HAMILTON - The Raiders posted four double-digit scorers but were unable to overcome Army as they fell 65-60 at Cotterell Court on Wednesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Madison Schiller picked up the first basket of the game inside the lane before Army and Colgate traded blows during the opening five minutes.
• Taylor Golembiewski hit a mid-range jumper before Morgan McMahon found Ella Meabon underneath the basket to give the Raiders a 10-9 lead late in the first quarter.
• Army picked up four unanswered at the end of the first frame to take a 13-10 lead after one.
• Meabon drained a jumper to start the second quarter but the Black Knights scored five straight to take a 18-12 lead.
• Golembiewski picked the pocket of an Army player and scored quickly to cut into the deficit but the Raiders still trailed 20-16 halfway through the second quarter.
• Madison Schiller hit back-to-back triples to tie the game at 24 with under a minute left in the first half.
• Anne Bair went underneath and put in a tough bucket at the halftime buzzer to cut the deficit to 26-27.
• Sophia Diehl hit a long two early in the second half to give the Raiders a 30-27 lead before Army tied it back up at 30 moments later.
• Army used a seven-point surge to take a 39-34 lead.
• The Raiders responded with a 7-1 run including an old-fashioned three-point play from Anne Bair in transition.
• Morgan McMahon scored six straight for Colgate to give the Raiders a 47-43 lead.
• Golembiewski nailed a mid-range jumper at the third quarter buzzer to keep the Raider ahead 49-46 heading into the final quarter.
• The Black Knights scored five straight points to begin the fourth quarter and took a 51-49 lead.
• Colgate and Army continued to go back and forth and the Black Knights took a 56-53 lead with under six minutes left in the game.
• Bair hit one of two free throws to get the Raiders with two, but that is the closest Colgate got as they fell 65-60 to Army.

GAME NOTES

• Sophia Diehl matched her season-high with 11 rebounds, fourth time this season Diehl has logged double digit boards..
• The Raiders suffered their second home loss of the season.
• Colgate finishes January with a 5-4 record.
• Taylor Golembiewski led the team in scoring with 16 points, eighth time this season Golembiewski has led the team in scoring.

UP NEXT
Colgate (15-7, 5-4) will hit the road after this two-game home stand. The Raiders will take Lafayette in Easton, Pa. on Saturday before traveling to Baltimore to take on Loyola on Sunday, Feb. 9.