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HAMILTON – Damon Sherman-Newsome led Colgate to its first 3-0 start in Patriot League play since the 1998-99 season.
 
His career-high 30 points helped the Raiders taken down Holy Cross 74-60 to remain unbeaten in conference action.
 
The senior went 11-for-14 from the floor, 6-for-8 from long and 2-for-2 from the line for his impressive night.
 
He wasn't the only one to hit double-figures though as fellow seniors Ethan Jacobs and Luke Roh tallied 16 and 12 points, respectively.
 
On the boards it was Matt McMullen, who pulled down a game-high seven rebounds to lead the Raiders on the glass for the second time in as many games.
 
Overall the Raiders shot an impressive 65.9 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from behind the arc, both season-best marks. Colgate also posted its best half of the year during the second 20 minutes, hitting 15 of 18 attempts for 83.3-percent shooting. Included were six of nine swishes on 3-point field goal attempts.
 
Head coach Matt Langel's team converted a season-high 12 treys in the contest to go along with 19 assists.
 
The Raiders are back on the road Saturday when they head down to Washington, D.C., for a rematch of last year's Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinal game with American. That contest is scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. tip.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 74, Holy Cross 60
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improves to 6-10 overall and 3-0 in Patriot League play
• Holy Cross drops to 5-8 and 0-3, respectively
 
Facts & Figures
• Sherman-Newsome led all scorers for the second consecutive game after he registered 30 points.
• The Anchorage, Alaska, native went 11-for-14 from the floor, 6-for-8 from long and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.
• His 11 buckets overall and six from long were also career-bests.
• The senior also added four rebounds, four helpers and a block to his already impressive shooting night.
• Two other Raider players recorded double-figures in Jacobs (16 points) and Roh (12 points). Jacobs pulled down five boards and Roh helped dish out a team-leading five helpers in the game.
• Roh scored all 12 of his points during the second half of play.
• Austin Tillotson matched Roh with a team-high five assists, while McMullen's team-high seven rebounds showcased the complete contribution by Raider starters on the night.
• Senior Pat Moore was the only Colgate player off the bench to record points as he drained two big treys. 
• Overall, Colgate shot a season-best 65.9 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from long after going 27-for-41 and 12-for-22, respectively.  
• The Raiders' 12 buckets from behind the arc handed them a season-high, while their six blocks in the game were also the most they've tallied all year.
• Colgate posted 19 assists to the Crusaders' 11 and slightly outrebounded Holy Cross 29-28.
• The Raiders converted 22 points from inside the paint and recorded 11 points off of Crusader turnovers.
• Holy Cross, on the other hand, finished with just eight turnovers to the Raiders' 13 and came up with six steals compared to Colgate's two.
• The Crusaders were led by Malcolm Miller's 14 points, but they also saw Robert Champion and Malachi Alexander post double-digits with 13 and 11 points, respectively.  
• On the glass for Holy Cross it was Alexander, who pulled in a team-best seven rebounds. Anthony Thompson and Justin Burrell both handed our a team-best three helpers in the game.  
• The game saw three tie scores to go along with its seven lead changes.
• Colgate's largest lead of the game came with a little less than 7½ minutes left to play when Sherman-Newsome drained a trey to make it 61-43. Holy Cross had its largest edge in the contest at six when Champion hit two good free throws 10 minutes in.
• The Raiders had the lead for 24 minutes and 28 seconds, while the Crusaders held the advantage for 11:59. The game was tied for 2:56.

Game Recap
• After a back-and-forth opening five minutes, the Crusaders used a 13-7 run to create their largest lead of the game at six midway through the first half.
• Colgate then hit three straight treys during its next three possessions to take over the lead by one two minutes later.
• The Raiders continued to increase their edge during the remainder of the first period, but a 3-pointer from Champion with five seconds left in the half cut Colgate's lead to three at the break.
• Colgate came out of halftime on a 13-4 run to break the game open at 48-36 with 13:40 left to play.
• After two made free throws from Miller with less than 12 minutes remaining pulled the Crusaders to within 11, Colgate quickly answered with an 11-4 run to post its largest lead in the game at 61-43.
• From that point on, the Raiders held a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.
 
Keeping An Eye On…
• Moore, who is still within reach of breaking the 1,000-point barrier for his career. He currently sits with 872 points.
• Tillotson, who already has 79 season assists. He recorded 133 helpers a year ago during his first season with the Maroon and White,placing him third on the all-time season chart.
• Roh, who currently sits with 294 career assists. He is 29 helpers shy of matching Alvin Reed '06 for fourth place all-time.

Interesting Notes
• With the victory Colgate is now 3-0 in league play. It's an achievement the Raiders haven't met since the 1998-99 season.  
• Sherman-Newsome with 30 points recorded his third consecutive double-digit scoring game. He has hit double-figures in 14 of the Raiders 16 games so far this season.
• The only two games Sherman-Newsome missed that mark were contests in which he was injured during the game.
• In the last three games, Sherman-Newsome is averaging 22 points to go along with Jacobs' 17 points per game.
• Overall the Raiders are shooting 55.6 percent from the floor and 50.8 percent from long during that span. Colgate has also outscored its opponents by an average of nine points in those three contests.

Straight From The Source
• Colgate head coach Matt Langel: (On his team being 3-0 in the Patriot League) "It sure beats the alternative (he says with a laugh). We are in uncharted waters with this group but it's fun. It's fun every day in practice and that's where it started. This group finally had enough of the bad taste in their mouths from losing the close games and are responding by pouring everything they possibly have into it every single day."
 
(On letting up a late 3-pointer at the half to cut the lead down to three at the break but responding with a run to open the second half) "The team was a little disappointed and angry at the way they finished the half. Our guys started the second 20 minutes with a little chip on their shoulder and really wanted to get that separation."
 
(On Holy Cross not being an easy team to defeat) "They are long, athletic and have good size on the wing. They have really fast small guards who can pressure you and kind of take you out of what you're doing. They've had some really nice wins on the year. They start the season off by beating Harvard, who was a Top-25 team and that shows their potential. Obviously, they are in a little bit of a stretch where they haven't won a couple games but we just have to continue to focus on ourselves and play the best that we can."

Up Next
• Colgate heads to American on Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. rematch of last year's Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinal in which the Eagles defeated the Raiders 59-50.  
• The Eagles are coming off a 56-53 overtime setback at Loyola on Wednesday.
• The Raiders and Eagles will go head-to-head for their 33rd all-time meeting. American holds the 27-5 advantage.
• During last year's regular season schedule these two teams split with both programs winning on the road. The Eagles grabbed a 69-62 victory on Cotterell Court before the Raiders took down American 63-60 in Bender Arena. 

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