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<\/a>Colgate Tripped Up Against UMass<\/b><\/p>\nBy Matt Faulkner<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
(Hamilton, NY \u2013 Dec. 14, 2013) The Colgate men\u2019s hockey team was at home for the first time since Nov. 23, but Massachusetts came out with a 2-0 win at Starr Rink\u00a0on Saturdayafternoon.<\/p>\n
Colgate (7-8-2) saw Charlie Finn get the start and he made 38 stops in net, which was his second highest total this season. The Raiders went scoreless on four power play opportunities and were shutout for the first time since the second game of the Bowling Green series earlier in the year.<\/p>\n
Massachusetts (5-11-2) got goals from Conor Sheary and Troy Power, while Steve Masterlerz pushed aside 25 shots to earn the shutout.<\/p>\n
The Minutemen took the first lead of the game late in the first period with Sheary scoring his third of the season with\u00a01:23\u00a0remaining in the period. Branden Gracel tipped a shot from the point down to Michael Pereira. He was below the goal line and found Sheary above the crease. Sheary slid the puck between Finn\u2019s pads for the 1-0 advantage.<\/p>\n
Colgate had a chance in the first with a 5-on-3 power play. The best chance came with a drive by Spiro Goulakos. The senior captain fired a shot from the top of the slot that rang off the post and to the corner. The Raiders took a penalty for too many men on the ice to end the power play, which was Colgate\u2019s only one of the opening frame.<\/p>\n
After scoreless second period, the Minutemen increased the lead to 2-0 with the second goal coming four minutes into the final frame. Power was given credit after a great show of hand-eye coordination in front of Finn. Joel Hanley throw a saucer pass over a Colgate stick and Power hit it in midair to get it past Finn for the two-goal advantage.<\/p>\n
The Raiders had two chances on the power play in the third period, but Colgate managed only two shots and didn\u2019t find the net.<\/p>\n
Massachusetts had a 40-25 shot advantage and one of bright spot for the Raiders was that they held the Minutemen scoreless on the power play on five opportunities.<\/p>\n
The two teams are back on the ice\u00a0Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the final game prior to the holiday break.<\/p>\n
Raiders Complete Trifecta, 68-61<\/b><\/p>\n
Colgate Rallies Past Robert Morris for First Three-Game Winning Streak Since 2010<\/p>\n
\u00a0By John Painter<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
(Moon Township, Pa., – Dec. 14, 2013) Colgate kicked the door down on a three-game winning streak by refusing to settle for not good enough.<\/p>\n
The Raiders rallied from nine points down in the second half here\u00a0Saturday\u00a0evening and bounced Robert Morris, 68-61. The victory handed Colgate a three-game winning streak for the first time since Dec. 1-5, 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great for them and a huge step,\u201d Raiders head coach Nicci Hays Fort said of her team. \u201cWe know we are better and we\u2019ve had some bumps in the road. But we can\u2019t do anything about woulda-coulda games; we have to focus on the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday\u00a0was one that certainly could have \u2013 and has \u2013 gone the other way these last three years. But Hays Fort says the focus now is on realizing what it takes to close out games.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis team has to earn things,\u201d she said. \u201cJust like you feel a lot better when you earn an A \u2013 at Colgate, professors don\u2019t just give you A\u2019s; you have to earn them \u2013 it\u2019s the same with earning wins. The Drexel game and this one we would not have won two years ago, and last year it would have been shaky.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are making strides.\u201d<\/p>\n
Butler on Both Ends<\/b><\/p>\n
Lauryn Kobiela scored eight of her team-high 15 points down the stretch and Randyll Butler added her first career double-double to lift the Raiders, who improved to 4-5 overall and 3-3 on the road.<\/p>\n
Butler finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds to match career highs in both categories. The sophomore added four steals and also helped defend Colonials star forward Artemis Spanou, who finished with 16 points and 12 boards \u2013 both below her averages.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a big matchup for us,\u201d said Butler, who was giving up 6 inches in height to Spanou. \u201cWith Carole getting those two fouls in the first half, a lot of us had to step up and help her out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raiders junior Carole Harris drew a pair of fouls in the first five minutes and went to the bench with just two points. But Butler, Kelly Reid and Josie Stockill helped keep the Raiders close.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn high school, Randyll had to guard the other team\u2019s post player even though she was the point guard,\u201d Hays Fort said. \u201cShe has the strength, competitiveness and deceiving length for her height.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first half featured 13 lead changes and three ties. Colgate\u2019s largest lead of the opening 20 minutes was four at 21-17, and the team\u2019s final lead of the half was 24-23 on a Reid layup with\u00a04:58\u00a0remaining.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when Robert Morris turned the tables over the final five minutes, scoring the last six points to head into the break leading 34-28.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had the game manageable in the first half and then let them score the last six points before half,\u201d Hays Fort said. \u201cThen we\u2019re down nine in the second half and really had to dig deep.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trap Changes Tone<\/b><\/p>\n
Robert Morris pushed its advantage to the largest of the game at 42-33 when Cassie Oursler scored from close range with\u00a016:41\u00a0remaining. That gave Oursler six points in the first 3\u00bd minutes of the second half and 12 for the game, but she wouldn\u2019t score again.<\/p>\n
Colgate was in the process of going to a three-quarter and half-court trap in hopes of rattling the Colonials. The plan worked, as Robert Morris committed 11 of its 18 turnovers in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy staff made a good suggestion to put on a little bit of pressure on and that forced a couple of steals,\u201d Hays Fort said. \u201cThey made a few shots out of our pressure, but you can\u2019t be scared to give up a few points in order to change the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of our pressure, we were able to start rebounding better and that was huge. We just wore them down and made some big shots late.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mariah Jones\u2019 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run that narrowed the lead to 42-41 with\u00a012:39 showing. It was 53-50 Colonials when Colgate reeled off another 10 in a row, the final two off an exquisite inbounds play that saw Jones feed Butler for an easy bank shot that made it 60-53 with\u00a03:44\u00a0to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a good call by my staff and great reads from both Mariah and Randyll,\u201d Hays Fort said. \u201cWe were looking for something to put us over the top and that did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was the only lead change of the second half. Robert Morris drew within two points in the final minute but Colgate made 11 of 14 free throws over the final\u00a06:44\u00a0to hold on and defeat the Northeast Conference preseason favorites.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire game, we would score and they would score,\u201d Kobiela said. \u201cWe just had to get the big stops at the end of the game. We started outrebounding them and that\u2019s what helped us get the lead at the end of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
At Home on the Road<\/b><\/p>\n
Kobiela scored eight points over the last 7\u00bd minutes and also dished out five assists against just one turnover. The 15-point total marked a road season high and was just her second road game in double figures.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been playing really well at home, so it was nice to match that on the road,\u201d Kobiela said. \u201cBut everyone played well. Once we started attacking their zone, they had to get out of it and that\u2019s what propelled us to the win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mariah Jones chipped in eight second-half points to finish with a dozen, while Harris finished with nine points in 21 minutes and Stockill scored seven to go with a season-high four blocks. Catherine Lewis opened the game with a 3-pointer and added another in the first half, Missy Repoli added two from downtown including the one that put Colgate ahead for keeps. Both scored six points.<\/p>\n
Both teams shot 39 percent from the field. Colgate made four of its 10 3-point attempts in the second half to finish 6-of-19 from downtown, while Robert Morris was 4-of-14. Robert Morris won a close rebound battle, 40-38, but committed 18 turnovers to 12 for Colgate.<\/p>\n
Robert Morris, which dropped its fourth straight to fall to 3-5, was helped by double-doubles from Spanou (16 and 12) and Oursler (12 and 10). It was Spanou\u2019s 32nd consecutive double-double and 66th of her career.<\/p>\n
Colgate plays again\u00a0Dec. 22\u00a0at Albany in a\u00a02 p.m.\u00a0start.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re getting better every day but there\u2019s a lot of getting better to do,\u201d Hays Fort said. \u201cWe can\u2019t settle for how we are now, and not settling is winning games like this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Colgate 68, Robert Morris 61<\/p>\n
Colgate (4-5):\u00a0Kelly Reid 3, Carole Harris 9, Lauryn Kobiela 15, Mariah Jones 12, Catherine Lewis 6, Randyll Butler 10, Missy Repoli 6, Josie Stockill 7. Totals: 22-18-68.<\/p>\n
Robert Morris (3-5):\u00a0Artemis Spanou 16, Cassie Oursler 12, Janee Brown 5, Lou Mataly 5, Ashley Ravelli 10, Rebecca Navarro 4, Kelly Hartwell 4, Jolie Olingende 5. Totals: 23-11-61.<\/p>\n
3-Point Field Goals:\u00a0Colgate 6 (Lewis 2, Repoli 2, Kobiela, Jones); Robert Morris 4 (Ravelli 2, Spanou, Mataly).<\/p>\n
Halftime:\u00a0Robert Morris 34-28.<\/p>\n
3-Pointers Lead Colgate to Victory<\/b><\/p>\n
Burnatowski, Tillotson, Sherman-Newsome All with Multiple Treys<\/p>\n
By Kat Castner<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
(Albany, NY \u2013 Dec. 14, 2013) \u00a0Three-pointers again were key for Colgate as the Raiders drained four in a row with five minutes remaining to ultimately secure a 69-60 victory over Albany here\u00a0Saturday\u00a0night.<\/p>\n
“We like to take what the defense gives us.” Colgate head coach\u00a0Matt Langel\u00a0said. “Our whole coaching staff played the game and we believe it’s about the players and putting them in a situation that’s going to help them have success. We’ve obviously shot the ball well here early in the season and our guys have worked hard to get where we are.<\/p>\n
“Albany plays a tough defense but sometimes they will go under ball screens. We were prepared for it and told our guys going in that that might be the best shot we get. We practice it a lot, we shoot a lot and when our guys are open we tell them to shoot the basketball.”<\/p>\n
After dropping its last three meetings to the Great Danes and its last two non-conference games, Colgate snapped a losing streak with a come from behind win in SEFCU Arena. The victory was also the first time in six meetings the Raiders recorded an away win against Albany.<\/p>\n
The Raiders improved to 5-4 on the season after the needed win and saw three players hit double figures.<\/p>\n
Murphy Burnatowski\u00a0led the way with 19 points after going 5-of-7 from behind the arc. Austin Tillotson\u00a0went 3-for-4 from long range for his 16 points, while\u00a0Damon Sherman-Newsome\u00a0added two and finished the night with 15 points. Tillotson went a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 from behind the arc in the second 20 minutes of action.\u00a0Luke Roh\u00a0led the team on the boards, pulling down seven rebounds and handing out five assists.<\/p>\n
Colgate ended the night shooting 47.3 percent from the floor, hitting 26 of their 55 attempts. They also went 46.4 percent from downtown and missed only one free throw in the game. The Raiders’ 13 treys was spread among five different players and marked the first time in three games that Colgate hit double-digit 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
Albany (5-5) received a game-high performance from Sam Rowley, who posted 21 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Johnson also reached double-digits with 14 after going 6-of-8 from the floor, and D.J. Evans added 11 points to the Great Danes’ final total.<\/p>\n
Overall, Albany shot 43.3 percent from the floor and a mere 20 percent from long distance. Colgate held the hosts scoreless from downtown in the second 20 minutes after they missed all five of their attempts.<\/p>\n
The Raiders started the game on a 10-0 run to take the early lead.\u00a0Ethan Jacobs\u00a0had five of his seven points during that stretch.<\/p>\n
The Great Danes, however, answered with a run of their own over the next three minutes to take over the advantage at 12-10 with\u00a013:30\u00a0left to play in the half.<\/p>\n
Colgate would rally back, though, and retake the lead by as much as five, at 27-22 following a 3-pointer from\u00a0Matt McMullen.<\/p>\n
But again, Albany would fight back and end the half on a 4-0 run to take a 36-34 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n
Out of the break\u00a0Clayton Graham\u00a0found Roh for an easy layup to knot the score at 41-all with less than 14 minutes to play.<\/p>\n
Despite Colgate holding the advantage over the next eight minutes, the Great Danes kept it a one-basket game until the Raiders nailed four straight from behind the arc to create a 10-point cushion with\u00a03:11\u00a0left to play. During that 12-4 Raiders’ run, two of those treys came from the hands of Tillotson.<\/p>\n
Albany wasn’t able to recover in the closing minutes and dropped a nine-point decision to Colgate.<\/p>\n
The Raiders are back in action\u00a0Dec. 22\u00a0when they host to Ursinus at 1 p.m. This will be the first ever meeting between these two programs and will be Colgate’s final game before the holiday break.<\/p>\n
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