BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL

THIS WEEK
Tuesday., Nov. 15 – at Cornell

The Colgate women's basketball team will travel to Ithaca to face the Cornell Big Red on Tuesday Nov. 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Newman Arena.

BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL
Raider fans can follow every Colgate game this season through Basketball Game Central located on the Colgate Athletic Website. Basketball Game Central keeps fans one click away from following live stats, listening to the radio or watching the game live. Basketball Game Central also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

LAST TIME OUT
The Colgate women's basketball team opened its season with a tough 76-74 setback to Bryant on Veterans Day Friday night at Cotterell Court. The Raiders led by as much as 20 in the first half before Bryant opened the second half with a 21-6 run to steal the win.

Junior Jhazmine Lynch led the Raiders with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while senior Candice Green had a career-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-8 from three point range. Freshman Mariah Jones also reached double-digits in scoring 13 points in her first collegiate game, while Kelly Korkowski pitched in five points, four rebounds and two blocked shots.

TOP RETURNERS
The Raiders return four starters and 10 letterwinners from last year's squad that finished 7-22. Junior guard Jhazmine Lynch finished second on the team in scoring averaging 11.4 points per game, along with 2.3 steals per game, which placed her second in the league. Seniors Tricia Oakes and Kelly Korkowski are back for the Raiders. Oakes, last season averaged seven points per game along with four rebounds per game while Korkowski finished fifth in the league in blocks with 1.2 per game. Sophomore Lauryn Kobiela will once again be at the helm of the Raiders attack looking to improve on her 2.7 assists per game, which placed her sixth in the Patriot League.

PRESEASON POLL
The Colgate women's basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2011-12 Patriot League preseason poll. American was the top choice in the preseason poll as they received 11 of 16 first place votes. Lehigh received three first place votes, while Navy received two. Bucknell and Holy Cross were close for the next two positions, separated by six points. Lafayette, Army, and Colgate finished out the rankings. Navy's Jade Geif was chosen as the Preseason Player of the Year.

SCOUTING CORNELL
The Big Red (0-2) is coming off two opening season losses. On Friday, Nov. 11 Cornell was defeated by William & Mary 85-54, before dropping its second game on Sunday, Nov. 13 against Longwood 68-61. Cornell is led by Allyson DiMagno who is averaging 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while Taylor Flynn is averaging 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. 

THE SERIES
Cornell leads the all-time series 16-15 against the Raiders. But Colgate won the meeting between the two teams 65-52 last season in Hamilton. The Big Red own a 10-5 record against Colgate at home, with the Raiders last win in Ithaca coming during the 2002-03 season.

FRESH FIVE
The Raiders welcome five freshmen to this year's squad. Guards Mariah Jones from Silver Spring, Md. and Missy Repoli form Marlboro, N.J, forwards Kelly Reid from Richmond Hill, Ga., and Carole Harris from Lansing, Mich., along with center Steph Schultz from Pottstown, Pa.