Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: American enters the matchup against Holy Cross as losers of 16 straight games. The Eagles have gone 0-7 at home. American is 0-9 in games decided by 10 points or more.

Led by Greg Jones' 21 points, the American Eagles defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 74-65 on Saturday. The Eagles improved to 10-9 with the victory and the Crusaders fell to

Holy Cross 8-20 (Green 4-7, Williams 2-3, Nugent 2-7, Warren 0-1, Singleton 0-2). Fouled Out_Nugent. Rebounds_American 31 (G.Jones, Ball 7), Holy Cross 23 (Green 6). Assists_American 16 (Stephens 9),

Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: American heads into the matchup with Holy Cross as losers of 16 in a row. The Eagles are 0-7 in home games. American is 0-9 against opponents over .500. The Crusaders are 4-1 against Patriot opponents.