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HAMILTON – Behind a career-high performance from sophomore
Jordan Robertson, Colgate easily handled Utica here Thursday night, 90-68.
The Raiders got back on the winning track after a hard-fought loss to Syracuse on Tuesday night.
Five student-athletes for the Maroon and White reached double-figures with Robertson's impressive night leading the way. The Cape May Court House, New Jersey, native went 8-for-16 from the floor, while his 4-of-7 night from long was a career-best. He closed out the contest with four rebounds.
Fellow classmate
Jordan Swopshire added 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while
Austin Tillotson notched 12 points and handed out two helpers. The two other Raider players in double-digits were
Alex Ramon and
Sean O'Brien with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
On the boards was first-year
Malcolm Regisford, who pulled down nine rebounds while blocking a career-high five shots. He collected all his blocks in the opening period of play.
Utica kept it close for the first five minutes until Colgate used a 13-3 run to break the game open at 24-11. After the Pioneers had pulled within 35-21, the Raiders increased their edge even more following another 16-2 run to close the half. The Raiders went into the break in front 51-23.
Midway through the second period, Colgate had extended its lead to a game-high 28 points for the fourth time. Unfortunately, the Raiders couldn't get past that as they saw their visitors rally to cut the lead down to 80-62 with less than three minutes to play. Six-straight points from Robertson, however, sealed the deal for Colgate and the Raiders' registered their third win of the season.
Colgate has a quick turnaround as it plays host to New Hampshire on Sunday as part of a doubleheader event with the women's team. The men kick off the day at noon, followed by the women's game against Gonzaga immediately after. Live stats and video are available at the start of both games.
Bottom Line• Colgate 90, Utica 68
• This was the second time this season the Raiders reached at least 90 points. Back on Nov. 16, Colgate took rival Cornell into double overtime and recorded 98 points.
Won-Lost Records• Colgate shifts to 3-6.
• Utica remains at 2-6.
Raider Facts & Figures• Robertson paved the way for the Raiders strong scoring night, posting 21 points for a career-high.
• He finished 8-of-16 from the floor, 4-of-7 from long range and 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.
• Swopshire and Tillotson followed with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
• Swopshire and Regisford teamed up to lead the Raiders on the boards throughout much of the game. Swopshire recorded seven, while Regisford reeled in a team-best nine.
• Besides adding strength on the boards, Regisford was also a block machine, earning a career-high five blocked shots.
• Tillotson went 4-for-11 from the floor, 2-for-6 from downtown and 2-for-2 from the line for his 12 points.
• The senior added two helpers and three steals.
• Ramon and O'Brien closed out the top Raider scorers with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Ramon drained three 3-pointers, while O'Brien hit two.
• O'Brien dished out a game-high eight assists in the game as well.
• Rookie
David Favorite missed a career-high performance by one point, after going 3-of-8 from behind-the-arc. He matched his career-high nine points from earlier in the year when he went 3-for-5 from long against Binghamton.
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Francisco Amiel didn't hear his name announced over the microphone a lot in the game but he did manage to find his teammates for buckets. The first-year compiled a career-best six assists, while notching two steals and two blocks.
Stats Breakdown• Colgate finished the night shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, while draining a season-best 16 from behind-the-arc.
• Eleven of Colgate's first 15 field goals were 3-pointers.• The Raiders outrebounded the Pioneers 45-38.
• Colgate registered 10 turnovers to Utica's 13 and held the slight edge in blocks and steals at 8-5 each.
• The Raiders converted 20 points off of turnovers and posted 21 points from second-chance opportunities.
• The Colgate bench outscored the Pioneer bench 28-19.
• Utica held the lead for 1:06, while the Raiders were in front for 35:50. The game was tied for 1:46.
• Colgate had its largest advantage in the game at 28 on four different occasions. Its most recent came with 9:53 remaining on the clock as the score stood at 70-42.
Key Colgate Info• Colgate had its best shooting night from downtown, hitting 16 of its 39 attempts.
• Regisford blocked five shots in the contest and now sits with a team-leading seven on the year.
• Robertson notched double-figures for just the third time in his career.
• Tillotson continues to be the engine for Colgate as he handed out two assists, while also grabbing double-figures for his team-leading sixth time. He now sits with 44 helpers on the early season.
• With his 12 points in the game, the senior captain has also reached 857 career points for the Maroon and White and sits just 143 shy of reaching the 1,000-point plateau for his Colgate career.
Utica's Numbers• The Pioneers' were led by Robert Tutein's 20 points. The senior went 7-for-15 from the floor and added 3-of-9 makes from long range. He finished going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe.
• Ivan Iton and Jonathan Wilson closed out the Utica scorers in double-digits with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
• Iton added 13 rebounds, two blocks and three steals, while Wilson handed out two helpers.
• The Pioneers finished the contest shooting a little better than 36 percent from the floor. They hit 8-of-25 from downtown and converted on 16 of their 20 attempts from the line.
Gate Grab Bag• Attendance at Cotterell Court was 488.
Next Up• Colgate remains at home for another out-of-conference matchup, this time with America East foe New Hampshire.
• Tip for that contest is Sunday at noon and is the opening game of a doubleheader with the women's team. The Colgate women take on Gonzaga immediately following the men's game.
• Live stats and video will be available at the start.
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