WEST POINT, N.Y. – Janae McNeal scored seven straight points to cap a 17-2 Army West Point finish as the Black Knights outlasted Colgate 57-47 here Wednesday night.
 
Seemingly an instant before Army's closing number, it was the Raiders who held the hot hand. Kateri Stone's step-back corner 3-ball capped an 11-0 run and gave Colgate a 45-40 lead with 9:13 remaining.
 
And despite a five-plus-minute Raider scoring drought that followed, Rachel Thompson's driving layup with 4:03 showing pushed Colgate back in front at 47-46.
 
But that was it for the Raiders, who watched Army reel off the final 11 points to cap an evening of hot and cold for both teams.
 
Colgate led 18-12 after one quarter and rallied for a 15-15 wash in the third quarter that made it 42-40 Raiders heading to the fourth. But nine points in the second quarter and a season-low five in the fourth proved decisive.
 
Stone led Colgate with 16 points and Thompson added 13.
 
Three Army starters produced double-doubles, led by McNeal's 17 points and 11 rebounds. Madison Hovren added 15 and 11, while Aliyah Murray contributed 11 points and a game-high 12 boards.
 
Bottom Line
• Army West Point 57, Colgate 47
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate's two-game winning streak ended to post the Raiders at 8-15 overall, 5-7 in the Patriot League.
• Army won its eighth straight over Colgate and improved to 17-6 and 8-4.
 
Quick Recap
• Army didn't suffer the extended scoring droughts Colgate did, but there were plenty of dry spells for both sides.
• Trailing 8-4, Colgate put together a 14-2 run over the next 4:29 to take an 18-10 advantage into the final two minutes of the first quarter.
• But it could have been better for the Raiders, who didn't score the last 3:14 of the period. Colgate led 18-12 after one.
• Summer King's layup with 7:00 showing handed Colgate its largest lead at 24-13.
• It was still 25-15 when Army stepped up the defensive intensity and outscored Colgate 10-2 over the final 5½ minutes.
• Murray's jumper at the halftime horn capped it and Army trailed just 27-25.
• Colgate in the first half had two separate scoring droughts of 4:47.
• Army opened the third quarter by scoring the first seven points (combined 17-2 run) to go in front 32-27.
• It was 38-30 Black Knights when Colgate finally caught its second wind.
• Stone, Thompson and Katie Curtis scored five points apiece in the quarter as Colgate rallied for a 12-2 surge that put the Raiders back in front, 42-40.
• Stone's fourth 3-pointer but final bucket of the game made it 45-40 Raiders with 9:13 remaining.
• The Knights slipped in front 46-45 on a Hovren free throw with 5:57 to play.
• Thompson answered at the 4:03 mark for Colgate's final lead at 47-46.
• Hovren and Murray scored killer put-back baskets before McNeal finished it off to complete the 11-0 closing statement.
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate's 47 points marked their second-lowest output of the season. Only a 72-42 loss at Gonzaga was worse.
• Colgate's previous Patriot League scoring low came in a 79-56 defeat at Bucknell.
• Colgate did, however, hold its third conference opponent under 60 points. Army shot just 31.1 percent from the floor.
• The Raiders lost for the first time all season when leading after three quarters. They were a perfect 7-0.
• Colgate's previous scoring low for a quarter was six in the second quarter of last month's Army game.
• Stone's four 3-pointers gives her 44 for the season. One more and she ties for the 10th-best season in Colgate history.
• Curtis in her 100th career game dropped in Colgate's other 3-pointer.
• The senior now has 40 for the season and 91 for her career. She needs 15 more to reach the Raider all-time top 10.
• Thompson picked off three steals. It's her sixth time with three or more pilfers and she leads the team with 32.
• King had a career-high three blocks.
• Poland led the team in rebounds for the first time in her career, posting a collegiate-best six boards.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Bill Cleary: (On the game) "Basketball is a game of runs, and unfortunately they made the final run and that was the difference in the game. I'm disappointed; we had some really good looks. Our defense was really strong tonight. But shots that we normally make, we missed.
 
"You've got to tip your hat to Army. They're a great team."
 
Listen to the rest of Coach Cleary's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Christl Arena was 646.
 
Up Next
• Colgate hosts Bucknell for the annual Play-4-Kay Game supporting breast cancer awareness, and National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
• The game marks Colgate's annual Play-4-Kay Game supporting breast cancer awareness, and fans wearing pink are admitted free. Kids also earn free admission, and the more the merrier as the Raiders host a postgame kids clinic as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
• The Bison are 18-5 overall and tied for first place in the Patriot League at 10-2 after Wednesday's 73-54 home win over Lehigh.
• Bucknell defeated Colgate 79-56 last month in Lewisburg.
• Tipoff from Cotterell Court is 2 p.m.