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Colgate University Athletics

Will Rayman
Nina Lindberg
83
Army West Point ARMY 13-15, 6-11 PL
87
Winner Colgate COLGATE 16-12, 11-6 PL
Army West Point ARMY
13-15, 6-11 PL
83
Final
87
Colgate COLGATE
16-12, 11-6 PL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Army West Point ARMY 38 45 83
Colgate COLGATE 42 45 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Win 87-83 Battle to Complete Season Sweep of Army

Colgate Secures Top Four Seed in Patriot League Tournament

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HAMILTON – The Raiders scored 13 of the game's final 21 points to secure a key 87-83 victory over Army and lock up a top four seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament Wednesday night at Cotterell Court.
 
Colgate can now finish no lower than fourth place in the Patriot League standings. If Colgate wins its final game of the regular season Saturday, the Raiders finish as the No. 2 seed and earn the right to host a quarterfinal and a semifinal. The Raiders are locked into hosting a quarterfinal home game in the Patriot League Tournament on Thursday, March 1, at 7 p.m.  Tickets go on sale at 8 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 22.
 
Sophomore Will Rayman turned out a monster effort as he finished with a season-best 29 points to go along with seven rebounds. Junior Dana Batt tallied a career-best 18 points and six rebounds. Senior Sean O'Brien added 13 points and six assists. O'Brien and first-year Jordan Burns combined for 13 assists with just one turnover.
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Batt scored Colgate's first eight points, including the front-end of a three-minute long 8-0 run that put the Raiders in front 17-4 seven minutes into the contest. Three-pointers from O'Brien and Rayman had Colgate ahead 20-8 two minutes later, but the Black Knights stormed back with a 15-2 run to surge in front 23-22 with under eight minutes to play.
 
A layup from junior Francisco Amiel finally snapped the Army streak, but it was still a one-point game at 29-28 with 6:18 to play. An O'Brien jumper was followed by five-straight Rayman points and a trey from senior Jordan Swopshire to comprise a 10-0 Raider run that gave Colgate a 39-28 edge with 3:14 left on the clock.
 
The Black Knights scored 10 of the half's final 13 points, however, to trim Colgate's lead to four at 42-38 heading into the locker room.
 
Army worked its way within two at 47-45 in the opening three minutes of the second term before the Raiders answered with an 11-3 run. The streak saw four points from both Rayman and Batt and three from O'Brien as Colgate pulled ahead 58-48 at 13:45.
 
The game of runs continued, though, as Army used another strong stretch to narrow the Raider lead to one at 62-61 with 9:45 left on the clock. The Raiders worked their lead back to six three minutes later, but the Black Knights rattled off seven-straight points to momentarily jump in front 75-74 with 2:26 to play.
 
Rayman drilled a key three-pointer at the 2:01 mark that kickstarted Colgate's 13-8 game-closing run. Eight of those 13 points came from the free throw line to seal the 87-83 victory and the season sweep of the Black Knights.  





BOTTOM LINE
  • Colgate 87, Army 83
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
  • The Raiders improve to 16-12 on the season and 11-6 in Patriot League play.
  • Army drops to 13-15 overall and 6-11 in league action.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Colgate improved to 10-3 at Cotterell Court this season with the victory. The 10 home wins mark the most since the 2014-15 team also recorded 10 wins. That squad finished 10-5 at home.
  • The win secures head coach Matt Langel's first overall winning season at Colgate. The Raiders are 16-12 overall and cannot fall down to the .500 mark.
  • The Raiders have won the last four meetings against the Black Knights, sweeping the regular-season series for the second-straight year.
  • Rayman's monster effort came from a 9-for-13 showing from the field, 4-for-5 performance from three-point range and perfect 7-for-7 showing from the free throw line. In addition to his 29 points and seven rebounds, he added two blocks and three steals.
  • Batt was a strong 8-for-11 from the field for his career-best 18 points.
  • O'Brien's 13 points marked his 16th double-digit effort of the season.
  • Burns' dished a team-best seven assists to go along with seven points.
 
FACTS & FIGURES
  • The Raiders finished the game shooting 50.8 percent (31-for-61) from the field, 33.3 percent (7-for-21) from three-point range and 78.3 percent (18-for-23) from the free throw line.
  • Army shot 54.5 percent (30-for-55) from the floor, 52.2 percent (12-for-23) from downtown and 73.3 percent (11-for-15) from the charity stripe.
  • Colgate scored 24 points off 17 Army turnovers.
  • The Raiders dished 18 assists compared to just eight turnovers.
  • Army held a slim 32-29 rebounds edge.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Matt Langel
  • "This was a fantastic win. It was highlighted by a couple of unbelievable performances from Will Rayman and Dana Batt. It was a great all-around team effort. We're finding a way and that's what you need to do at this point in the season."
  • "We want to come out Saturday and keep playing our best to put ourselves in prime position heading into the Patriot League Tournament. Playing at home would be great, but also carrying that momentum into the postseason."
 
UP NEXT
  • The Raiders wrap up the regular season on Senior Day Saturday against Holy Cross.
  • The game also serves as Colgate's annual Alzheimer's Awareness game. Raffle prizes, 200 free T-shirts and free ice cream will be on hand, with all proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer's Association.
  • Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. from Cotterell Court.
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