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Colgate University Athletics

Francisco Amiel
69
Winner Colgate COLGATE 13-10, 8-4 PL
64
Navy NAVY 15-10, 6-6 PL
Winner
Colgate COLGATE
13-10, 8-4 PL
69
Final
64
Navy NAVY
15-10, 6-6 PL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Colgate COLGATE 34 35 69
Navy NAVY 33 31 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Chelsea Vielhauer

Raiders Grab Pivotal 69-64 Win at Navy

Colgate Moves into Tie for Second Place in Patriot League Standings

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Colgate men's basketball team erased an eight-point second-half deficit to rally for a key 69-64 road win at Navy Sunday afternoon in front of a nationally-televised audience.
 
Navy held a 47-39 lead with just under 11 minutes to play, but Colgate used timely shots and a 14-for-15 showing from the free throw line to close the game on a 30-17 run and walk away with the pivotal road victory. The win moves Colgate into a tie for second place in the Patriot League standings and the Raiders complete their first season sweep of the Mids in five years.
 
Senior Jordan Swopshire fell one rebound shy of a double-double with a team-best 16 points and nine boards. Senior Sean O'Brien added 12 points and a team-high three assists, while junior Francisco Amiel chipped in a season-best 12 points.
 
The Mids got out to an early 7-3 lead before back-to-back three-pointers from Amiel sparked a 13-5 Raider run that put Colgate in front 16-12 at the 13:26 mark of the opening half. After Navy knotted the score at 16 two minutes later, a pair of three-pointers from Swopshire and senior Jordan Robertson capped off a 10-3 Colgate spurt that had the Raiders in front by seven at 26-19 with 7:16 left on the clock.
 
Colgate held onto a six-point advantage following a Rayman three-point play with 3:37 to play, but Navy closed the half on a 6-1 run to trim the Colgate lead to 34-33 heading into the locker room.
 
The Mids opened the second half on a 9-3 run to jump in front 42-37 as Colgate started the term just 1-for-10 from the field. A pair of Robertson free throws had Colgate within three, but Navy answered with five-straight points to extend its lead to 47-39 and force a Colgate timeout at the 10:56 mark.
 
Navy was ahead 49-41 before Colgate responded with a 14-5 run over the next five minutes to surge back in front, 55-54. The Raiders went 6-for-6 from the free throw line during the stretch and Swopshire and Amiel drained clutch back-to-back three-pointers to erase the Navy lead.
 
The Raiders stretched their advantage to as much as six at 64-58 as the clock wound down to 3:04. Colgate remained ahead by five at 66-61, but Navy cut the lead to two with a Hasan Abdullah three-pointer to make it 66-64 with 57 seconds on the clock.
 
The Raiders wound down the shot clock before Swopshire buried what proved to be the dagger to secure the 69-64 win.
 


 
BOTTOM LINE
  • Colgate 69, Navy 64
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
  • The Raiders improved to 13-10 overall and 8-4 in the Patriot League with the win. Colgate and Boston University are now tied for second place in the Patriot League standings, setting up an epic Wednesday night showdown between the two at Cotterell Court.
  • Navy sees its two-game win streak come to an end as the Mids fall to 15-10 on the season and 6-6 in the Patriot League.
 
KEY RAIDER INFO
  • Colgate has now won five of its last six games.
  • The Raiders won the season's first meeting 70-62 and complete their first season sweep of the Mids since the 2012-13 campaign.
  • Swopshire made four three-pointers and added four free throws en route to his 16 points. He tallied nine rebounds, two assists and one steal.
  • O'Brien notched his 13th double-digit performance of the season.
  • Amiel's 12 points marked a season high for the junior, who was 3-for-5 from three-point range and 3-for-3 from the charity stripe.
  • Rayman and Robertson both chipped in nine points in the balanced team scoring.
 
FACTS & FIGURES
  • The Raiders finished the game shooting 40.8 percent (20-for-49) from the field, 34.5 percent (10-for-29) from three-point range and 76.0 percent (19-for-25) from the free throw line.
  • Navy finished 49.0 percent (24-for-49) from the floor, 38.9 percent (7-for-18) from downtown and 69.2 percent (9-for-13) from the charity stripe.
  • Colgate held a 24-6 points off turnovers edge. Colgate forced 15 Navy turnovers and committed just five of its own.
  • The Mids controlled a 40-22 rebound edge.
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Matt Langel
  • "Navy is always a very hard-fought game. You know it's going to be a game you have to grind out, not a high-offense and flowing type game. I was proud of our guys for sticking true to who we are and kicking, scratching and clawing our way back into the game in the second half."
  • "We talked about this being a tough stretch for us. We let one go at Lafayette the other night, then have to turn around and face Navy, Boston University and Bucknell. The guys know that it's a tough stretch, but the conference has proven that anybody can beat anybody on any given night."
 
UP NEXT
  • The Raiders return home for a huge midweek showdown against Boston University Wednesday in a battle between the two teams tied for second place in the league standings.
  • Tipoff from Cotterell Court is slated for 7 p.m.  
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