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HAMILTON – Boston University used size to its advantage and posted a 62-49 Patriot League victory over Colgate for the annual Kids Game at Cotterell Court.
 
The Terriers registered a 40-16 scoring edge on points in the paint, accounting for all but two of their 22 made field goals. They also outrebounded Colgate 41-32 and limited the Raiders to a season-low 27.7 percent shooting from the field.
 
Three Terriers scored in double figures, while Nia Ahart paced Colgate with 9 points.
 
Colgate's Tori Pozsonyi scored the game's first bucket, but Boston University tied it 10 seconds later and never trailed again. They led 16-11 at the end of the first quarter and the game was a still-manageable 22-15 with 6 minutes left before halftime.
 
That's when the Terriers put together an 11-2 run to take a 33-17 advantage into the locker room. Colgate's six second quarter points matched their season low for that period.
 
Boston University's largest lead of the game came at 51-29 late in the third quarter. The Raiders put together a 19-point fourth stanza to whittle the final margin to 13.
 
The announced crowd of 1,342 marked the third edition of the Kids Game.
 
Bottom Line
Boston University 62, Colgate 49
 
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate dropped to 4-12 overall and 0-5 in the Patriot League.
• Boston University improved to 8-7 and 3-2.
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate topped 80 percent at the free throw line for the first time this season, finishing 18-of-22 for 81.8 percent.
• The Raiders committed 23 turnovers for their fifth game in the last six with at least 20 miscues.
• Colgate was held to fewer than 50 points for the fourth time during its current eight-game losing streak.
• Keelah Dixon led the Raiders with a season-high five rebounds.
• Ahart's 9 points topped the Colgate scoring column for the second time this season.
• Seven points apiece from Kateri Stone, Haley Greer and Summer King helped Colgate to a 26-14 edge in bench scoring.
 
From the Source
• Head coach Bill Cleary (On the game) "Turnovers. It's the same old story. We dug ourselves a big hole in the first half thanks to 16 turnovers. It's tough to win game like that. We didn't handle their pressure well in the second quarter, and yet we were able to handle it for the most part the rest of the game. We got a little undisciplined – things that are very fixable.

"Some positives to take away are our kids played hard from start to finish. Our defense is coming along but now we can't score. We've got to figure out how to get it all together. We said in the locker room that it's never as bad as it seems. They have made strides and the challenge now is to keep our players in a positive frame of mind. We are behind them, we believe in them and that's not going to change."
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance for the third annual Kids Day at Cotterell Court was 1,342.
 
Up Next
• Colgate is back on the road Sunday to take on Bucknell.
• The Bison were 9-6 overall and 3-1 in the Patriot League heading into Thursday night's game at Lehigh.
• Tipoff is 2 p.m. from Lewisburg, with the Patriot League Network carrying all the action.