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JAN 25 Colgate Raiders vs american eagles 2 PM 2019-20 SCHEDULE COLGATE RAIDERS Date Opponent Time/Result 13-5, 5-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE NOVEMBER vs 5 at NJIT W 79-52 10 UMASS LOWELL W 73-51 AMERICAN EAGLES 14 at Cornell W 62-58 7-10, 3-4 PATRIOT LEAGUE 16 YALE (OT) W 70-67 20 at Canisius W 90-69 Livestream: PLN | Radio: 94 WKXZ-FM | Stats: Statbroadcast.com 24 at Saint Louis L 51-61 27 at Northwestern L 44-73 OPENING TIPS • Colgate and American meet for the second time this month, each riding a pair of big-time DECEMBER winning streaks. 1 NIAGARA W 85-72 4 SIENA W 88-51 • The Raiders are 8-0 at home this year but have lost the last 27 meetings to the Eagles. 8 at Alabama L 52-72 American prevailed 63-61 in Washington back on Jan. 2. 22 WAGNER W 74-58 • Colgate despite Wednesday’s loss at Bucknell is 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Patriot League, tied for second place. The overall record is the best in program history to this point of the JANUARY season, and the conference record ties the 2003-04 Raiders for best all-time. 2 at American * L 61-63 5 ARMY * W 100-93 • Rachel Thompson went back-to-back on Patriot League Player of the Week. 8 at Loyola * W 76-74 11 NAVY * W 80-55 COLGATE NOTEBOOK 15 LAFAYETTE * (Kids Day) W 73-52 18 at Boston University * W 70-61 Notes of interest on today’s game against the Eagles 22 at Bucknell * L 43-66 25 AMERICAN * 2:00 Colgate and American meet for the 43rd time on the hardwood in a series that began when 29 at Lafayette * 7:00 the Eagles joined the Patriot League in 2001-02. American leads the series 36-6 and is riding • FEBRUARY a 27-game winning streak over the Raiders. Colgate’s most recent victory was 66-53 in Hamil- 1 HOLY CROSS (Pink Game) * 2:00 ton back in 2007. 8 at Navy * 4:00 12 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * 7:00 Colgate is 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Patriot League, tied for second place with Lehigh 15 LOYOLA (Senior Day) * 2:00 and Holy Cross. The overall record remains the best in program history to this point of the 19 at Lehigh * 6:00 • 22 at Holy Cross * 1:00 season, and the conference record ties the 2003-04 Raiders for best all-time. That squad went 26 BUCKNELL * 7:00 on to win Colgate’s only Patriot League regular season title at 10-4 before sweeping to the 29 at Army * 1:00 tournament championship for Colgate’s only conference crown. MARCH 4 LEHIGH * 7:00 Last year’s Colgate team to this point of the season was 8-10 overall and 3-4 in the Patriot League. Patriot League Tournament • 7-15 TBA This year’s 8-0 record at Cotterell Court marks the best start to a home season in program * Patriot League Opponent. HOME GAMES IN BOLD history and breaks the Division I era record for consecutive home victories. The 2003-04 • Raiders won seven straight during their championship stretch drive to capture Colgate’s only ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Patriot League title. Director (WBB Contact) ..........................John Painter E-Mail ......................................... [email protected] Colgate leads the Patriot League in scoring offense (70.6), field goal percentage (44.6) and assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.3). This despite the fact that the Raiders in Wednesday’s Painter Cell Phone ................................ (865) 414-1143 • Administrative Assistant .................................Lisa Diehl 66-43 loss at Bucknell scored their Assoc. Dir./Multimedia ........................... Amanda Shike fewest points of the season and shot Assistant Director ................................Jenna Jorgensen their lowest percentage from the field Assistant Director ...........................Jordan Doroshenko Communications Assistant .............................. Kyle Relf (25.4). Multimedia Assistant .......................... Micah Hamilton Athletic Communications Phone .......... (315) 228-7602 Back-to-back! Rachel Thompson Cotterell Court Press Row .................... (315) 228-6816 earned her second straight Patri- • Women’s Basketball Twitter ...................@ColgateWBB ot League Player of the Week honor Website .....................................GoColgateRaiders.com Mailing Address............................107 Huntington Gym after leading Colgate to another 2-0 13 Oak Dr. week with victories over Lafayette Hamilton, N.Y. 13346 and Boston University. The senior av- Page 2 | Colgate vs American | Game 19 2019-20 PATRIOT LEAGUE eraged 23 points and 9½ rebounds while shooting nearly 68 percent from the field. For the STANDINGS week, Thompson shot 67.9 percent from the floor and was 3-of-5 from 3-point distance. League Overall Thompson’s 10 points at Bucknell moved her past Josie Stockill (2013-16) into 10th place on the Colgate career scoring list with 1,090 points. She stands second in the Patriot League in W-L Pct. W-L Pct. • Bucknell 7-0 1.000 14-4 .778 scoring average at 17.4 and second in assists at 5.1. She leads in assist-to-turnover ratio at +2.4. COLGATE 5-2 .714 13-5 .722 Lehigh 5-2 .714 13-5 .722 Thompson scored a season-high 27 points last Saturday on 11-of-18 shooting in Colgate’s 70-61 comeback victory at Boston University. The Raiders trailed 27-14 in the second quar- Holy Cross 5-2 .714 12-6 .667 • Lafayette 4-3 .571 8-9 .471 ter but Thompson scored 15 in the second half to spark Colgate to a 44-27 turnaround. Jan. 15 Boston U. 3-4 .429 8-10 .444 against Lafayette, Thompson thrilled the Kids Day audience with a game-high 19 points on 8-of- American 3-4 .429 7-10 .412 10 shooting to spark the 73-52 home victory. Navy 1-6 .143 6-12 .333 Army 1-6 .143 5-13 .278 Loyola 1-6 .143 4-14 .222 Saturday’s Games Army at Navy, 11 American at COLGATE, 2 Lehigh at Lafayette, 2 Bucknell at Loyola, 2 Holy Cross at Boston University, 4 Wednesday’s Games Army at Bucknell, 6 American at Lehigh. 6 Boston University at Loyola, 6 COLGATE at Lafayette, 7 Navy at Holy Cross, 7 Thompson recently was named to the inaugural Her Hoop Stats Mid-Major Player of the COLGATE QUICK FACTS • Year Watch List. The media outlet selected 15 players from mid-major institutions for the watch list. The award recognizes for the first time the nation’s best mid-major player in -wom University Information en’s college basketball. Location ................................................. Hamilton, N.Y. Founded ............................................................... 1819 Enrollment .......................................................... 2,927 Abby Schubiger continues to be a difference-maker. The senior recently was atop the Patriot League in field goal percentage and currently stands third at 53.7 overall. Schubiger during Nickname ..........................................................Raiders • Colors .....................................Maroon, Gray & White Colgate’s five-game winning streak this month averaged 15.2 points on 71.2 percent shooting President ......................................... Dr. Brian W. Casey (37-of-52). VP & Director of Athletics .................. Dr. Nicki Moore Conference ............................................ Patriot League Home Arena (Capacity) ........... Cotterell Court (1,782) The senior forward posted her first collegiate double-double at Loyola with 14 points and a career-high dozen boards. Against Army, Schubiger scored a career- and team-high 20 points Conference ............................................ Patriot League • Athletic Dept. Phone ...........................(315) 228-7611 to spark the 100-93 victory. The senior set a Colgate record with her 10-of-11 shooting perfor- Ticket Office Phone .............................(315) 228-7600 mance and was perfect on her final eight attempts. Basketball Staff Head Coach ...........................Bill Cleary (Villanova ‘98) A few highlights (lowlights?) from Wednesday’s tough loss at Bucknell: Colgate’s previous Career Record of 262-219 (17th season) scoring low for the Raiders this season came in a 72-44 loss at Northwestern, which is 16-2 • Colgate Record of 42-65 (4th season) and tied for the Big Ten Conference lead ... Over the last four games, Bucknell owns a 51-40 win Patriot League Record of 23-41 (4th Season) at Holy Cross, a 68-43 home thumping of American, at 71-50 triumph at Lehigh and Wednesday Asst. Coach ....................Lauren Ellis (Bloomsburg ‘13) Asst. Coach ...........................Katie Curtis (Colgate ‘17) night’s big win over the Raiders ... Thompson’s double-double was her sixth this season and Asst. Coach .....................Sharay Hall (Lock Haven ‘12) 15th of her career. Dir. Bkb. Ops. .............. Jackie Stewart (Grove City ‘17) Athletic Trainer .....Byron Pottorff (Long Beach St. ‘11) The 73-52 triumph over Lafayette was the sixth by 20 or more points, extending the record Strength Coach ............ Jasmine Johnson (Temple ‘15) for one season. The previous mark of four was set by the 2003-04 champions. Basketball Office Phone ......................(315) 228-7783 • Administrative Assistant ..........................Tara Bugbee The Raider win against Boston University marked the 21st straight victory when scoring at Program History least 70 points. Colgate is 12-0 this season when scoring 70-plus. This streak began after an • Conference ............................................ Patriot League 83-73 home loss to Brown back in December 2017. First Season of Basketball .............................. 1973-74 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 1 (2004) PL Regular Season Titles ................................. 1 (2004) The 80-55 victory over Navy on Jan. 11 was the third-largest winning margin in Colgate’s PL Tournament Titles ...................................... 1 (2004) • 30 years of Patriot League play. And the biggest one at home in 29 years. Not since a 74- 45 blitz of Lehigh back on Feb. 13, 1991 – the first season of Patriot League basketball – had the On The Airwaves home fans seen such a one-sided conference victory. The only other one better was a 72-45 Flagship Radio .....................................WKXZ-FM, 93.9 Play-By-Play Announcer ......................