for a Tuesday matchup against Holy Cross (2-3) at 6 p.m. on ESPN+. Links and live updates available at umassathletics.com or @UMassWBB on X (Twitter).
THE MATCHUP
- Massachusetts and Holy Cross will compete for the 27th time, a matchup that dates back to the 1982-83 season.
- Massachusetts has a 14-12 slight advantage overall in the series against the Crusaders
- Holy Cross holds the road series record, 7-4.
- The last matchup between these two teams saw the Crusaders top the Minutewomen, 75-70, in Amherst.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Minutewomen defeated the Boston College Eagles for the first time since the 2007-08 season scoring early and never trailing en route to a 61-52 victory.
- Senior forward Megan Olbrys recorded a double-double on the afternoon, racking up a career-best 24 points and 12 rebounds. Olbrys scored 15 points alone in the first quarter.
- Massachusetts swiped the ball 12 times as a team, with Yahmani McKayle leading the way with four steals.
NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES
- The Minutewomen welcome six newcomers, featuring four freshmen.
- Massachusetts brings freshmen Anya George, Eva Hannon, Aiyanna Perkins and Brooke Pulpi into the mix for the 2025-26 season.
- Rhode Island transfer Ayanna Franks arrives to Amherst off a 3.1 points per game season, adding 1.6 rebounds in 10.7 minutes.
- Leah Bullard spent her first season at Oakland, averaging 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.4 minutes of action.
OLBRYS ON THE RISE
- Senior Megan Olbrys is coming off an impressive season in the Atlantic 10 last year, leading the team with career-best averages in points (14.0), rebounds (8.2), and free throws per game (.786).
- Olbrys posted eight double-doubles during the 2024-25 campaign and recorded a season-best 23 points against Loyola Chicago (2/9).
- The Norwood, Mass. native earned the A-10 Third Team All-Conference honors at the end of the 2024-25 season and received the 25-player watchlist for the 2026 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award to start the 2025-26 season.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- UMass is averaging 18.8 assists per game mark to rank second in the MAC and 26th in the country.
- The Minutewomen are also shooting just over 35.1% from three, good for second in the MAC and 71st in the country.
- The team ranks first in the MAC for field goal percentage defense (.333) and second in assist/turnover ratio (1.24).The team also ranks first in the MAC in scoring defense (55.4 points against per game) and second in blocked shots per game (3.60), while ranking fifth in field goal percentage (.427).
YEAR THREE UNDER COACH LEFLAR
- Massachusetts women's basketball enters its third season under Head Coach Mike Leflar in 2025-26 after his tenure as Associate Head Coach (2021-23) and Assistant Coach (2018-21) with the Minutewomen.
- Leflar has been an integral part of building the most successful era in Massachusetts women's basketball, helping the program to its first regular-season Atlantic 10 championship this past season after the program earned its first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship in 2021-22, while adding an NCAA Tournament berth in 2022 to go along with WNIT appearances in 2021 and 2023, and 2025
- Leflar most recently worked closely with the Minutewomen forwards, including 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, Sam Breen. Under Leflar's guidance, Breen developed into one of the most decorated players in program history and earned back-to-back Atlantic 10 Player of the Year honors in 2022 and 2023
UP NEXT
- The Minutewomen continue on the road with a contest at Northeastern on Wednesday, December 3, in Boston, Massachusetts at 4 p.m.
- The game will be streamed on FloCollege Sports with links and live updates available at umassathletics.com or @UMassWBB on X (Twitter).
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