SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Raiders drop their first road game of the season, falling 72-48 to the Syracuse Orange.
Senior
Jenna Paul scored a career-high six three-point field goals, tying her game-high 18 points.
The game opened up with a 4-0 Syracuse run that was broken up by Paul's first three-pointer.
The Orange picked up where they left off with a 7-3 drive that had the score standing at 10-6, with the three Raider points coming from a free throw shot by
Morgan McMahon and a jumper from
Sophia Diehl.
The Orange continued to push with another 5-0 run to lead 16-6 going into the first timeout of the game.
Both teams were held scoreless for about two minutes before being disrupted by back-to-back pairs of Orange free throws that extended their lead to 20-6. A defensive rebound by
Madison Schiller stopped Syracuse from adding any more points in the first quarter.
Syracuse kicked off the second quarter with a 4-0 run. The Raiders went on their first run of the game, a 5-2 run after Paul got her second three-pointer, and Taylor Gokembiewski shot one in the paint to have Colgate trailing 26-11.
The Raiders kept the momentum going with a 10-4 Raider run that had Colgate trailing by 10-points, with the score being 31-21. The 10 Raider points scored were split between Paul and Golembiewski.
A 7-0 Syracuse run carried the game to the halftime break. Golembiewski and Paul scored all 15 Colgate points in the second quarter.
The Orange came out of the break with a three-point field goal. Golembiewski nabbed a defensive rebound, but quickly after, Syracuse added another three, then a layup to extend their lead to 44-21.
Freshman
Christina Midgette got a steal for the Raiders that Golembiewski capitalized off to end the Orange's run.
Midgette's steal seemed to cause a spark in both teams, as a 7-5 run was the outcome. Syracuse led 51-28 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter.
A 3-1 Orange run led to the Raiders trailing 54-29 to end the third quarter. Golembiewski, Paul, and
Lara Cook accounted for the nine Colgate points scored in the third.
Paul opened the fourth quarter by scoring her sixth and final three-point field goal. Syracuse attacked back with a 4-0 run that increased their lead to 58-32. The Orange added to that run with another four straight unanswered points. Freshman
Abbey Ferguson scored a layup that had Colgate trailing 62-34.
Both teams then took a trip to the Charity strip, with only the Orange leaving successfully.
Nicole Parks made up the two missed points to have the Raiders trail 64-36 with less than four minutes remaining in the game.
Parks' layup started a Colgate run, as the Raiders went on a 14-7 run to end the game trailing 72-48.
Chidinma Okafor and Midgette accounted for 10-of-12 points, with four of their points coming from the foul line.
NOTES
- Diehl led the Raiders in rebounds with eight.
- The Raiders outshot the Orange from the three-point line 6-3.
- Parks and Cook scored their first collegiate points in the game.
UP NEXT
The Raiders (1-1, 0-0 PL) return home on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to take on Niagara University. Tipoff against the Purple Eagles is slated for 7 p.m. on Cotterell Court.
