Basketball Game Central

HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/25/11) – The Colgate women's basketball team will host Navy in its final regular season game on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. on Cotterell Court. The result of the game will help determine which team the Raiders will face in the first round of the Patriot League tournament next weekend.

Colgate (7-20, 2-11 PL) is coming off a 74-59 setback to Holy Cross on Wednesday night in Worcester, Mass. Senior Tayler Wejnert led the team in scoring with 15 points and five rebounds while sophomore Jhazmine Lynch contributed 10 points and a team-best five assists.  Junior Kelly Korkowski recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in the game.

SENIOR DAY
Seniors Tayler Wejnert, Sami Kozlowski, Kendra Brim, Evan Librizzi and Krista Moser will be honored in their final home game of their collegiate careers.

PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SEEDING
With the loss to the Crusaders on Wednesday, Colgate sealed its fate as the No. 8 seed going into the tournament next weekend. Which team the Raiders play in the first round will depend on the results of this weekend's games. Navy, American and Lehigh, who have all clinched home games for the first round of the tournament, are all tied at the top of the league standings, each with a 9-4 league record. If Navy wins on Saturday, they will secure the No. 1 seed and will play No. 8 Colgate next weekend. If they lose, the No. 1 seed will be determined by the results of the American versus Lafayette game at 2 p.m. and the Lehigh versus Holy Cross game at 7:30 p.m., both on Saturday, Feb. 26 as well.

COURT LEADERS
Wejnert leads the team in scoring with 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She is followed by Lynch who averages 11.8 points and a league-high 2.3 steals per game while Moser, who is averaging 7.0 points per game, continues to lead the team in rebounding with a 6.7 average.

TEAM STATS
The Raiders lead the league in defensive rebounds (26.2 rebounds per game), and are second in rebounding offense (38.6 rebounds per game).

THE SERIES
Navy leads the all-time series with the Raiders 26-17. Since the teams first met in the 1991-92 season, Colgate has played 19 home games against the Mids, owning a 11-8 record on Cotterell Court. The Raiders' last win at home was in the 2009-10 season when they defeated Navy 56-54. Colgate also won the last meeting earlier this season, handing the Mids their first conference loss of the season 59-55 on Jan. 29 in Annapolis, Md.

SCOUTING NAVY
The Mids (16-11, 9-4 PL) are coming off a 63-56 win over American on Wednesday. The team is sitting at the top of the league standings with a 9-4 record, tied with American and Bucknell who also have 9-4 records. If Navy wins against the Raiders, it will secure the No. 1 seed going into the tournament next weekend.

Picked to finish third in the preseason poll, the Mids are led by seniors Angela Myers and Cassie Consedine. Myers, who is second in the league with 5.2 assists per game, leads the team in scoring with 12.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. She is followed by Consedine who is second in the league in three-point field goals made (2.1) and averages 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Freshman Jade Geif, who averages 9.2 points per game, leads the team in rebounds with a 7.4 average.

PRESEASON POLL
The Raiders were picked to finish tied at sixth with Lafayette in the Patriot League Preseason Poll that was released on Oct. 28. Last season's runner-up, American, was picked to finish first with a total of 93 points and nine first-place votes, which was two points over defending champions, Lehigh, who had 91 points and seven first-place votes. Following the Eagles and Mountain Hawks are Navy (70), Army (59), Holy Cross (42), Colgate (40), Lafayette (40) and Bucknell (31).

GAME PROMOTIONS
- Rowdy Raider Game
- Greek Challenge
- Free T-Shirt giveaway donated by Coke
- Free admission for children under 12 years as part of the Hamilton Winter Recreation Program.