ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Colgate made a run at Navy in the second half before dropping a 64-52 decision here Saturday.
The Raiders trailed 39-25 at halftime but used a 7-0 run to pull within 50-47 when
Missy Repoli nailed a 3-pointer with 5:49 remaining. But Navy scored the game's next eight points and Colgate never drew closer the rest of the way.
Navy entered the game leading the Patriot League in 3-pointers made per game, and the Mids lived up to that scouting report. They finished 11-of-25 from 3-point distance for a season-high by a Raiders' opponent.
Carole Harris scored 12 points and
Josie Stockill added 11 – Stockill's all came in the second half – to lead the Colgate scoring. Navy's Chloe Stapleton and Taylor Dunham paced all scorers with 15 apiece.
Colgate completes a two-game service academy road trip with a Wednesday visit to Army. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
Bottom Line• Navy 64, Colgate 52
Won-Lost Records• Colgate is now 5-20 overall and 4-10 in the Patriot League.
• Navy improved to 14-11 and 8-6.
Facts & Figures• This was a fairly clean game, as both teams finished with more assists than turnovers. Colgate had 15 assists to Navy's 14, and both teams committed 13 turnovers.
• Navy had a slight shooting edge, making 22-of-59 for 37.3 percent. Colgate finished at 20-of-56 for 35.7 percent.
• The Mids scored more than half of their points (33 of 64) from beyond the arc thanks to 11 made 3-pointers. That matched Navy's second-best performance in a game this season (14 at Oregon).
• Navy entered the game leading the Patriot League with an average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game.
• Colgate made 8-of-10 free throws and Navy converted 9-of-11.
• Navy posted a 43-34 edge in rebounds and a 13-9 margin in steals.
More Key Info•
Carole Harris led the Colgate scoring column with 12, and
Josie Stockill had 11.
Missy Repoli added 9,
Mariah Jones 8,
Randyll Butler 6 and
Paige Kriftcher 6.
• Harris reached double-figure points for the eighth straight game to extend her personal-best streak.
• Stockill and Harris grabbed eight rebounds apiece.
• Jones recorded seven assists to top the 100-mark for the season (102), while Stockill blocked two shots to reach 50.
• Repoli was 4-of-4 at the line and is now 26-of-27 for the season – 96.3 percent.
• Jones matched her season-high with four steals. She leads the Raiders with 39 and entered the game 10th in the Patriot League.
• Butler was 3-of-3 from the field and she's 10-of-12 over her last two games. She leads the team with a 44.0 percent shooting clip.
• Kriftcher made 1-of-2 from beyond the arc and is 15-of-28 from 3-point distance in Patriot League play. Her overall 3-point percentage of 41.8 leads the team as well.
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Tori Pozsonyi played double-figure minutes (11) for the sixth time this season.
Turning Point• Colgate trailed 39-25 at the half but used a 7-0 run to close within 50-47 with still 5:49 remaining.
• Repoli (five) and Jones (two) combined for the Colgate points during that 2:04 stretch.
• But Navy responded with eight straight points over the next 2:40 for a 58-47 advantage.
• Colgate couldn't get any closer the rest of the way.
Gate Grab Bag• Attendance at Alumni Hall was 742.
Up Next• Colgate is at Army this Wednesday in a 7 p.m. tip.
• The Black Knights won the earlier meeting in Hamilton 64-62 on a basket in the final seconds.
• Army enters Sunday's game at Bucknell having won nine straight after a 1-3 start to Patriot League play. The Black Knights are 18-5 overall, 10-3 in conference.
