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HAMILTON – Josie Stockill's double-double led four Colgate players in double figures as the Raiders bounced King's (Pa.) 81-37 in exhibition hoops.
 
Stockill finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Kateri Stone registered a game-high 15 points. Katie Curtis and Ariel Etheridge added 10 points apiece.
 
Playing under the new four-quarter format, Colgate's best scoring quarters were the third with 29 and the first with 20. The Raider defense limited their Division III foe to just five points in the second period and only four in the final stanza.
 
Colgate forced 30 turnovers thanks to 18 steals, and the Raiders outrebounded King's 69-32.
 
Colgate opens the regular season Nov. 15 at Kent State. The Raider home opener is Nov. 22 against Monmouth.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 81, King's (Pa.) 37
 

Won-Lost Records
• Colgate begins the regular season Nov. 15 at Kent State.
• King's also opens its regular season Nov. 15, facing Ramapo.
 
Facts & Figures
• Stone's 15 points were aided by a 3-of-5 effort from downtown.
• Stockill finished just 4-of-13 from the floor but she was able to record the double-double. The senior forward added two of Colgate's seven blocked shots.
• All 13 Raiders found the scoring column.
•In addition to the four Raiders in double-figures, Colgate's other scoring went like this: Mylah Chandler 8, Julia Barcello 8, Randyll Butler 4, Paige Kriftcher 4, Steph Poland 3, Summer King 3, Mackenzie Carroll 2, Chelsey Koren 2 and Tori Pozsonyi 1.
• Poland and Barcello were impressive inside. Poland finished with four blocked shots and seven boards, while Barcello added seven rebounds as well.
• Chandler was a smooth 4-of-6 from the floor to go with six rebounds.
• Etheridge was the team's assist and steal leader with five apiece to complement her 10 points.
• Kriftcher chipped in four steals and Koren three.
 
More Key Info
• Colgate used a 17-5 blitz in the second quarter to take a 37-17 lead into intermission.
• The Raiders posted advantages of 49-14 in bench points and 36-12 in points-off-turnovers.
• Colgate shot 37.6 percent from the floor to 22.2 percent for King's. The Raiders were 4-of-13 from long distance and 13-of-19 from the line.
• The Raiders were on the negative end of the assists-to-turnover ratio, with 15-to-21, but they did force 18 Monarch steals.
 
Turning Point
• Colgate scored just two points over the game's opening 4:15.
• But the Raiders found their rhythm thanks to a 10-0 run that made it 12-3.
• Colgate led 20-12 at the end of the first quarter and never was threatened.
 

From the Sources
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort (On the game) "We had a lot of energy and our defense pressure was really good. We had contributions from everyone on our team, and our defensive pressure led to some easy baskets for us."
 
Listen to the rest of Hays Fort's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate guard Katie Curtis (On the game) "I had some goals of things I wanted to work on as far as getting us into offenses and working on my defense and shot selections. As a team, we had goals of just working well together and getting into set offenses and defenses, and we did really well with that.
 
Listen to the rest of Curtis' comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Cotterell Court was 423.
• King's sophomore and Hamilton native Hayleigh Hanson did not play in the game because of an injury.

Up Next
• Colgate begins the 2015-16 regular season Nov. 15 at Kent State.
• The Golden Flashes scored in the final seconds to escape Hamilton with a 62-61 win over Colgate.