WASHINGTON, D.C. - Taylor Golembiewski scored a team-high 14 points as the Raiders fell 71-57 to Georgetown at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

COACH ADEDUNTAN'S COMMENTS

"Really disappointed in the way we started the game. We talk a lot about our readiness, I felt like we were prepared but there's a difference between saying you're ready and prepared and actually showing it. Across the board there in the first half was not us in any kind of form, both defensively and offensively. It was great that we were able to find opportunities there in the second half, but you have to be able to put it together for 40 minutes of play. This is a very talented Georgetown team and we schedule these games on purpose, to continue to grow and challenge ourselves defensively and offensively. 

If we can find ways to play the way we want to play and at the end of the day play Colgate basketball. We want to be a team that is connected defensively, we want to be a team that finishes plays, and we want to be a team that plays for each other offensively and we needed to get to that for 40 minutes. But, we missed that opportunity today. Overall, I'm proud of our growth we've made already this season but there's still a ways to go to reach our full potential. This is just a blip where we will say 'hey let's turn the page' but we will only turn the page by getting better from this."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Taylor Golembiewski tied the game at two, Georgetown scored nine unanswered points forcing a Colgate timeout.
• The Raiders came out of the timeout with a silky pass from Madison Schiller to Grace Klag to cut into the early deficit.
• Colgate and Georgetown continued to trade blows with the Raiders trailing 17-8 after one quarter.
• Schiller and Golembiewski each hit triples early in the second quarter but the Hoyas continued to keep the distance between in the double figures.
• Tatiana Matthews came off the bench and drilled a deep triple to cut the deficit to 28-17 with under four minutes left in the first half.
• Anne Bair hit a trey before Klag earned two points from the charity stripe and Colgate trailed 32-22 before a Hoya bucket pushed the deficit to 12 points at the halftime break.
• Bair hit her second three of the game early in the third quarter but Georgetown was able to use an eight point burst extending the lead to 42-25.
• Colgate picked up a bit of momentum when Grace Klag grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked it out to Schiller who hit a 3-pointer with 5:24 left cutting the Georgetown lead to ten and forcing a Hoya timeout.
• Georgetown responded with a 7-0 run extending its lead to 17.
• The Hoyas used an 11 point burst towards the end of the third quarter pushing their lead to 61-37 heading into the final frame.
• The Raiders kept fighting as they opened up the fourth quarter with an 8-2 run but Colgate trailed 63-45.
• With just over five minutes left in the game, Colgate went on a 10-point scoring run capped off by a Morgan McMahon 3-pointer and forced a Georgetown timeout with three minutes remaining.
• The Hoyas came out of the timeout and hit two highly contested triples to thwart any Raider comeback.

GAME NOTES

• Golembiewski hit double figures for the seventh time in the opening nine games.
• The Raiders remain winless against Georgetown, falling to 0-6 all-time against the Hoyas.
• Bair continued to be the team's leader in assists providing three apples, tying Golembiewski for Colgate's team high in the game.

UP NEXT
Colgate (6-3) returns home for a two-game homestand next week. The Raiders host Union on Tuesday with the tip set for 6 p.m.