PHILADELPHIA -- Carole Harris scored 17 points to lead three Raiders in double-figures, but Drexel prevailed 59-51 Saturday afternoon.
The Raiders played their best basketball in the second half, rallying from a 17-point deficit to trim the margin to just four with 10:52 remaining. That 15-2 burst featured five points from
Missy Repoli, four each from
Josie Stockill and
Mariah Jones, and a closing layup from Harris.
The lead reached 10 points again inside the final four minutes before Colgate rallied once more. The Raiders closed within four in the last 65 seconds but could draw no closer.
Drexel (2-1) opened the game with leads of 9-0 and 17-5 before Colgate (0-3) got on track. Dragons forward Sarah Curran led all scorers with 19 points, including 13 after intermission.
Along with Harris, Colgate's scoring was led by Stockill with 12 and Jones with a season-high 11. Stockill and
Randyll Butler shared game rebounding honors with seven apiece, and Stockill blocked three shots.
Bottom Line• Drexel 59, Colgate 51
Won-Lost Records• Colgate is now 0-3 this season.
• Drexel improves to 2-1.
Facts & Figures• Colgate outrebounded its first opponent of the season, 33-30. The Raiders also outscored the Dragons 32-26 in the second half.
• Colgate for the game shot 35.8 percent (19-of-53) to Drexel's 45.7 percent (21-of-46). The Dragons were 6-of-10 from the 3-point line, while Colgate finished just 2-of-14. Both teams shot their free throws well, Colgate finishing 11-of-13 and Drexel 11-of-14.
• Colgate's additional scoring came from
Missy Repoli with seven and Butler with four.
More Key Info• The Raiders finished with 14 assists and 15 turnovers. Drexel had 13 and 19.
Turning Point• Colgate narrowed a 36-19 Drexel advantage to just 38-34 with still 10:52 to play.
• After the teams traded baskets, Drexel's Alexis Smith sank a 3-pointer and then a jumper to make it a nine-point game at 45-36.
• The Raiders didn't get it back to a four-point game until the final 1:05, and then could draw no closer.
From the Source•
Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort: (On the second-half rally) "We finally followed our defensive game plan in the second half and got after it. We really pressured them, and we knew we could pressure them into turnovers. Those led to some easy baskets.
"That's huge positive. Now we just have to do that for 40 minutes."
Gate Grab Bag• Attendance for the game was 552.
Up Next• Colgate takes on a two-game Thanksgiving road swing, beginning Wednesday at Georgia. The Lady Bulldogs are 3-0, with games Sunday at Georgia Tech and Tuesday against Georgia Southern. Colgate concludes the trip Friday afternoon at Rutgers (2 p.m.).
