ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Better days aren't down the road for Colgate Women's Basketball.
 
They're already here.
 
The Raiders bagged their second Patriot League victory of the week Saturday, and this one was quite a catch. Colgate knocked off first-place Navy 69-61 in Alumni Hall, snapping several streaks in the process.
 
Gone is Colgate's 10-game overall losing spell to the Mids and seven-game slide in Annapolis. Navy also lost at home for the first time since February of last year, ending a 10-game run. The Mids entered Saturday 9-1 in conference and 9-0 at home.
 
Colgate with the win nudged into a sixth-place tie with Loyola at 5-6 in the Patriot League.
 
After trailing by as many as nine points in the first half, Colgate pulled level 44-44 heading to the fourth quarter. That's when Kateri Stone scored eight of her team-high 15 points and Summer King contributed her very own 7-2 run down the stretch to key a 25-point final period.
 
Colgate over the last 10 minutes shot 59 percent from the floor (10-of-17), posted a 12-7 rebounding edge and committed just one turnover.
 
In addition to Stone's 15 points, Abby Schubiger scored a season-high 10 and Katie Curtis nine. King just missed her second straight double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.
 
Navy was led by Sarita Condie's 19 points.
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 69, Navy 61
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improved to 8-14 overall and 5-6 in the Patriot League. That's already one more win in both categories than all of last season.
• Navy dropped to 16-6 and 9-2.
 
Quick Recap
• Navy led throughout the first half.
• The Mids went on top 8-2 and 13-6 before settling for a 19-13 advantage at the end of a quarter.
• That was Navy's best scoring quarter of the afternoon.
• Condie's 3-pointer with 5:58 left before halftime handed Navy its largest lead of the game at 26-17.
• It was still 33-24 when Colgate scored the last four points of the half to trail 33-28.
• Schubiger (6) and Stone (5) accounted for 11 of Colgate's 15 second-quarter points.
• The Raiders extended their scoring run to 11-0 with the first seven points of the second half. Colgate went in front 35-33 on Schubiger's jumper with 7:27 showing.
• Stone's jumper in the final minute of the period tied the score at 44-44 and sparked her fourth-quarter run.
• The scoring was fast and furious in the opening five minutes of the final period, producing three ties and three lead changes.
• But Colgate trailed for just 10 seconds in the fourth quarter and took the lead for keeps at 56-54 on Curtis' layup with 4:51 remaining.
• That sparked a 15-7 closing stretch highlighted by King's personal 7-2 run. Included was the clinching 3-point play by King from Stone's assist that made it 65-58 with a half-minute left.
• Stone was perfect at the line as the Raiders closed it out.
 
Facts & Figures
• This was Colgate's first win over a first-place team since the 2013 Raiders knocked off Army in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals.
• Colgate's 11 turnovers were a season low.
• Steph Poland continues to impress. The senior center drew her third straight starting nod and responded with a career-high eight points on 4-of-4 shooting in 15 minutes.
• Schubiger scored her 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 21 minutes.
• King finished with nine points and nine rebounds. She's up to second on the team in rebounding at 4.5.
• Rachel Thompson's scored seven points to go with six rebounds and a season-high seven assists.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Bill Cleary: (On having good feelings going into today's game) "I did. We had two great days of practice. We focused on what we needed to work on, particularly defensively.
 
"Our players deserve the credit. They've bought in and are understanding how every detail, no matter how minute, is so important."
 
(On rallying from Navy's early push) "We wanted to get them out of what they are good at. They are such a great team. They do a great job of sharing the basketball by hitting the gaps and kicking it out to their shooters. That was a conscious effort on our part and we got them to do things they weren't used to doing."
 
Listen to the rest of Coach Cleary's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate junior guard Kateri Stone: (On the fourth quarter rally) "It was definitely our defense. We are starting to believe what Coach has been preaching since August and you really saw the results in our favor. We did a great job getting stops – especially toward the end. I know it went back and forth, but we had some clutch rebounds from Tori Pozsonyi and Summer King, and then we were able to capitalize on the offensive end."
 
Listen to the rest of Stone's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate sophomore forward Summer King: (On her game) "My teammates did a great job in the end of spreading it out and getting the ball to me down low, and I was lucky enough to be able to finish. Coach Popovich has been working with me on my seals and getting good angles, and Kateri found me (on the 3-point play)."
 
Listen to the rest of King's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Alumni Hall was 723.
 
Up Next
• Colgate completes its two-game academy road trip with a Wednesday visit to Army West Point.
• The Black Knights are 16-6 overall and fourth in the Patriot League standings at 7-4 after Saturday's 67-48 home win over Loyola.
• Army defeated Colgate 76-69 last month in Hamilton.
• Tipoff from Christl Arena is 7 p.m.