WORCESTER, Mass. – Jalen Cox scored 18 points on 7-of-11 from the field in leading Colgate to a road win at Holy Cross, 87-65, on Wednesday evening inside the Hart Center. 

Cox paced five Raiders in double-figure scoring, adding a pair of 3-pointers, three rebounds, and two steals. Jeff Woodward scored 15 points with six rebounds, three assists, and three blocked shots. 

Parker Jones and Nicolas Louis-Jacques added 14 points apiece, while Chandler Baker finished with 11 on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting night from the field including 3-for-3 from behind the arc. 

The Raiders shot 59.3 percent in the game (35-59) and outscored Holy Cross 22-2 in points off turnovers. Colgate also dominated inside with a 44-18 advantage in points in the paint. Defensively the Raiders forced 14 Crusader turnovers and limited Holy Cross to 44.6 percent (25-56) from the field. 

COACH LANGEL'S COMMENTS

"Really balanced scoring effort. Guys picked their times. We were able to get the ball inside. Our defense was really good. We did let a 15-point lead get cut in half going into the break but the guys came out with a chip on their shoulder and re-established the tone of the game in the second half. All around a good road team win that we certainly needed. Saturday will be a different style of a game at Boston U. Quick turnaround. We have to work on some things in preparation for another tough road test this weekend."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Louis-Jacques scored five straight points and canned his first of two 3-pointers to give Colgate an early 8-4 lead. The Raiders never trailed again, extending their lead to as many as 15 points in the opening stanza after Baker's first of three triples gave Colgate a 31-16 advantage.
• Holy Cross ended the frame with an 8-2 mini surge led by back-to-back 3-pointers from Max Green to trim the deficit to a seven-point margin, 38-31, at the intermission. Cox led the team with eight points at the break and he continued to lead the team in the second stanza. 
• Inside layups from Woodward, Louis-Jacques, and Cox pushed Colgate's lead back to double-digits for good three minutes into the second half. Cox and Louis-Jacques ensued with back-to-back triples and then Jones turned a steal into a runaway dunk to extend the lead to 58-40 with 13:15 remaining. 
• Colgate used another late 9-0 run capped by a 3-pointer and driving layup from Jones on consecutive possessions to stretch the lead to 22 points, 78-56, with just under six minutes left. The Raiders led by as many as 21 points after two free throws from Cox in the late stages of the game.
• The Raiders dominated the second half for the second straight game, shooting 61.3 percent in the second stanza and outscoring the Crusaders 49-34 over the final 20 minutes to pull away. 

GAME NOTES

• Colgate picks up its first road win since Jan. 18 at Lafayette (90-67) and improves to 3-4 away from home during Patriot League play. 
• The Raiders improved to 30-4 in February dating back to 2021 with their 19th consecutive head-to-head win over Holy Cross, including their ninth straight win inside the Hart Center.
• Five Raiders scored in double-figures for the first time in Patriot League play – and for the first time overall since December 8 at Northeastern. 
• Colgate's 59.3 percent shooting performance is a season-best mark, besting its .592 showing in an 87-80 win over Bucknell on Jan. 20. 

UP NEXT
Colgate (11-15, 8-5 Patriot) heads back on the road to face Boston University on Saturday at 2 p.m.