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HAMILTON – Niagara's inside duo of Victoria Rampado and Kaylee Stroemple performed as advertised and the Purple Eagles knocked off Colgate 81-44 here Friday afternoon.
 
Rampado led all scorers with 22 points and added 11 rebounds, while Stroemple added 14 and eight. The Purple Eagles got a second double-double from guard Jamie Sherburne, who scored 11 points and dished out 10 assists.
 
Niagara after a challenging early season schedule reached a season-high point total for the second game in a row.
 
Colgate, meanwhile, lost its third straight for the first time this season. Mylah Chandler led the Raiders with 10 points, while Tegan Graham contributed a career-high seven assists.
 
Turnovers were the main Raider culprit, with Colgate equaling its season high of 24. Niagara posted a 30-9 scoring edge in points-off-turnovers.
 
Bottom Line
Niagara 81, Colgate 44
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate ends its nonconference season 4-7 for a one-game improvement over last year.
• Niagara is now 3-8 after its second consecutive victory.
 
Facts & Figures
• Chandler was a bright spot for the Raiders, scoring 10 point on 5-of-8 shooting.
• She led the team in scoring for the second time this season.
• Mackenzie Carroll scored nine points on 3-of-9 shooting from 3-point distance. The three made treys tied a season high.
• She also made her fourth consecutive start and played a season-high 25 minutes.
• In addition to her seven assists, Graham also led the Raiders in rebounds with seven and scored six points.
• Graham's seven rebounds tied her career high.
• Colgate scored the last five points of the half and trailed 41-28 at intermission.
• One game after going 19-of-20 at the free throw line in Monday's 75-62 win over previously 8-1 Buffalo, Niagara was 12-of-13 against the Raiders.
• Colgate's first free throw attempt came with 1:18 left in the third quarter.
• Summer King was 3-of-5 from the field and is shooting 51.7 percent from the floor for the season. She entered Friday second in the Patriot League in field goal percentage.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Cotterell Court was 219.
 
Up Next
• Colgate returns from a brief holiday break to open Patriot League play next Friday at home against Holy Cross.
• The Crusaders finished 5-6 in their nonconference schedule after Wednesday's 76-74 overtime home loss to Dartmouth.
• Tipoff is 7 p.m. from Cotterell Court, with the Patriot League Network and WKXZ-FM carrying all the action.