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HAMILTON – Randyll Butler bucked the Colgate shooting trend, and Josie Stockill blocked nearly everything in sight.
 
That combination helped the Raiders rally past Boston University 67-54 here Wednesday night.
 
Butler led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Her percentage stood out for the Raiders, which shot just 33.9 percent as a team. But Colgate forced Boston University into 23 turnovers – 14 in the second half when the Raiders rallied from a seven-point deficit.
 
Colgate (5-19, 4-9 Patriot) trailed 29-28 at halftime and 37-30 just under three minutes into the second period.
 
But a Nicci Hays Fort timeout sparked a 14-0 Raiders run that ignited an overall 31-6 landslide. Colgate led 61-43 with 3:03 remaining and coasted from there.
 
Stockill scored 14 points and added a career-high seven blocked shots. That number broke the previous Cotterell Court women's record of five set by Leandra Fuller of Colgate in 2002, and tied by Lisa Andrews of Holy Cross in 2003 and Hope Foster of Bucknell in 2005.
 

Stockill just missed matching Colgate's program record of eight blocks set by Caitlin Gillard in a 2006 game at Cleveland State. Adonal Foyle owns the Cotterell Court overall record with 12 blocked shots, set in a 1996 game against Fairfield and equaled by the future NBA star one year later against Navy.
 
Colgate's Carole Harris added 11 points and 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season, and Missy Repoli pitched in 11 points.
 
Boston U. (5-19, 2-11) was led by Corrine Williams' 14.
 
Colgate is at Navy this Saturday in a 4 p.m. start.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 67, Boston University 54
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improves to 5-19 overall and 4-9 in the Patriot League.
• Boston University is now 5-19 overall, 2-11 in the Patriot League.
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate is 3-3 over its last six games.
• The Raiders shot 33.9 percent from the field in each of their last two wins – tonight and Jan. 31 against Bucknell.
• Tonight's numbers were a fraction worse – 21-of-62 for 33.87 percent; 19-of-56 for 33.93 percent against Bucknell (Colgate's other three wins saw percentages in the 40s).
• Still, Colgate was able to rally thanks to a defensive effort that forced 23 Boston University turnovers, including 14 in the second half.
• The Raiders trailed BU 29-28 at halftime and 37-30 less than three minutes into the second half.
• But after a Nicci Hays Fort timeout, Colgate scored 14 straight points while holding the Terriers scoreless for 7:48.
• Colgate led 44-37 at the 10-minute mark but wasn't through turning up the pressure.
• The Raiders extended that spurt to a 61-43 advantage when Carole Harris made two free throws with 3:03 showing.
• Colgate's overall run after the seven-point deficit was 31-6 during a 14:20 stretch.
• The second-half rally helped Colgate win for the first time this season when either tied or trailing at halftime (1-16).
 

'Blockill' Party
• Josie Stockill broke the Cotterell Court women's record with seven blocked shots.
• She bettered the previous mark of five set by Colgate's Leandra Fuller in 2002, and later tied by Lisa Andrews of Holy Cross in 2003 and Hope Foster of Bucknell in 2005.
• Colgate legend Adonal Foyle holds the Cotterell Court overall record with 12 blocked shots. The future NBA star set his mark against Fairfield in 1996, and tied it one year later against Navy.
• Stockill came into Wednesday's game fourth in the Patriot League and 77th nationally at 1.8 blocks per game.
• Her season average is back up to 2.0 thanks to 48 blocked shots in 24 games. She has 116 for her career, a 1.4 average.
• Stockill stands second on Colgate's all-time chart, trailing only Fuller's 170 set from 2002-05. She needs 54 more to tie the Fuller standard.
• Colgate also set a season-high with 10 blocked shots as a team. Harris added two and Kateri Stone one.
 
More Key Info
• Randyll Butler led the Colgate scoring with 18 points. Stockill added 14, Harris 11 and Missy Repoli 11. Paige Kriftcher scored 9, Katie Curtis 2 and Julia Barcello 2.
• Butler was selected the Time Warner Sports Player of the Game.
• Colgate had a few near-misses among the individual-bests column.
• Butler finished just one point shy of her career-high of 19 set earlier this season at St. Bonaventure.
• The junior guard was 7-of-9 from the field to tie her career-best for field goals made in a game.
• Take away Butler's hot shooting and the rest of the Raider squad was just 14-of-53 (26.4 percent).
• Harris couldn't get the shots to fall but managed double-figures thanks to 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. She's shooting 83.7 percent (36-of-43) from the stripe over her last eight games.

• Harris scored in double-figures for the seventh straight game, a personal high. She and Stockill lead the Raiders with 15 games apiece scoring in double-figures.
• The senior captain Harris also tied her career-high with four steals and missed by one rebound her career-high of 14 boards.
• She did post her fifth double-double of the season and 12th of her career.
• The freshman Stone's blocked shot was the first of her career.
• Barcello provided a huge lift with five rebounds, a steal and a nifty put-back bucket.
• Kriftcher contributed nine points off the bench for her best scoring night in the last five games.
• Repoli also returned to double-figure scoring. She's third on the team with 11 games of 10 or more points.
• Mariah Jones had a season-high four steals.
• Colgate's top two games for steals have come against BU: 15 back in January and 13 tonight.
 
Topsy-Turvy First Half
• There were four ties and 13 lead changes in the first half alone.
• The largest lead was three by both teams. Colgate led 11-8, 13-10 and 15-12, while BU was in front 4-1, 6-3, 27-24 and 29-26.
• BU led at the break, 29-28.
 
Turning Point
• Boston University used an 8-0 run to build the largest lead for either team at 37-30 with 17:23 remaining in the second half.
• Timeout, Colgate.
• The message obviously was delivered and adjustments made as the Raiders reeled off the next 14 points to go in front 44-37.
• Nine of BU's 23 turnovers came during that 7:48 scoreless span.
• And things got progressively worse from there for the Terriers. They fell behind 61-43 by the 3:03 mark – a 31-6 Colgate run that completely flipped the game.
• Colgate finished with a decisive 22-8 edge in points-off-turnovers.
 

From the Source
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort: (On the early second-half timeout that changed momentum) "I just had to call that timeout because that was our lull that we've been having in some of these second halves. I couldn't let it go any further. We came out in the second half and had to go aggressive and get after them, and that's what we did."
(On Randyll Butler) "She's sicker than a dog and she just played her heart out. She's one of our true competitors. She's given me a few gray hairs, but in a good way. I love all of our kids, but that kid is just a warrior. She's sick, but she goes out and has a great game today."
(On Josie Stockill) "If we got beat, she was there to help us and protect us. She was always looking for the ball and didn't settle for getting caught behind on defense."
• Colgate guard Randyll Butler: (On the defensive pressure) "It was a big turning point. Coach really wanted us to get at them and speed the game up so things could start going our way. That's what we tried to do; pressure them as hard as possible and get some buckets."
(On her energy) "I get it from my teammates. They say, 'You've got some energy we need, so let's pump it up. Let's get it going.'"
(On the recent improved play) "It all comes down to practicing. We can't just give in. We have to keep practicing our hardest every day and it's propelling us into wins. That's what we've got to do."
• Colgate forward Josie Stockill: (On her seven blocks) "I didn't realize it was seven. My timing was good tonight, I guess."
(On the turnaround) "We just cracked down on our defense and stopped them from getting open shots. We tried to contest everything."
• Colgate forward Carole Harris: (On finding ways to contribute) "I knew my shot wasn't going in, so from that point I knew I had to rebound. My shot still wasn't going in when I was getting the o-boards, but I was getting fouled so I could convert those."
(On her four steals) "We were doing really well on defense, so we had that fire to go and get the ball."
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Cotterell Court was 483.
 
Up Next
• Colgate is at Navy this Saturday in a 4 p.m. start.
• The Mids won the earlier meeting in Hamilton 65-63 on a last-second layup.
• Navy enters the game 13-11 overall and 7-6 in the Patriot League after losing 51-50 Wednesday at Bucknell.

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