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HAMILTON – It was a tie ballgame at the half, but Colgate used a strong second period to edge New Hampshire 75-59 here Sunday afternoon.
 
After its second best shooting half of the year, Colgate outscored the visitors 48-32 in the second period to secure its second straight victory.
 
Colgate's 48 points in the second half were a season-high, while its 47.5 percent shooting for the game was its second best.
 
Leading the way for the Raiders was Jordan Robertson, who notched 15 points in the game on 6-of-8 shooting.
 
Rookie Malcolm Regisford earned his first career double-double after recording 13 points and 10 rebounds. Tom Rivard closed out the top Raider scorers with 13 points.
 
Sean O'Brien and Alex Ramon drained three 3-pointers each, while Jordan Swopshire hit two to lead Colgate from downtown.
 
Austin Tillotson was one helper shy of matching his career-best with 10 assists in the contest.
 
The Wildcats tied the game with 15 seconds left in the opening period to send the teams into the break knotted at 27-all.
 
UNH pulled in front 40-38 with 13:43 remaining in the second half. Colgate would answer with a 11-0 run, though, sparked by three treys. Two of those came from the hands of Ramon to create a 49-40 gap between the teams.
 
The Wildcats hit a 3-pointer of their own to end their four-minute drought, but that would be as close as they would come. The Raiders used another 10-2 run to extend their edge to 59-45 with less than seven minutes to play and never looked back.
 
Colgate plays host to Keuka on Saturday for an exhibition game at 2 p.m. before closing out its regular season non-conference slate at Georgia Tech on Dec. 23.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 75, New Hampshire 59
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improves to 4-6
• New Hampshire falls to 6-4
 
Facts & Figures
• Robertson finished his afternoon going 6-for-8 from the floor, 1-for-2 from long and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe for his team-leading 15 points.
• Also in double-figures for his third time this season was Rivard with 13 points. The sophomore also posted two blocks in the contest.
• Regisford closed out the top Colgate players with the first double-double of his young career. The rookie pulled down a game-best 10 boards, while adding 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
• Senior captain Tillotson dished out 10 assists, which was one shy of matching his career-best. He did match his career-best in rebounds though with seven, while recording eight points of his own.
• O'Brien and Ramon tallied nine points apiece after draining six 3-pointers between them.
• Colgate finished the day shooting 47.5 percent from the floor, while hitting 11 3-pointers. This is the third consecutive game the Raiders finished with double-digit treys.
• The Raiders outscored the Wildcats 26-22 from inside the paint, while also registering seven points off of UNH turnovers.
• Colgate's bench of Ramon, Rivard and Amiel combined for 22 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
• Matt Langel's squad held the edge for 31:32 minutes. UNH was in front for 4:34. The game was tied for 3:54.
• There were four tie scores and four lead changes throughout the contest.
• UNH had its largest lead of the game at four on two different occasions in the second half, while Colgate held its largest advantage at 18 three times in the final 3:16.
 
Key Info
• Regisford earned his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• Tillotson now has 321 career assists and is two shy of matching Alvin Reed '06 for fifth all-time.
• The senior has also compiled 864 career points in the Maroon and White and sits just 136 away from reaching 1,000 in his Colgate career.
• Robertson has reached double-figures in four of the Raiders 10 games, including back-to-back contests. He also led Colgate in scoring in both of those recent games.
 
New Hampshire's Numbers
• The Wildcats saw Iba Camara and Daniel Dion both notched 16 points in the contest.
• UNH's top player, Tanner Leissner, was held to just eight points and seven rebounds.
• Camara added nine rebounds, while Dion handed out a team-best four helpers.
• The Wildcats shot 40 percent from the floor and 63.6 percent from long range. The visitors also converted on eight of their 12 attempts from the line.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Cotterell Court was 582.

Straight From The Source
• Colgate head coach Matt Langel: (on the game) "Today was a big step for us in our process to be the best team we can be. First, heading into exams after a tough final week of classes, our guys had the focus and enthusiasm required to beat a good UNH team."
 
"They won 19 games last year, including one against us, and returned most of their roster. For us to win, we knew we would need good games from a number of guys, and that's what we got. Our guys were excited to win and it should make exam week and our time together before a few days break for the Holidays even more productive as we work toward the ultimate goal of competing in the Patriot League."
                                                                 
Next Up
• Colgate closes out its home non-conference slate with an exhibition game against Keuka on Saturday.
• Tip for that contest is 2 p.m. and is the opening game of a doubleheader with the women's team. Colgate takes on St. Bonaventure in the women's game at 4 p.m.
• Live stats and video will be available at the start.  

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