BRONX, N.Y. – Colgate dropped a tough 84-58 men's basketball decision to Fordham here Tuesday night.
 
The Raiders are now 1-1 against Atlantic 10 opponents this season. They took the season opener at George Mason before dropping Tuesday's contest to the Rams.
 
Colgate's Tom Rivard notched a team-best 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Jordan Swopshire and Alex Ramon tallied eight points each, while Jordan Robertson earned seven. On the boards it was first-year Malcolm Regisford who pulled down six rebounds, while senior Austin Tillotson handed out a game-high seven helpers.
 
Fordham jumped in front early and despite small rallies from the Raiders never looked back. Colgate narrowed an early deficit to two late in the opening period but the hosts answered with 9-0 run, sparked by three 3-pointers in a row, to extended their lead back to a wide margin.
 
Again the Raiders tried to rally in the second half, getting the advantage down to nine but that would be as close as they would come as the deficit ultimately proved to be too much.
 
Colgate finished the night shooting a season-low 40.7 percent from the floor, 23.8 percent from downtown and 38.5 percent from the charity stripe.
 
The Raiders are back in action Saturday at UMBC, marking the third of a stretch of six straight road games. The contest is slated for 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at the start.
 
Bottom Line
• Fordham 84, Colgate 58
• The Rams were one point shy of matching their season-high in scoring, while the Raiders recorded their worst scoring night.
 
Won-Lost Records
• Fordham continues its winning streak and shifts to 3-1 on the early season.
• Colgate drops to 1-3.      
 
Facts & Figures
• Rivard posted his first double-digit scoring night since he opened the season with a career-high 23 points. He finished the game shooting 5-for-7 from the floor and 1-for-3 from the line for his team-high 11 points.
• Swopshire and Ramon posted eight points each, while Robertson recorded seven.
• Regisford earned a team-best six rebounds, and Tillotson handed out a game-high seven assists.
• Both Swopshire and Tillotson added two steals on the night.
• Colgate finished the contest hitting 24-of-59 (40.7%) shots from the floor. The Raiders also made just five 3-pointers and free throws throughout the match. All marks either matched or were a season-low.
• The Raiders were slightly outrebounded at 40-31 and committed more turnovers at 13-11.
• Colgate scored 28 points from inside the paint to Fordham's 26, but the Rams recorded 11 points off turnovers to the Raiders' nine.  
• The Raiders finished with 25 bench points, while the Rams finished with 16.
• Fordham led the contest for 39:39 minutes, with the game being tied for 21 seconds.  
 
Fordham's Numbers
• Four players recorded double-figure scoring for the Rams. Ryan Rhoomes led the way with a game-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
• Mandell Thomas and Joseph Chartouny were close behind with 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Mandell went 6-for-12 from the floor, while Chartouny drained 3-of-7 from long.
• Closing out the Rams in double-digits was Chris Sengfelder, who posted 13 points.
• Chartouny earned a double-double as he also pulled down 10 rebounds to lead all players.
• The Rams shot 51.8 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from behind-the-arc. Fordham was also solid from the free throw line, hitting 17-of-21 attempts for 81 percent shooting.
 
How It Happened
• The Rams started the game on a 7-0, before the Raiders were able to register their first bucket at the 17:27 mark.
• Colgate got the deficit down to 9-6 a little more than two minutes later but the hosts responded with another 7-0 run to extend the edge back to 16-6.
• The Raiders would not go away though, sparking a rally of their own to make it a 24-22 ballgame with 5:19 remaining in the opening period. During that rally, Colgate outscored the Rams 9-3.
• Unfortunately, Fordham had the answer and drained three consecutive 3-pointers to create a 33-22 gap between the teams.
• Seven minutes into the second half, the Rams had extended their lead to 54-36. But again the Raiders wouldn't go down without a fight. Colgate rallied for nine-straight points to pull within 54-45.
• Colgate still had the lead down to nine at 56-47 with 9:50 remaining on the clock, but the Rams went on an 8-0 run which ultimately secured them the victory.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance in Rose Hill Gym on Tuesday was 1,538.
                 
Next Up
• Colgate remains on the road this time at UMBC for its next contest.
• The match is slated for a Saturday 1 p.m. tip.  
• The Retrievers host Navy on Wednesday before welcoming Colgate.   
• Live stats and video are available at the start.