NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A senior-laden Yale squad broke quickly from the gate and dealt Colgate its first loss of the season by an 82-56 count here Monday night.
 
Summer King led all scorers with a career-high 21 points, but Colgate was fighting uphill from the start. Yale's first three baskets were 3-pointers as the Bulldogs – with three senior starters to Colgate's none – nailed seven treys in the opening quarter and took a 29-15 lead.
 
The margin stretched to 48-26 by halftime and Yale went on to outscore the Raider in all four quarters.
 
King posted her second straight double-double to start the season, finishing with 10 rebounds. The junior was 8-of-10 from the floor and a perfect 5-of-5 from the line.
 
Colgate committed 24 turnovers and Yale turned them into a 28-6 edge in points-off-turnovers. The Bulldogs also outrebounded Colgate 50-35, including a 21-3 edge on the offensive glass.
 
Bottom Line
Yale 82, Colgate 56
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 1-1.
• Yale improved to 2-0.
 
Facts & Figures
• King's previous career high was 15 points, which she tied in Friday's win at Canisius.
• She registered her most field goals (8) and free throws (5) made, and also posted multiple steals in a game for the first time.
• Nia Ahart reached double figures for the first time in her collegiate career, scoring 12.
• Colgate actually outshot Yale, 40.8 percent to 37.6 percent.
• But Yale transformed second chances and Raider turnovers into 85 field goal attempts to Colgate's 49.
• Yale attempted 50 field goals in the first half to Colgate's 22.
• The Bulldogs led 48-26 at intermission. The Raiders gave up 48 points by halftime twice last season, in losses at home against Bucknell and at Lafayette.
• The 29 points allowed in the first quarter Monday night were more than in any quarter last season.
• Yale placed five in double figures, led by 17 from Jen Berkowitz.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Bill Cleary: (On the game) "Obviously, it was a tough night for us. But one of the things I've learned in this business is you've got to look for the bright spots, and tonight that was Summer King. We're going to get this thing turned around and we're going to win here, and Summer King is a prime example of what is coming. If you like what you're seeing with Summer, then you're going to like what you see when this process is complete. We can't just snap our fingers. It's day by day and we're going to have peaks and valleys. Friday was a great night and this was a bad night. We can't get too high after Friday and we can't get too low after tonight. We've got to go back to the drawing board, see what our mistakes were, fix those mistakes and be better for it."
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Lee Amphitheater was 846.
 
Up Next
• Colgate renews its Central New York rivalry with Cornell this Thursday night in Ithaca.
• The Big Red are 0-2 after a hard-fought 51-39 loss Monday night at Pittsburgh. Cornell and Pitt were tied going to the fourth quarter.
• Tipoff Thursday is 7 p.m., with livestream available through the Ivy League Network ($).