{"id":51234,"date":"2013-11-02T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T19:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=51234"},"modified":"2013-11-02T13:55:28","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T17:55:28","slug":"raiders-breeze-past-st-lawrence-82-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=51234","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Breeze Past St. Lawrence, 82-39"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ColgateG2659\"<\/a>Sophomore Paige Kriftcher tallied 14 points for Colgate in an 82-39 exhibition win over St. Lawrence\u00a0Friday\u00a0night. (Photo by Bob Cornell)<\/em><\/p>\n

Impressive Exhibition Victory Sets Up Next Week\u2019s Season Opener at Cornell<\/p>\n

By John Painter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Hamilton, NY \u2013 Nov. 1, 2013) Lauryn Kobiela was no problem for Colgate in an 82-39\u00a0Friday\u00a0night exhibition victory over St. Lawrence at Cotterell Court.<\/p>\n

The Raiders were impressive against last year\u2019s NCAA Division III tournament participant, despite playing without their senior guard. Kobiela injured her ankle in a recent practice, but the rest of the team more than made up the difference in the first live competition of 2013-14.<\/p>\n

\u201cLauryn\u2019s been so big for us; she\u2019s really stepped up her game tremendously,\u201d Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort said. \u201cBut everyone else stepped up (tonight). Everyone came in, everyone contributed and everyone scored. Our guards \u2013 that was big for us and it was great to see them step up tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colgate forced 31 St. Lawrence turnovers while committing only 14, and the Raiders finished with a 33-3 advantage in points off those turnovers. Second-chance points were 19-0, fast-break 19-2 and bench points favored Colgate by a 55-13 spread.<\/p>\n

Colgate out-rebounded St. Lawrence 46-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur defense and rebounding are much better right now than they were a year ago,\u201d Hays Fort said. \u201cThat was the difference tonight versus the start of last season.\u201d<\/p>\n

In last year\u2019s exhibition, Colgate beat Division III Hartwick 76-65.<\/p>\n

Repoli Back to Form<\/strong><\/p>\n

The teams were tied as late as 11-11 at the\u00a012:50\u00a0mark of the first half before Colgate posted an 8-0 run. Missy Repoli had five of her game-high 19 points coming off the bench during that stretch \u2013 the junior\u2019s first action since the middle of last season.<\/p>\n

Repoli missed the final 11 games of her sophomore campaign with an injury, but she was 6-of-7 from the field \u2013 including 3-of-3 from long range \u2013 and a perfect 4-of-4 from the line against the Saints.<\/p>\n

Mariah Jones helped handle things from the point, scoring eight and dishing out seven assists. The Raiders as a team finished with 19 assists to just the 14 turnovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur defense was really good tonight,\u201d said the junior guard. \u201cWe were in the passing lanes and denying like we\u2019ve been practicing, and we really got a lot of deflections and steals off our defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat brought a lot of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

A few of Jones\u2019 feeds on the offensive end found sophomore Paige Kriftcher, who tallied 16 points. Kriftcher\u2019s official career high remains at 13 from her rookie season (exhibition numbers don\u2019t count), but the Long Island product sees herself as a different player in Season 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the summer I gained a lot more confidence, got a lot stronger,\u201d said Kriftcher, who added five of Colgate\u2019s 16 steals. \u201cBecause I got so much stronger, I\u2019m definitely getting to the rim easier. I\u2019m trying not to rely just on my outside shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

First-Half Run Ends It<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colgate scored the first half\u2019s final seven points and closed on a 35-12 run to double the score at 46-23 by intermission. St. Lawrence never drew any closer and the Raiders slowly expanded their lead.<\/p>\n

Kelly Reid added 10 points to go with seven boards, tying Randyll Butler for game honors in rebounding. Butler chipped in four assists, while Josie Stockill scored nine and freshman Katie Curtis seven. Colgate\u2019s other two first-year players \u2013 Jackie Hudepohl and Steph Poland \u2013 added two points and two rebounds apiece.<\/p>\n

Starters Catherine Lewis and Carole Harris combined for seven points, eight rebounds and five steals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a lot of good continuity tonight,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThere was no letdown when the nonstarters came in, so that was really good for them and for us as a team. Everybody gets a lot of playing time and everybody gets comfortable on a game day.<\/p>\n

\u201cGames like these are good for us to see where we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

One holdover from last season appears to be free-throw shooting. The Raiders last November led the nation from the charity stripe before finishing at 71.2 percent.<\/p>\n

Friday\u00a0night against St. Lawrence, Colgate made its final 19 free throws to finish 21-of-23 for the game. Eight of the 11 players dressed for the game contributed.<\/p>\n

Colgate opens the regular season\u00a0next Friday\u00a0at Cornell in a\u00a07 p.m.\u00a0start. The home opener is\u00a0Nov. 10\u00a0against St. Bonaventure in a\u00a02 p.m.\u00a0tip.<\/p>\n

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Colgate 82, St. Lawrence 39<\/p>\n

St. Lawrence (0-0):\u00a0Kara McDuffee 12, Allison Cady 6, Lauren Quattrocchi 6, Caroline Dalton 2, Samantha Godfrey 2, Julie Raue 2, Kelly Legg 9.\u00a0Totals:\u00a015-4-39.<\/p>\n

Colgate (0-0):\u00a0Randyll Butler 2, Mariah Jones 8, Catherine Lewis 5, Kelly Reid 10, Carole Harris 2, Jackie Hudepohl 2, Katie Curtis 7, Paige Kriftcher 16, Steph Poland 2, Missy Repoli 19, Josie Stockill 9.\u00a0Totals:\u00a027-21-82.<\/p>\n

3-Point Field Goals:\u00a0St. Lawrence 5 (Quattrocchi 2, McDuffee, Cady, Legg); Colgate 7 (Repoli 3, Kriftcher 2, Lewis, Curtis).<\/p>\n

Halftime:\u00a0Colgate 46-23.<\/p>\n

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