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HAMILTON – Katie Curtis scored a career-high 14 points but it wasn't enough as Colgate fell 62-38 to red-hot St. Bonaventure here Saturday.
 
The Bonnies (9-2) won their eighth straight game this season and their seventh in a row over the Raiders, who wrapped up what surely goes down as their toughest three-game home stand in program history.
 
Colgate lost to No. 1-ranked Connecticut, Gonzaga and St. Bonaventure – three teams with a combined won-lost record of 25-6 this season.
 
But the Raiders hope to build off those experiences, and they have the perfect opportunity for a fresh start Tuesday when Patriot League play begins at Lafayette.
 
Saturday, Curtis accumulated her 14 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Her previous career high of 12 came Dec. 7 at Binghamton.
 
Each team placed just one player in double-figures. For St. Bonaventure, it was Nyla Rueter with 21 to match her season high.
 
Colgate and Lafayette tip off Tuesday at 5 p.m., with the livestream available via the Patriot League Network.
 
Bottom Line
• St. Bonaventure 62, Colgate 38
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 1-8.
• St. Bonaventure won its eighth straight game to improve to 9-2.
 
How It Happened
• The Raiders outscored St. Bonaventure in the second and fourth quarters, but the Bonnie edge in the first and third stanzas was too much to overcome.
• St. Bonaventure led 10-0 after the first quarter. Colgate was 0-of-12 from field with seven turnovers in the opening 10 minutes.
• The Raiders got on the board when Kateri Stone connected on a jumper with 9:03 left in the second quarter.
• Colgate pulled within four points at 12-8 on an Ariel Etheridge free throw with 3:45 left in the half.
• It was 17-12 when St. Bonaventure closed the half with a mini four-point run to lead 21-12 at intermission.
• The Bonnies were impressive in the third quarter. St. Bonaventure opened the period 22-3 over the first 6½ minutes to make it 43-15 with 3:27 showing.
• St. Bonaventure during that run hit its first six shots from the field – including five from 3-point range.
• Colgate whittled the lead under 20 points a couple of times before the Bonnies posted the 62-38 final.
 
Facts & Figures
• Curtis scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half.
• She was 2-of-3 from 3-point distance and is shooting 38.1 percent for the season. That figure leads the team for a minimum of 10 attempts.
• Josie Stockill blocked two more shots and has 169 for her career. Stockill's next block ties her with Leandra Fuller's Colgate career record of 170.
• Stockill also made her fourth 3-pointer of the season. The senior forward known for her inside game is now 4-of-6 from downtown after entering this year 1-of-11 all-time.
• Julia Barcello returned from a five-game injury absence and tied for team honors with six rebounds in 18 minutes. She also matched her career high with two blocked shots.
• Randyll Butler contributed four assists for her seventh game leading the Raiders in assists. She tied Barcello for rebounding honors with six. Stockill was the steals leader with three to equal her career high.
 
More Key Info
• Colgate scoring went like this: Curtis 14, Stockill 6, Etheridge 4, Butler 3, Paige Kriftcher 3, Stone 2, Barcello 2, Mylah Chandler 2 and Summer King 2.
• Colgate's 25-percent shooting night (14-of-56) was its worst of the season. The previous low was 30.8 last weekend against Gonzaga.
• St. Bonaventure shot 60.9 percent from the field in the second half to finish at 42.6 for the game.
• After that rough first quarter, Colgate committed just nine turnovers in the final 30 minutes. The Raiders forced 17 Bonnie turnovers and committed 16. Rebounds went St. Bonaventure's way by a 43-31 margin.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort (On the game): "We played really great defense in the first half. We stuck to the game plan really well and gave up only 21 points against a really good offensive team.
 
"We were pressing a little bit on offense and it led to a lot of turnovers, so we didn't have a lot of good shots in the first quarter. We pulled it back together and won the second quarter, but then we just had a really bad stretch in the third quarter.
 
"We had mental lapses on defense and on offense, and that was the difference in the game.
 
(On individual play) "Katie did a good job looking for her shot and looking to attack on shots within the offense. Josie did a good job of staying composed, but it was hard to get her the ball today."
 
Listen to the rest of Hays Fort's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Cotterell Court was 583.
 
Up Next
• Colgate opens Patriot League play Tuesday at Lafayette.
• The Leopards are 2-6 coming off their most recent game, a 69-48 loss at Wagner on Dec. 9. Colgate and Lafayette split the series last year, with each winning team winning at home.
• Tipoff from Kirby Sports Center is 5 p.m. The Patriot League Network carries the livestream.

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