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HAMILTON – Colgate achieved something it has only done once in its prior 24 years in the Patriot League – reach 10 conference wins on the season.
 
The Raiders handled Army 84-69 Wednesday night to shift their league record to 10-5 with a 13-15 overall mark.

Colgate last hit 10 wins in league play during the 1995 season when the Raiders went 11-3 before going on to win the Patriot League title.
 
The Raiders got a strong individual performance from senior Luke Roh, who posted a career-best 25 points. He shot an impressive 9-of-13 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, handing him his first double-double of the season and second of his career.
 
Colgate jumped out to a 23-12 lead 12 minutes into the contest after Pat Moore drained his first trey of the night. Army would pull within seven following a good jumper from Tanner Plomb, but the Raiders would answer quickly to make it a 36-24 ballgame.
 
Kyle Wilson hit a 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining in the half to send Army into the break down only 46-36.
 
Colgate extended its advantage to a game-high 18-points at 56-38 after it registered back-to-back makes from downtown just six minutes into the second half.
 
The Raiders would see Army rally and get the lead down to 73-65 with 2:47 left to play. However, Colgate wouldn't let the Black Knights get any closer as the Raiders finished the game on a 11-4 run, including making 3-of-4 from the free throw line, to secure the victory.
 
Ethan Jacobs, Moore and Matt McMullen all recorded double-figure scoring nights as well with 19, 11 and 10 points, respectively. Damon Sherman-Newsome added a career-high seven helpers, while Roh came up with three very timely steals.
 
On the night Colgate shot 51.7 percent from the floor and hit 9-of-21 from long-range. The Raiders also converted on 13-of-19 shots from the free throw line. Army finished the contest shooting 45.6 percent overall, while hitting just 5-of-25 from behind the arc. The Black Knights went 12-for-14 from the charity stripe.
 
The Raiders are away from Cotterell Court for the next week, taking on a tough two-game road swing at Loyola and Lafayette. Colgate faces the Greyhounds on Sunday at noon before traveling to meet the Leopards on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.  

Bottom Line
• Colgate 84, Army 69
• It was the Raiders' second highest scoring night of the year and highest so far in conference play.
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improves to 13-15 overall and 10-5 in Patriot League play
• Army dips to 14-12 and 5-10, respectively
• The Raiders reached 10 wins in the Patriot League for only the second time in program history. Colgate last achieved 10 wins during league play in 1995, when the Raiders finished with an 11-3 mark before going on to win the conference title.
 
Facts & Figures
• Roh earned a career-best 25 points on 9-of-13 overall shooting and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe.
• He added a game-high 10 rebounds to give him his first double-double of the season and the second of his career. Roh registered his first double-double just a year ago when he posted 11 points and 10 boards against Lehigh on Jan. 2, 2014.
• The economics major recorded 18 of his points in the opening period before closing out his impressive game with four assists and a game-high three steals.
• Jacobs tallied 19 points on 7-of-8 overall shooting. He added 2-of-3 from downtown and 3-of-4 from the free throw line as well.
• Moore matched his season-high with 11 points in the contest. He also equaled his season-best in 3-pointers with three makes from long-range.
• McMullen closed out the Raiders in double-digits with 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting. The senior hit 2-of-2 from both behind the arc and the free throw line.
• Sherman-Newsome handed out a game and career-high seven assists. That number beat his previous career-best by one, set during this year's season opener.
• Colgate notched 36 points from inside the paint, while Army recorded 34. The Raiders converted 12 points off of Black Knight turnovers compared to Army's six.  
• The Raiders committed a season-low five turnovers in the contest; they posted 21 assists, good for their second-best mark of the year.
• There was one tie score and one lead change throughout the game.
• The Raiders held the edge for 35:04, while Army was ahead for 3:34. The game was tied for 1:22.
• Colgate hit its largest lead in the game at 56-38 when Moore finished off a trey from the corner. That bucket closed out a 9-0 Raider run sparked by three straight 3-pointers.
 
Army's Numbers
• The Black Knights saw four players in double-digits, with Dylan Cox leading the way with a team-high 17 points.
• Kevin Ferguson, Wilson and Tanner Plomb added 15, 14 and 12 points, respectively.
• On the boards Ferguson and Cox pulled down a team-best seven rebounds, while Cox handed out four helpers in the game as well.
• The Black Knights shot 45.6 percent from the floor, but hit just 5-of-25 shots from behind the arc. Army added 12-of-14 makes from the free throw line. All five treys Army treys came in the first half before the Knights went 0-for-9 from long in the second period.

Interesting Notes
• Colgate recorded its highest scoring night in conference play and second highest overall. The Raiders notched a season-high 88 points earlier in the year against Division III Morrisville State.
• Colgate put up its best first half scoring performance in league play with 46 points in the opening period. Those 46 points also matched the Raiders' second-best half overall during Patriot League play, trailing only a 48-point second half surge against Bucknell on Jan. 3
• The win gave the Raiders their first victory over the Black Knights since a 93-90 overtime thriller during the 2012-13 season.
• Four Colgate players recorded double-figures in a game for the 11th time this season and second-straight contest.
• Colgate is now 8-4 overall on its home court, while also holding a 6-2 conference mark on Cotterell Court.

How It Happened
• The Black Knights took the lead early but the Raiders went on a 10-0 run to take a 23-12 edge eight minutes into the contest.
• Army pulled to within seven at 31-22 a little over four minutes later when Plomb converted on a 3-pointer, but Colgate quickly pushed its advantage back to 36-24 after McMullen hit a jumper.
• Wilson drained a trey with 38 seconds remaining in the half to cut into Colgate's lead and send the Black Knights into the break down only 10.
• Colgate opened the second half on a 10-2 run and increased its edge to a game-high 18-points at 56-38 following three consecutive 3-pointers.
• The Black Knights converted on 5-of-6 straight free throws to cut into the lead before scoring their first field goal in nearly seven minutes when Cox finished off a layup midway through the period.
• Colgate held a double-digit lead for much of the next seven minutes until Army made it a 73-65 ballgame after another Cox layup.
• The Raiders tightened up their defensive presence and finished the game on an 11-4 run, including hitting 3-of-4 from the free throw line.
 
Records Watch
• Sherman-Newsome and Moore are still in the hunt for reaching 1,000 career points. Sherman-Newsome is 50 points shy, while Moore sits at 90 short.
• Austin Tillotson recorded four assists in the game, which handed him 116 on the season. The junior is now just 17 helpers shy of matching his total from a season ago, which placed him third all-time in season-assists.
• Roh registered four assists in the contest as well and sits with 331 career helpers. He is now just 25 assists shy of matching Dave Hardy '03 for third all-time.

Straight From The Source
• Colgate head coach Matt Langel: (on his overall thoughts from the game) "We handled the ball well under pressure and against a style of play that, to be honest, we've struggled with over the years. Then to add just five  turnovers with 21 assists was great."
 
"Obviously our veteran guys were big for us. Despite foul trouble, Matty (McMullen) gets 10 points on four shots and Ethan (Jacobs) is almost perfect from the field at 7-for-8 for his 19 points. Luke Roh got his career-high by the half and 25 overall with four assists, no turnovers and 10 rebounds."
 
"They were disappointed about the way Saturday afternoon went. We played well enough to win that game, we just didn't close it out. Hopefully that will be the last lesson we need to learn here late in the season and we can build some momentum moving forward."

Up Next
• The Raiders head back on the road Sunday for a matchup with Loyola at noon.
• The Greyhounds are coming off a 61-50 setback at Bucknell on Wednesday.
• Heading into Sunday's contest, Loyola sits with a 6-9 conference mark and is tied with Holy Cross and Navy.
• The Raiders and Greyhounds are going head-to-head for their sixth all-time meeting. Colgate holds the 3-2 record advantage.
• Colgate also took a 59-58 nail-biter over the Greyhounds earlier in the season when Sherman-Newsome went for a team-best 16 points.

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