HAMILTON – Colgate women's basketball drops first home game of the season after falling 64-58 to Canisius.
Fouls were the difference maker in the game, as both teams were allowed a combined 33 trips to the foul line.
Canisius went on a 4-0 run to open the game.
Alexa Brodie caught a defensive rebound that delayed the Golden Griffins' run, but Canisius still could extend their run to 8-0.
Morgan McMahon got the Raiders on the board trailing 8-2. Canisius went on a 6-0 run to extend their lead to 14-2.
Colgate went on a 5-0 run to trim the deficit to seven points, but The Golden Griffins answered with a 5-1 run to end the first quarter to lead 19-8. McMahon scored 3-of-8 Colgate points.
Brodie opened the second with a free throw to have the raiders trail by 10 points. Brodie caused a spark as the Raiders went on a 7-0 run, with
Taylor Golembiewski scoring 5-of-7 points in the drive.
The Golden Griffins scored a jumper to break up the drive and lead 21-16, but Brodie responded with a three-point field goal to have the Raiders trail Canisius by only two points.
Golembiewski took a trip to the charity stripe to have the game tied at 21. Canisius did not take the tied score lightly, shooting a three-point field goal to take their lead back. McMahon then took a trip to the foul line to have Colgate trail by one point. Canisius then got an extra point attempt, only scoring a point. McMahon then got another opportunity at the foul line, tying the game at 25.
Keeping the trend of shooting extra points, the Golden Griffins were allowed two trips to the free throw line, making 3-of-4 to lead 28-25.
Lindsay Blackmore entered the game and scored two free throws to trim Canisius' lead to one point. The Golden Griffins scored a jumper right at the buzzer to lead 30-21 to end the first half. Half of the second-period points scored came from free throws.
Sophomore Golembiewski opened the third period with a layup that had Colgate within one. Canisius retaliated with two points to preserve their lead, but Brodie scored another three-pointer to tie the game at 32. Back-to-back field goals by both teams extended the tie to 34.
The Golden Griffins went on a 6-0 run to take the lead back at 40-34. Colgate responded with a 4-0 run to trail by two points. Canisius scored a jumper to lead 42-38, but
Chidinma Okafor took a trip to the foul line to trim their lead to two points again. A 4-3 Canisius run ended the third with the Golden Griffins leading 46-43.
Tiasia McMillan opened the fourth period with two points to have the Raiders trailing by one point for the fourth time in the game. Canisius, feeling the pressure, scored three to lead 49-45. Both teams swapped four points apiece to have the score at 53-49 Canisius. The Golden Griffins then went on a 7-3 run to bump their lead to 60-52. The Raiders answered with a 6-0 run that had them trailing by only two points.
With less than 20 seconds left of the game, Canisius scored a jumper and free throw to extend their lead to 64-58 to stifle the Raiders' comeback.
NOTES
- Blackmore made her season debut, scoring two points and capturing two rebounds.
- McMillan led Colgate in rebounds with five.
- Golembiewski scored her fourth double-digit point game after scoring 18 points today.
- Colgate scored 17 points from 22 trips to the charity stripe.
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Women's Basketball Coach Ganiyat Adeduntan
"The beginning of the game was the difference maker to me. It's hard to win a game if you come out and play flat. Canisius is a team that plays hard, and they worked us the full 40 minutes. We had spurts where we were probably working a bit harder, but that's not enough to win a game. Our identity starts defensively, and we weren't there today.
"One of our points of emphasis today was to try to attack off the balance and get fouls drawn. Morgan did a great job of that today.
"We will take a few days off for the holiday to regroup, then be ready to play again at Merrimack on Sunday."
UP NEXT
Colgate (3-2, 0-0 PL) heads to North Andover, Mass., on Sunday, Nov. 27, for their first non-New York matchup of the season. The Raiders take on Merrimack at 3 p.m. at Hammel Court.
