WEST POINT, N.Y. – A pair of Colgate field-goal attempts in the closing seconds wouldn't fall, and the Raiders dropped a 48-47 decision to Army here Wednesday night.

Colgate (5-21, 4-11 Patriot) lost its two regular season meetings against Army this season by a total of three points.

Patriot League scoring leader Kelsey Minato connected on her only field goal of the second half, a 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining, to give Army a 48-45 lead. Colgate's Mariah Jones then made both ends of a 1-and-1 free-throw attempt with 58 seconds left to pull the Raiders within one.

Colgate defended and forced a traveling violation with 31 seconds remaining. After a timeout, the Raiders began working the ball for a good shot.

Missy Repoli drove the left baseline and pulled up from 12 feet. Her attempt hit the back iron and Carole Harris retrieved the carom toward the 3-point line. Harris quickly fired but the ball appeared to be deflected and didn't reach the rim as the buzzer sounded.

Last month, Minato hit a jumper with four seconds left in Army's 64-62 win in Hamilton. Wednesday's win was Army's 11th straight after a 1-3 Patriot League start. The Raiders, meanwhile, lost their 11th game by eight points or less and their sixth game by either one or two points.

Repoli finished with 12 points to lead Colgate, and Harris added 11. Minato led all scorers with 18.
 

The Raiders host Senior Day against Loyola this Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
Bottom Line
• Army 48, Colgate 47
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 5-21 overall and 4-11 in the Patriot League
• Army won its 11th straight game to improve to 20-5 overall, 12-3 in the Patriot League.
 
Facts & Figures
• How close was this one? It was tied 24-24 at halftime, and Army outscored Colgate 24-23 in the second half.
• Points-off-turnovers were 13 apiece.
• Colgate had a 7-6 edge in second-chance points, and the Raider bench finished with an 11-5 advantage.
• Army's two wins over Colgate this season are by a total of three points (64-62 on Jan. 21).
• Eleven of Colgate's losses this season are by eight points or less, including six by either one or two points.
• Colgate and Army are now 3-3 in their last six meetings.
• Army's largest lead was 12-3 with 14:49 left in the first half.
• The Raiders responded with a 10-0 run over the next 5:06 to take a 13-12 advantage.
• Minato scored nine straight Army points to put the Black Knights back in front 21-17.
• A nice head fake and baseline jumper from Kateri Stone tied it at 24, and that's where the half ended.
• In the second stanza, Colgate went 6:19 without a point but was still tied 33-33.
• Missy Repoli and Tori Pozsonyi combined for the next eight points and Colgate had its largest lead 41-33 with 6:50 to play.
• Repoli's buckets were both layups, including one after Jones threaded the needle backdoor; Pozsonyi banked her first one home, and then played give-and-go with Harris.
• Army responded with a quick 3-pointer by Jean Parker – her third of the game – to spark an 11-3 run that tied it at 44 with 3:15 remaining.
• The team's traded single free throws and then turnovers to set up the tough-luck finish.
 

Final Flurry
• There were six ties in the game and seven lead changes.
• The last tie at 45-all was broken when Patriot League scoring leader Kelsey Minato hit a corner 3-pointer with 1:07 showing to put the Black Knights up by three.
• It was Minato's only field goal of the second half (five attempts).
• Mariah Jones was fouled on the ensuing Colgate possession, and the senior connected on both ends of a 1-and-1 opportunity to make it 48-47 with 58 seconds to play.
• The Raiders then forced a traveling violation and took over with 31 seconds left, trailing by one.
• Colgate worked the ball around and Repoli drove toward the left baseline. She fired from 12 feet but her attempt drew iron.
• Carole Harris grabbed the rebound near the 3-point line and quickly turned to shoot.
• But her long-range try appeared to be deflected and never reached the rim as the buzzer sounded.
 
More Key Info
• Repoli led the Raiders with 12 points, and Harris scored 11. Also in the scoring column: Jones 7, Paige Kriftcher 5, Pozsonyi 4 (tied season-high), Josie Stockill 3, Randyll Butler 3 and Stone 2.
• Harris reached double-figures in scoring for the ninth straight game, extending her personal-best streak.
• She also tied for game rebounding honors with eight.
• Repoli hit two 3-pointers in the game to give her 159 career treys. That pulls the senior captain into a second-place tie alongside Meghan Curtin (2003-06) on Colgate's all-time list.
• Allison Lipinski (2002-05) is the Colgate career leader with 220 treys.
• Stockill blocked two shots in the game and has 52 for the season, 120 for her career. She's already second on the Colgate charts and now an even 50 shy of Leandra Fuller's (2002-05) program mark of 170.
• Colgate was credited with a season-low four assists. Jones had two of the four to lead the team in assists for the 19th time this year.
• For the second time this year, Repoli just missed playing all 40 minutes; she sat out 15 seconds of the first half (played all but 14 seconds in first matchup against Navy).
• Harris was right behind with 38 minutes.
 
Turning Point

• Colgate scored eight straight points and led 41-33 after a Repoli layin with 6:50 remaining.
• But Army's Parker nailed a 3-pointer just seven seconds later to snap the Black Knights' nearly four-minute scoring drought.
• Harris' jumper pushed the Colgate lead back to 43-38 with 4:52 remaining, but Army kept coming and eventually tied it at 44 with 3:15 to play.
• Minato's baseline 3-pointer with 1:07 left proved to be the game-winner as Army finished on a 15-6 run to win its 11th straight Patriot League game.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort (On the game) "We did a good job on Minato except for about three possessions. We held everyone on their team under their averages, so we played well defensively for the most part. But there were just a few too many possessions where we lost focus. Unfortunately, they capitalized.
"It's been the same game against them the last three years. This year, we just can't figure out how to beat them. But we'll be ready to go Saturday for Senior Day. It's a big one."
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Christl Arena was 569.
 
Up Next
• Colgate celebrates Senior Day Saturday at Cotterell Court. Start time is 4 p.m.
• The Raiders host Loyola looking for a season sweep. Colgate won 72-45 in Baltimore last month.
• Loyola remains one game ahead of Colgate in the standings after losing 72-61 at home to Bucknell on Wednesday night. The Greyhounds are 5-10 in Patriot League play and 7-19 overall.