By John Painter
(Hamilton, NY – Feb. 13, 2013) Colgate said a hearty goodbye to a 10-game losing streak here Wednesday, capturing its first Patriot League victory of the season with a 58-51 triumph over Bucknell.
Josie Stockill scored 14 points to lead four players in double figures for the Raiders, who improved to 7-17 and now 1-8 in the conference. Jhazmine Lynch and Lulu Brase added 11 points apiece, while Randyll Butler continued her standout play of late with a season high 10.
“Hopefully, this will be like a huge 3,000-pound weight off their shoulders,” Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort said of her team’s spirits. “This should give us just a little bit of inner confidence knowing that we can make plays down the stretch.”
Bucknell, 13-11 and 4-5, was led by 14 points each from Felicia Mgbada and Alyssa Dunn. The Bison have lost four in a row after a 4-1 conference start.
Colgate led 23-20 at halftime, its first intermission lead in 32 days. The Raiders hadn’t been ahead at the break since Jan. 12 at American, a stretch of eight straight games trailing at halftime.
Colgate plays Saturday at Lehigh in a 7 p.m. start.