HAMILTON – Colgate shot a blistering 63 percent in the first half including 10-for-14 from behind the arc to shoot past Boston University 87-50 on Saturday afternoon at Cotterell Court. 

Jeff Woodward led five Raiders in double figures with 18 points to go with a season-high seven assists in the offensive outburst. Kyle Carlesimo and Parker Jones each added 12 points, and Nicolas Louis-Jacques and Chandler Baker 11. 

Colgate shot 51 percent for the game (31-61) and 48 percent from behind the arc (13-27). The Raiders started 8-for-8 from long range in an electric opening frame to build a double-digit lead that continued into the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• Colgate got off to a sizzling start on both ends of the floor. Jalen Cox had two early steals and the Raiders were 3-for-3 from behind the arc. Cox and Carlesimo canned a pair in a 10-0 Colgate burst that opened an early 15-6 lead and forced Boston U to take an early timeout.
• The hot start continued throughout the first half to the tune of a blistering 8-for-8 start from behind the arc. Baker canned three treys and was the first to reach double-figures with 11 points, helping the Raiders' lead balloon to as many as 30 (53-23) in the first half. 
• Colgate ultimately shot 63.3 percent (19-30) and 71.4 percent (10-14) from three-point range in the first half. Defensively the Raiders forced eight turnovers and limited BU to 37.5 percent from the field (9-24) and 20 percent from behind the arc (2-10) to lead 53-25 at the break.
• The Raiders turned to Woodward to withstand an early bullrush from Boston U to start the second half. The Terriers jumped on a 7-1 run before the fifth-year scored six unanswered points, and Colgate's lead reached 30 again, 64-34, after Jones drilled a 3-ball in transition with 13:04 left.
• Colgate kept the foot on the gas and stretched the lead to as many as 37 points (80-43) after an offensive putback by Cameron Brennan with 4:02 left. In addition to Brennan, good minutes from reserves Baker, Carlesimo, and Julian Scott helped the Raiders cruise to the 87-50 triumph.

GAME NOTES
 

• Colgate's 53 points in the first half were its most of an opening stanza since rattling off 55 at Loyola on Dec. 30, 2022. Their 87 points were the most against a Division I opponent this season.
• Colgate also set season highs in three-point field goals made (13) and assists (22). 
• Jeff Woodward, who has led the team in scoring in three of the last four games, raised his averages in league play to 16.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. 
• Colgate with back-to-back wins for the first time this season is now 3-1 in Patriot League play for the second consecutive year, improving to 3-0 at home against league opponents. 
• Five Raiders scored in double-figures for the first time this season.

UP NEXT
Colgate (6-11, 3-1 Patriot) is back on the road next Wednesday to take on Navy (5-11, 2-1 Patriot) in Annapolis, Md., with tipoff from Alumni Hall set for 7 p.m.