HAMILTON - Anne Bair dropped a career-high 20 points including a red hot 4-for-4 from downtown inside the first five minutes en route to the Raiders 92-51 win over Union at Cotterell Court on Tuesday night.

COACH ADEDUNTAN'S COMMENTS

"We wanted to have a much better start to this game and I felt like we did. I feel like this team has a lot of potential and we have a lot of people that can help us out. To allow other players to get opportunities tonight to see what they can do. We had some players set the tone for us and it continued as the game went on.

We always want to be disruptive, so whatever it is that our opponent is trying to do we want to see what we can try to take away. Defense is one of those things that you can 100% control, you can control your toughness, your aggressiveness, your mentality, your connectedness. All those things we have emphasized all season and need to keep getting better at. If we keep doing that and move the ball around offensively then good things are going to happen for us."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anne Bair drilled two threes inside the first two minutes giving the Raiders an early 11-3 lead. 
• Bair continued to shoot the lights out shooting 4-for-4 from three in the first five minutes and pushing the Colgate lead to 21-5.
• The Raiders did not stop finishing the first frame with six different scorers and leading 29-11.
• Bair hit her fifth triple to start the second quarter while Sophia Diehl added four points on a 9-3 run extending the Colgate advantage to 38-16 halfway through the second frame.
• Taylor Golembiewski scored seven straight points before Tatiana Matthews picked a pass off and went the length of the floor to cap off a 51 point half for the Raiders as they led 51-23 at the halftime break.
• Union showed resilience at the beginning of the second half, matching the Raiders in scoring through the opening five minutes.
• Grace Klag and Sophia Diehl lead the Raiders in scoring in the third quarter both posting four points apiece.
• Union's Emma Riley hit back-to-back triples as the Garnet Chargers went on an 8-2 run in the fourth.
• Tatiana Matthews responded with a trey of her own as she entered double figures for the first time in her career.
• Colgate earned its largest victory this season beating Union 92-51.

GAME NOTES

• The Raiders led by 28 points at halftime, the most this season.
• Colgate moves to a perfect 5-0 this season at Cotterell Court.
• Anne Bair sets new career highs in both points and 3-point field goals, finishing with 20 points and five triples.
• The Raiders scored 90 or more points for the first time since Nov. 29, 2023 when they scored 97 against Keuka.
• Colgate finished with 11 different scorers, the most this season and 36 field goals for the first time since Nov. 29, 2023 against Keuka.
• The 41 point win is Colgate's largest this season.

UP NEXT
Colgate (7-3) stays in Hamilton for the backend of a two-game homestand against Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday. Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Cotterell Court.