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HAMILTON – Colgate rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit but dropped an 86-80 overtime decision to Monmouth here Sunday.
 
Kateri Stone capped a breakout week. She drew the first starting assignment of her young career and led the Raiders with a career-high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
 
The sophomore scored 15 Wednesday night at Cornell for her previous career best.
 
Josie Stockill added 21 points – also a career high – and six blocked shots. The senior now has 151 career blocks and continues her march toward the Colgate record of 170 held by Leandra Fuller (2001-05).
 
Colgate trailed 34-18 early in the second quarter but closed to within 45-36 by halftime. By the end of the third quarter, it was all even at 58-58 as Stone scored 16 of her 24 in those two middle periods.
 
The Raiders went ahead 73-70 on Mylah Chandler's jumper with 2:19 remaining, but Monmouth sent the game into overtime when Sarah Olson connected on a corner three with 12 seconds left.
 
Colgate scored the first five points of the extra session – Stockill with a jumper and Paige Kriftcher a 3-point play – to lead 78-73. But Monmouth (1-2) closed the game on a 13-2 run and escaped Cotterell Court with its first victory of the season.
 
Colgate (0-3) is back in action Friday at DePaul (3-1) in a 7 p.m. start.
 
Bottom Line
• Monmouth 86, Colgate 80 (ot)
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 0-3.
• Monmouth improved to 1-2.
 
First Time Since …
• It had been four seasons since Colgate posted a pair of 20-point scorers in the same game. Now the Raiders have done it twice in the first three outings of 2015-16.
• Stone went for 24 and Stockill 21 Sunday against Monmouth. Last Sunday at Kent State, it was Kriftcher scoring 25 and Stockill 20.
• The last time that had happen for Colgate was during head coach Nicci Hays Fort's debut season of 2011-12, when Tricia Oakes and Jhazmine Lynch each scored 21 in a Feb. 22 game at Lafayette.
• Colgate's 80-point game was its best offensive output since an 81-64 home triumph over Boston University two seasons ago.
• Stone's 24 points matched the Raider individual scoring high of a year ago, set when Carole Harris tallied 24 in a Dec. 10 win over Binghamton.
 
Facts & Figures
• In addition to Stone and Stockill, Colgate's scoring went like this: Kriftcher 17, Chandler 6, Randyll Butler 4, Ariel Etheridge 4, Katie Curtis 2 and Tori Pozsonyi 2.
• Butler was the team's rebounding leader for the third straight game, gathering nine in just 23 minutes. She also handed out a team-high four assists.
• Butler leads the team in rebounds with 36 (next closest 16) and assists with 20 (next closest 7).
• The Raiders were 4-of-18 from 3-point distance compared to Monmouth's 13-of-34.
• For Colgate, Stone finished 3-of-6 while Stockill drained just the second trey of her career to give the Raiders a 67-65 lead with 4:57 remaining.
• Her previous 3-pointer was two seasons ago at Army.
• Colgate was 9-of-14 from the floor in the third quarter.
• Stone and Julia Barcello drew the first starting assignments of their careers.
 
More Key Info
• Three were five ties and 14 lead changes in this one.
• And there were three runs in the game of at least 10 points.
• Monmouth struck for a 14-0 run late in the first quarter and into the second.
• The Hawks trailed 14-13 with 2:21 left in the stanza when they began pressing the Raiders into turnovers. Colgate had eight miscues in the period and Monmouth took advantage with an 11-2 edge in points-off-turnovers.
• Colgate answered with a 10-0 flurry in the second, narrowing a 39-26 Monmouth edge to just 39-36. But the Hawks answered with a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:18 to lead 45-36 at intermission.
• Colgate struck again in the third quarter, reeling off 10 straight to take a 58-56 lead with 46 seconds showing. Kriftcher and Etheridge scored four apiece during that spurt, and Stone added the final two.
• The Raiders led 73-70 and had held Monmouth scoreless for 2:41 down the stretch before Olson connected on her tying 3-pointer with 12 ticks left.
• Olsen finished 3-of-8 from 3-point distance, adding two more daggers during overtime as Monmouth closed on a 13-2 run over the final 3:30.
 
Turning Point
• Pozsonyi scored on a fast-break layup with 2:42 remaining to hand Colgate a 71-70 lead.
• On the next Raider possession, Chandler banked one home from the paint and the lead was 73-70.
• The Raiders had a pair of chances to extend that margin, but couldn't convert.
• Monmouth missed a potential tying 3-pointer but hustled for the offensive rebound and called timeout.
• That's when Olsen worked free in the corner and Dana Carbone found her for the tying jump shot.
• Butler had a look for the Raiders as time expired, but it came up short. Monmouth then went on to win the game in overtime.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort (On the game) "Our team was really gritty. They stayed true to the game plan and we did a great job of fighting back and staying in it. It's unfortunate that they hit that one three to tie it.
 
"We had opportunities and I'm really proud of our kids. They kept fighting and we made plays when we needed to. It's going to be a fun year if we keep getting better."
 
Listen to the rest of Hays Fort's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Cotterell Court for the home opener was 527.
 
Up Next
• Colgate is back on the road for a Friday night game at 19th-ranked DePaul.
• Hays Fort served as a DePaul assistant under Doug Bruno from 2006-11.
• The Blue Demons are 3-1 after losing 86-72 Sunday at No. 4 Baylor in the finals of the Preseason WNIT.
• Tipoff from McGrath-Phillips Arena is 7 p.m. Central time.

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