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Colgate University Athletics

2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

Robin Gottesman
Bob Cornell
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Bob Cornell
Phil Inglis
Bob Cornell
Bob Cornell
Yvonne Landis ‘86
Robin Gottesman
Bob Cornell

14 Paige Kriftcher

14 Paige Kriftcher

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    Long Island Lutheran HS
  • Hometown:
    Port Washington, N.Y.
  • Major:
    Psychology

Summary

Biography

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2015-16 (Senior): Played and started in all 30 games ... Team captain ... Raiders leading scorer and eighth in Patriot League at 12.8 per game ... Exploded for 55 3-point field goals, Colgate's fourth-best season total in program history and highest number in 10 years ... Sixth among Patriot League leaders ... Career total of 106 treys landed her 10th on all-time Raider chart ... Finished 50-of-56 from free-throw line for 89.3 percent ... Would have led Patriot League if met minimum number (2.0 made per game) to qualify ... Career free-throw percentage of 84.3 percent ... Team leader with 22 games scoring in double figures and 13 games leading team in scoring ... Reached double figures in 11 of final 12 games ... Produced career highlight with 21 points against No. 1-ranked and eventual national champion Connecticut ... Connected on collegiate-best 7-of-8 shooting from 3-point distance against Huskies in front of sold-out Cotterell Court ... Career-high 29 points at Bucknell ... Opened regular season with 25-point outburst at Kent State, and closed it with 27-point performance in 82-72 triumph over Lehigh ... Added 22-point game at Holy Cross ... Passed career 500-point plateau at Army in her 101st collegiate game ... Scored game-winner in closing seconds of 52-50 win over Siena ... Set career highs in minutes played during five-game midseason streatch with 36, 36, 37, 38 and 39 ... Played 39 minutes against Bucknell and Lehigh ... Career-high seven assists in home contest against Holy Cross ... Member of Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean's Award list.

2014-15 (Junior): Played in 30 games with two starts … Earned Colgate’s Rehder Award, presented to team’s key reserve … Made nine of first 10 3-pointers attempted in Patriot League play … Second on team in overall 3-point shooting percentage at 37.9, going 25-of-66 … Third on team with 25 made 3-pointers … Sixth on team in scoring (5.9), rebounding (1.8), assists (29) and steals (18) … Midseason run of double-figure scoring in six of seven games played … Included was first four-game consecutive double-figure scoring stretch of career ... Season highlight came in first career start Jan. 3 at Bucknell, when she tied career-highs with 14 points and three made 3-pointers … Played career-high 33 minutes that afternoon … Also started in 49-36 win over Lafayette … Added 10 points in just 17 minutes of Patriot League tournament win over Boston University … Member of Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean’s Award list.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Played in 25 games ... Led Raiders with career-tying 13 points in season opener at Cornell ... Perfect 3-of-3 from downtown that night to set personal mark for made threes ... Added three more treys in 11-point performance against Buckenll ... Filled up stat sheet against Bison with career bests of four rebounds and three steals ... Finished 15-of-46 (32.6 percent) from downtown ... Scored 12 points in 97-79 win at St. Francis (Pa.) thanks to career perfect 4-of-4 at line ... Finished season 8-of-10 at free-throw stripe ... Averaged 3.0 points ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 (First Year): Played in all 31 games ... Sharpshooter finished with team's top 3-point percentage of 37.9 ... Made 11-of-29 attempts from long range ... Had breakout game with 3-for-3 performance from 3-point distance and nine points against LIU Brooklyn near her Long Island home ... Added season-high 13 points against Lehigh ... Averaged 2.1 points ... Member of Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll ... Helped squad earn the Colgate Women's Team Academic Excellent Award ... One of eight players with grade-point average of 3.25 or better.

Before Colgate: Averaged 12.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds as senior at Long Island Lutheran High School ... Also served as captain during senior season ... Helped lead Crusaders to back-to-back New York State Class B Federation championship games in 2011 and 2012 ... Crusaders won 2011 title before finishing runner-up in 2012 ... Named MVP of Federation Tournament of Champions in 2011 ... Also named to New York State Class B All-State first team in 2011 and 2012 ... Named to New York State Class B All-State seventh team in 2010 ... Finished career averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds ... Also became member of Crusaders' 1,000-point club ... Co-captain of 2009 Under 18 USA National Team that won Gold Medal in World Maccabiah Games in Israel ... National Honor Society and Spanish Club member.

Personal: Full name is Paige Nicole Kriftcher … Parents are Mary and Eric Kriftcher … Has three brothers … Born in Manhasset, N.Y.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2012-13First Year

    Guard
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    14
  • 14
    C

    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    5'9"
    14
    C