Game Notes

THIS WEEK
Wed., Dec. 30 - at New Hampshire 7 p.m. EST

The Colgate University men's basketball team (1-9) will end a two game road trip at New Hampshire (4-5) on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 7 p.m. in Lundholm Gymnasium.

THE SERIES WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE
This is the 30th meeting between Colgate and New Hampshire with the Wildcats leading the overall series, 17-12.  The Raiders have split the series over of the last four games including a 57-54 loss last year in Hamilton, N.Y.

LIVE STATS
Live stats for the New Hampshire game can be found on the New Hampshire athletic website: www.unhwildcats.com

SCOUTING COLGATE (1-9)
Colgate is coming off its first win of the year, as the Raiders defeated Dartmouth 63-44 at Leede Arena on Dec. 22.    
Senior guard Kyle Roemer (Martinez, Calif.) is Colgate's leading scorer with 16.1 points per game, while sophomore Yaw Gyawu (Lilburn, Ga.) is averaging 14.9 per game. Roemer is averaging 5.0 rebounds per game, while Gyawu averaging 4.4 per game. Freshman point guard Mitch Rolls (Coffeyville, Kan.), leads the team in assists with 37 and is second in steals with 13.

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE (4-5)
The Wildcats (4-5) dropped their last contest, 54-46, at Army on Dec. 22. New Hampshire is a perfect 4-0 at Lundholm Gym this season.
The Wildcats are led by in the backcourt by Alvin Abreu and Tyrone Conley who average 13.6 and 10.9 points per game, respectively, while Dane DiLiegro leads New Hampshire in the paint averaging 10.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS ROLLS
Point guard Mitch Rolls was named the Patriot League Men's Basketball Anaconda Rookie of the Week (Dec. 14), following his performance against Stony Brook. This marks the first-ever weekly honor for Rolls and the first for a Raider this season.

THE DAVIS FILE
Head coach Emmett Davis (St. Lawrence, 1984) is in his 12th year in charge at Colgate, owning the most wins in school history with 149.
During coach Davis' decade long tenure, the Colgate program has been a model of consistency.  In nine of his 11 seasons, Davis has led the Raiders to either the upper division of the Patriot League standings or advanced the team to the semifinals or finals of the conference tournament.  From 2001-2004 the Raiders finished with three consecutive regular season winning records (2001-02…17-10, 2002-03…14-13, and 2003-04…14-13) and in 2007-08 the Raiders tied the school record for wins in a season with 18. 
Davis reached another career milestone in November 2005, as Colgate defeated Matt Doherty's Florida Atlantic team 78-74 earning coach Davis his 100th career victory making him just the fifth coach in school history to win 100 games.

PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
The Raiders have been selected fifth in the Patriot League preseason poll in voting done by the league coaches and sports information directors.
Holy Cross notched 13 first-place votes and 95 points overall to claim the top spot, and were followed in order by Lehigh (78), Bucknell (63), Army (59), Colgate (51), American (45), Navy (43) and Lafayette (14).

The Raiders made the Patriot League semifinals for the second straight time last season, and have five starters back in the lineup. That group includes the top three scorers from last year, as Mike Venezia (10.8 ppg), Ben Jonson (10.4) and Yaw Gyawu (10.2) all averaged in double figures. The Raiders also bring back senior guard/forward Kyle Roemer, a Second-Team All-Patriot League pick in 2007-08 who missed the 2008-09 season with an injury.

UP NEXT
Colgate will begin a five-game home stand to start the New Year by hosting Longwood on Saturday, Jan. 2. The game is schedule to begin at 2 p.m. EST.