NEW YORK CITY – Colgate placed five players in double figures but Columbia rallied for a 75-67 decision here Sunday afternoon.
 
Mylah Chandler's put-back of her own miss handed Colgate a 65-61 edge with 5:30 remaining. Columbia then scored the game's next 14 points to cap a seesaw affair that included 10 lead changes.
 
When Chandler dropped in the last of her 11 points, Colgate had overcome a 59-52 deficit with a 13-2 run. The fact that Columbia answered with a closing run of its own simply mirrored the game as a whole.
 
Columbia scored 20 points in the first quarter, 10 in the second and 24 in the third. Colgate's score line by quarters was 12, 23 and 15, and it looked like things were swinging the Raiders' way once again with a 15-7 edge through the first half of the final period.
 
But Columbia grabbed the final momentum pivot.
 
Rachel Thompson scored 13 points for Colgate, with Chandler, Tori Pozsonyi and Haley Greer adding 11 apiece. Katie Curtis scored 10 to go with six assists.
 
Bottom Line
• Columbia 75, Colgate 67
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 1-5.
• Columbia improved to 3-2.
 
Quick Recap
• Columbia streaked to an 8-0 lead and led 20-12 at the end of one quarter.
• The Lions increased their lead to 26-16, but that lasted for all of seven seconds.
• A quick Raiders transition resulted in a Pozsonyi layup that sparked a 10-0 Colgate run, pulling Colgate even for the first time at 26-26.
• In fact, Colgate outscored Columbia 17-4 over the final 7:06 of the first half, including a perfect 8-of-8 from the field.
• The Raiders led at halftime for the first time this season, 35-30.
• Columbia swung momentum back in its favor during the third quarter, outscoring the Raiders 24-15 for a 54-50 advantage.
• When Alexa Giuliano hit a corner three, Columbia's lead was up to 59-52 with 8:37 remaining.
• But the Raiders rallied with a 13-2 run and grabbed a 65-61 cushion on the Chandler follow-up basket with 5:30 to play.
• Colgate's next basket didn't come until Thompson threw one in just before the final horn, snapping a streak of 14 straight Columbia points.
 
Facts & Figures
• Pozsonyi's 11 points marked a career high and her first collegiate game in double figures.
• Greer made a season-high three 3-pointers. She leads the team with eight.
• Colgate had 11 blocks, more than double the previous season high. Pozsonyi swatted three, while Chandler and Graham added two apiece.
• The Raiders shot a season-high 48.2 percent (27-of-56) from the field and handed out a season-best 17 assists on their 27 baskets.
• But Colgate for the second straight game committed more than 20 turnovers (21). And those were crucial, as Columbia posted a 26-14 edge in points off turnovers.
• Columbia's 18 offensive rebounds helped the Lions attempt 11 more field goals and 12 more free throws than the Raiders.
• Camille Zimmerman of Columbia led all scorers with 22 points and all rebounders with 11. She also dished six assists to match Curtis' game-high total.
• Chandler was Colgate's leading rebounder with eight.
• In addition to the five Raiders in double figures, Abby Shubiger scored five points, Tegan Graham had four and Kateri Stone two.
 
From the Sources
• Colgate head coach Bill Cleary: (On the end of the game) "I was really proud of how we came out in that fourth quarter. They followed what we wanted to do and did a great job. And then defensive principles, defensive fundamentals – we had some breakdowns there."
 
Listen to the rest of Coach Cleary's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Former Raiders Catherine Lewis '14 and Paige Kriftcher '16 were among the Colgate contingent on hand. Both sharpshooting guards reside among the Colgate top 10 in career 3-pointers made.
• Attendance at Levien Gymnasium was 478.
 
Up Next
• Colgate plays again Sunday at Purdue.
• The Boilermakers are 3-4 heading into Wednesday's game at Pittsburgh.
• This is the first meeting in women's basketball between Colgate and Purdue.
• Tipoff is 2 p.m.