BALTIMORE – Senior Matt McMullen recorded career-highs of 19 points and 17 rebounds but it couldn't help Colgate fend off Loyola on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Raiders ultimately dropped the contest in triple overtime, 80-78. The last time Colgate played to three extra periods was way back on Jan. 17, 1981. The Raiders fell in that game, 38-37, to Catholic.
 
Despite Sunday's loss, Colgate claimed a top-four seed in the Patriot League Tournament and will host in the quarterfinal round for the first time since 2008 because of the other results in the league from the day.
 
Colgate had a seven-point lead with 1:29 remaining in regulation after Ethan Jacobs converted both of his free throw attempts. The Greyhounds, however, closed the game on a 7-0 run, including hitting the game-tying shot with six seconds to play, to knot the score at 65-all and send the game into overtime.
 
It was Loyola, this time, who had the two-point advantage with 18 seconds remaining in the first overtime. Damon Sherman-Newsome hit two clutch free throws though to make it 71-71 and extended the game.
 
McMullen made it a 74-72 Raiders edge with nearly two minutes left in the second overtime. Colgate then portrayed some strong defense holding the Greyhounds scoreless for the next 1:52. Unfortunately, a layup from Loyola's Andre Walker with one second remaining sent the game into a third and final extra period.
 
With the game tied at 76-76 with two minutes and 30 second to play in the game, Walker converted on two free throws to give the Greyhounds the 78-76 edge. Jacobs then finished off a layup for the Raiders with 38 seconds left but a layup from Walker found its mark with seven ticks remaining to ultimately secure the hosts the victory.
 
McMullen tallied 19 points, while pulling down an impressive 17 boards -- both career-highs. His rebound total was the most by any Colgate player since Nick Pascale '12 grabbed 15 against Bucknell on Feb. 20, 2011. McMullen also added three assists, one block and one steal on the day.
 
Jacobs, Damon Sherman-Newsome and Luke Roh all posted double-figures in the game with 17, 14 and 12 points, respectively. Jacobs matched his career-high three blocks, while also pulling down seven rebounds of his own.
 
The Raiders finished the game shooting 42.2 percent from the floor and hit just 6-of-20 from long-range. Colgate also went 18-for-26 from the charity stripe.
 
There were 14 tie scores to go along with 13 lead changes in the contest.
 
Colgate is back on the road Wednesday at Lafayette to close out its regular season away schedule. That contest is set for a 7 p.m. tip.

Bottom Line
• Loyola 80, Colgate 78 – 3 OT
• The Raiders played to three overtimes for the first time since a 38-37 setback to Catholic on Jan. 17, 1981.
 
Won-Lost Records
• Loyola improves to 11-16 overall and 7-9 in Patriot League play
• Colgate falls to 13-16 and 10-6, respectively.
• Despite its loss on Sunday, Colgate claimed a top-four seed in the Patriot League Tournament and will host in the quarterfinal round for the first time since 2008 because of the other results in the league from the day.
 
Facts & Figures
• McMullen went for a career-best 19 points on 5-of-9 field goals, 3-of-5 makes from long and 6-of-7 shots from the free line.
• He added a career-high 17 rebounds, which beat his previous best of 13 set earlier this season in a contest with Army on Jan. 21.
• The Brick, New Jersey, native posted three assists, one block and one steal to his already impressive night as well.
• Jacobs recorded 17 points on the day after shooting 6-of-17 from the floor and 5-of-8 from the charity stripe. The senior also grabbed seven rebounds to go along with her three blocks, which matched his career-best.
• Sherman-Newsome chipped in 14 points, while Roh closed out the Raider scorers in double-digits with 12 points of his own.
• McMullen and Austin Tillotson led the team with three helpers each.
• The Raiders finished the night shooting 42.2 percent from the floor, while hitting just 6-of-20 from behind the arc. Colgate added 18-of-26 makes from the free throw line as well.
• The rebounding mark was close but Loyola held the slight advantage at 45-44.
• Both teams tallied 36 points from inside the paint, while the Greyhounds tallied 22 points from second chance opportunities to Colgate's 10.
• There were 14 tie scores and 13 lead changes throughout the game.
• The Raiders held the edge for 37:04, while Loyola was ahead for 8:29. The game was tied for 8:44.
• Colgate hit its largest advantage in the game at 58-65 with 1:29 remaining in regulation after Jacobs hit two free throws.
 
Loyola's Numbers
• The Greyhounds saw Walker and Franz Rassman lead the team with career-highs of 21 and 19 points, respectively.
• Eric Laster's 16 points and Tyler Hubbard's 13 points closed out the Loyola players with double-digits.  
• On the boards rookie Cam Gregory pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds, while Laster added seven of his own.  
• The Greyhounds shot 37.1 percent from the floor and also went 6-for-20 from long-range. Loyola hit 22-of-32 shots from the free throw line as well.  

Interesting Notes
• Colgate has now dropped 13 of its 16 losses by seven or fewer points.
• The Greyhounds move to 4-0 in overtime this season, while the Raiders drop to 2-0 on the year.
• The teams split the season series in two highly-competitive games, with Colgate winning 59-58 at home on Jan. 24 when Sherman-Newsome hit the game-winner with 19 seconds left.
• Four Colgate players recorded double-figures in a game for the 12th time this season and third-straight contest.
• Despite the loss, Colgate is assured of a top-four seed in the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 2008. The Raiders lost in the Patriot League Championship game that season at American.

How It Happened
• Neither team held more than a five-point lead in the opening 10 minutes of play.
• Alex Ramon made it a 29-23 Raiders edge 5:44 into the opening period before Colgate held the two possession lead for much of the next five minutes.
• Loyola's Nick Gorski converted on two free throw shots to make it a 34-33 ballgame but a 3-point play from Roh pushed Colgate's lead back to four.
• Right before the halftime whistle blew, Tillotson fed McMullen inside for a layup to send the Raiders into the break up 39-33.
• The Greyhounds started the second 20 minutes on a 9-2 run to take over the lead for the first time since it was 11-10 five minutes into the contest.
• Colgate quickly pushed its advantage to 54-49 after Jacobs finished off a layup with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
• The Greyhounds got the lead down to 58-57 but a 7-1 run over a four-minute span gave the Raiders the seven-point edge with 1:29 to play.
• Loyola scored two buckets to make it a 65-63 Colgate advantage before fouling the Raiders in hopes of a missed free throw.
• That's exactly what they got as the Raiders missed two front ends of a 1-and-1 down the stretch, which allowed the Greyhounds to continue their run.
• They finished regulation on a 7-0 run, including the game-tying shot from Walker with six seconds to play, to knot the score at 65-all.
• The Raiders had one final attempt to win the game but Roh's layup rolled around the rim and fell out.
• Colgate grabbed the early lead in the first overtime period but the Greyhounds fought back and took the 71-69 edge after Walker converted on 1-of-2 free throws with 18 seconds to play. 
• Sherman-Newsome then drove to the bucket getting fouled along the way before hitting two clutch shots from the charity stripe with six ticks remaining, again, tying the score at 71-71.
• The second overtime period was a very defensive one as both teams recorded just three points each. A McMullen free throw with 1:52 remaining gave the Raiders a 74-72 lead but a layup from Walker with one seconds remaining sent the game into a third and final extra period.
• In the last overtime period both teams took turns holding the advantage but one final layup from Walker with seven seconds remaining ultimately gave the hosts the come-from-behind victory.
 
Records Watch
• Sherman-Newsome and Moore are still in the hunt for reaching 1,000 career points. Sherman-Newsome is 36 points shy, while Moore sits at 87 short.
• Moore hit his 185 career 3-pointer in Sunday's contest, which tied him with Jon Simon '07 for fifth place all-time.
• Tillotson recorded three assists in the game, which handed him 119 on the season. The junior is now just 14 helpers shy of matching his total from a season ago, which placed him third all-time in season-assists.
• Roh registered two assists in the contest as well and sits with 333 career helpers. He is now just 23 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) "Obviously, a tough result for us. Winning on the road, in our league, is very difficult. And we know that."
 
"I thought we did mostly everything necessary to be in the position we wanted towards the end of regulation. Up seven with less than 90 seconds left is where you want to be. Obviously, we needed to make our free throws or get a defensive stop and we weren't able to do either."
 
"I give credit to Loyola for playing a tough, physical game and working hard to get themselves into the paint and to the free throw line on the offensive end. (Andre) Walker, for a first-year, stepped up and made some timely plays and free throws for them."
 
"I liked the shots we got in both regulation and overtime. A few times we got into the paint on post ups or drives and weren't able to convert or get to the free throw line ourselves. In the close game that this became, that ends up being the difference."

Up Next
• The Raiders continue their road swing at Lafayette on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
• The Leopards are coming off a 63-61 victory at Lehigh on Sunday.
• Heading into Wednesday's contest, Lafayette sits with an 8-8 conference mark and sit tied with Boston U. for fourth place in the league.
• The Raiders and Leopards will go head-to-head for their 96th all-time meeting. Colgate holds the slight 48-47 record advantage.
• Lafayette took a 59-54 victory over the Raiders earlier in the season when Dan Trist went for a game-high 24 points.