BALTIMORE – Let this one sink in, Raider fans.
 
Colgate 72, Loyola 45.
 
Colgate put together the type of complete and emphatic win the team and coaching staff knew they had in them. Close, last-second losses were a thing of the past – at least for one satisfying Saturday afternoon inside Reitz Arena.
 
The Raiders set a pair of season bests in the game by shooting 46.2 percent from the field, and holding Loyola to just 29.4 percent. Colgate added a 43-28 rebounding edge.
 
Josie Stockill scored Colgate's first eight points in the game and finished with career-highs of both 19 points and 15 rebounds. It was her third double-double of the season.
 
Paige Kriftcher added 13 points, Carole Harris 11 and Missy Repoli 10 as Colgate placed four scorers in double-figures for the third time this season.
 
Colgate's 27-point win was the program's most decisive against a Patriot League opponent since the Raiders won 78-50 at Army back on Feb. 18, 1995.
 

The Raiders play again Wednesday at Lafayette in a 7 p.m. start.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 72, Loyola 45
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improved to 2-6 in the Patriot League and 3-16 overall.
• Loyola fell to 3-5 and 5-14.
 
Facts & Figures
• Josie Stockill scored Colgate's first eight points, giving the Raiders an 8-7 lead they never relinquished.
• Stockill went on to score 19 points and grab 15 rebounds – both career-highs.
• Other Colgate scoring went like this: Paige Kriftcher 13, Carole Harris 11, Missy Repoli 10, Randyll Butler 6, Katie Curtis 5, Kateri Stone 2, Ariel Etheridge 2, Tori Pozsonyi 2 and Steph Schultz 2.
• The Raiders as a team shot a season-best 46.2 percent (24-of-52) from the field. They also held Loyola to 29.4 percent (15-of-51) from the floor, lowest by a Colgate opponent this season.
• Rebounds went Colgate's way by a 43-28 margin. In addition to Stockill's 15, Butler had seven and Harris six.
• Colgate was 5-of-13 from 3-point distance, with Kriftcher and Repoli swishing two apiece and Curtis the other. Loyola made its first 3-point attempt of the game but finished just 2-of-14.
• Kriftcher's 2-of-2 afternoon from 3-point distance increased her season percentage to 45.7 percent – best in the Patriot League.
• Since Patriot League play began, Kriftcher is 13-of-19 from beyond the arc.
• Colgate was 19-of-26 at the free-throw line, including Stockill's 7-of-8. Loyola was 13-of-23.
• Bri Betz-White led Loyola in scoring with 11 points.
 

First-Half Game Flow
• Loyola scored the game's opening basket on a 3-pointer by Betz-White.
• But when Stockill found the range from down low off a nice dish by Harris, Colgate went ahead for keeps.
• That hoop began a 9-0 run that pushed the Raiders ahead 15-7.
• Colgate led 24-11 when Loyola began to whittle away. The Greyhounds pulled as close as 30-25 with 2:41 remaining in the half.
• But Colgate clamped down on the defensive end and held the Greyhounds scoreless the rest of the half. The Raiders led 35-25 at intermission.
 
Turning Point
• Colgate amassed a 35-25 halftime lead.
• But the Raiders put the hammer down in the opening five minutes of the second period.
• Colgate over the first 5:15 of the second half outscored Loyola 15-2 for a commanding 50-27 edge. Game over.
• The Greyhounds pulled no closer than 21 points the rest of the way.
 
More Key Info
• The Raiders stretched their 15-2 run to begin the second half to 22-4 when Curtis drained a 3-pointer to make it 57-29 with 11:41 remaining.
• That was the largest lead of the game.
 
Colgate Records Watch
• The last time Colgate won against a Patriot League opponent by more than Saturday's 27-point margin was Feb. 18, 1995, in a 78-50 triumph at Army.

• Repoli leads the Raiders this season with 33 made 3-pointers. Her two treys in Saturday's game increased her career total to 148 – third-best in Colgate history.
• Stockill in addition to her double-double added two blocked shots, giving her 101 for her career. She needs four more to tie Jane Brunelle (1986-87) for second place.
• Kriftcher's 2-of-2 afternoon from 3-point distance increased her season percentage to 45.7 percent – best in the Patriot League.
• Since Patriot League play began, Kriftcher is 13-of-19 from beyond the arc.
• Jones contributed six assists, lifting her career total to 272 and moving her into 10th place on the all-time Colgate chart.
 
From the Sources
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort: (Key to the game) "We played a really great defensive game, and that includes rebounding. We outrebounded them by 15 and held them to a season-low percentage. We've been talking the last few practices that we have to make people miss, so we've been emphasizing that and getting into people's shots earlier. A good defensive game was key today."
(On the halftime plan) "We had to come out with a lot of energy and knew the game was going to be won in the next five minutes. That where our lulls had been against Army, Navy and BU. We had to play committed defense and get stops, and then go get easy buckets. We did that and I was really proud of them."
(On Stockill's day) "Her having confidence and the way they were playing defensively allowed us to pound it inside. They were player her 1-on-1 and she was able to score."
(On the build-up to this win) "We were hoping, but we've been hoping the last three. We coulda-woulda-shoulda all those other games too. Today, we just put it all together. Now it's up to us to take this and move forward."
• Colgate forward Josie Stockill: (On the game plan) "We knew their posts were a little undersized, and our guards did a really good job getting us the ball inside. We just tried to post up really big."
(On her career-highs) "I'm really happy with that. The ball just kind of came my way a few times. Before the game, we talked about individual things we wanted to focus on and one of mine was rebounding and crashing the offensive glass. I tried to do that."

(On blocking her 100th career shot) "I knew I had one more to go, so when I got that block I was secretly stoked."
• Colgate guard Paige Kriftcher: (On her recent play) "I'm just trying to attack, stay aggressive help on defense and really get any wins for the team we can."
(On the team's mindset going into today) "We knew we were the snap of a finger away from winning. We've had so many close games, and this was another game we knew we could win. We just went into it like any other game."
(On her all-around game) "I'm trying to make it as hard as possible for teams to guard me. My teammates hit me with great passes and the posts are setting great screens, so it kind of opens up the floor for me."
• Colgate guard Missy Repoli: (On her recent form) "It's really sunk in that this is the last year, and I want to put it all out there as much as I can. I want to bring to the table what my team wants me to do.
(On the second-half start) "We had a 10-point lead at halftime; that was big for us. We knew Loyola was a good team and they could come back and make it five really quick. We didn't want that to happen.
"So we just tried to focus on hitting them hard and kept going at them."
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Reitz Arena was 309.
 
Up Next
• Colgate stays on the road for a Wednesday matchup at Lafayette.
• The Leopards are 10-8 overall and 3-4 in the Patriot League heading into Sunday's game at Lehigh.
• Start time in Easton for Colgate-Lafayette is 7 p.m.