Box Score

Colgate COLGATE 7-17, 5-6

Holy Cross HC 12-12, 6-5

Colgate COLGATE

7-17, 5-6

Final

Feb. 01, 2017

Holy Cross HC

12-12, 6-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Colgate COLGATE	24	26	50
Holy Cross HC	29	27	56

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/1/2017 9:09:00 PM | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Fall 56-50 at Holy Cross

Swopshire Records First Double-Double of the Season

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WORCESTER, Mass. – The Colgate men's basketball team wasn't able to get much going offensively as the Raiders dropped a 56-50 decision to Holy Cross Wednesday evening at the Hart Center.

Colgate erased an early deficit to take a 40-39 advantage with just over five minutes left in the game, but an 8-0 Crusader streak put the Raiders in a hole they wouldn't be able climb out of.

Junior Jordan Swopshire tallied his first double-double of the season with team-best marks of 17 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Sean O'Brien and sophomore Malcolm Regisford followed with nine points apiece.

Four points from first-year Will Rayman and two from Regisford got Colgate out to an early 6-3 lead, but Holy Cross scored 12 of the game's next 14 points to pull ahead 15-8 with under 12 minutes on the clock.

The Crusaders held onto a seven-point lead at 17-10 four minutes later, until Worcester, Mass. native Tom Rivard banked in a three-pointer that pulled Colgate within 17-13 with 8:20 on the clock. Holy Cross responded with a 7-2 run over the next four minutes to stretch its lead to 24-15 with under four minutes to play.

O'Brien rattled home a trey at the 2:54 mark, which sparked an 8-3 Raider run that pulled Colgate within three at 26-23 with 47 seconds left in the term. Holy Cross scored three of final four points of the term to take a 29-24 lead into the locker room.

A Regisford free throw and O'Brien three-pointer helped Colgate pull within two at 30-28 two minutes into the second half. The Crusaders went back up by four, by Swopshire netted five-straight points to put Colgate in front for the first time since early in the first half at 33-32 with 14:45 to play.

Holy Cross answered with five-straight of its own before O'Brien drained another three and Regisford added a free throw to knot the score at 37 three minutes later. The lead changed three times over the next three minutes until Holy Cross used an 8-0 run to turn a 40-39 deficit into a 47-40 lead with just over five minutes left on the clock.

Swopshire halted the Crusader streak at the 4:49 mark and scored Colgate's next six points as the Raiders were able to pull back within five at 51-46 with 3:46 to play. Holy Cross' Robert Champion tossed in a layup to make it 53-46 with 2:25 on the clock and Colgate was never able to come back as the Crusaders walked away with a 56-50 victory.

BOTTOM LINE

Holy Cross 56, Colgate 50

WON-LOST RECORDS

The Raiders suffer just their second road loss of Patriot League play. Colgate falls to 5-6 in league action and 7-17 overall.
The Crusaders improve to 6-5 in the Patriot League and 12-12 on the season.

KEY RAIDER INFO

Colgate's 50 points marks the Raiders' lowest scoring game this season.
Swopshire's 17 points are his most in Patriot League play this season. He tied his season high with 10 rebounds.
Sophomore Francisco Amiel tied his career high with five assists.
Rayman, Regisford and Amiel all added five rebounds.

FACTS & FIGURES

Colgate finished the game shooting 33.3 percent (16-for-48) from the field, 32.3 percent (10-for-31) from three-point range and 66.7 percent (8-for-12) from the free throw line.
The Crusaders shot 38.6 percent (17-for-44) from the floor, 36.4 percent (8-for-22) from downtown and 66.7 percent (14-for-21) from the charity stripe.
Colgate held a 36-25 rebound advantage, but the Raiders turned the ball over 19 times compared to Holy Cross' 10.
Champion led the Crusaders with 17 points, six rebounds, six steals four assists.

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Matt Langel

"With Holy Cross' matchup zone and 1-3-1 defenses, you know going in that it's going to be a different style game. I thought our guys executed well and when we didn't make careless turnovers, we got a number of quality shots that unfortunately we weren't able to make."
"Holy Cross certainly came up with timely loose balls and made some big plays late, but overall our defense was pretty solid. There are valuable lessons to be learned from the game. I know our guys will be ready to go Saturday afternoon against Navy."

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