BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Anne Bair equalled her career-high 17 points as the Raiders cruised to a 71-42 win over CSU Bakersfield on Friday afternoon at the Icardo Center.

Bair netted 13 points in the opening quarter, all coming in the final three and half minutes. 

COACH ADEDUNTAN'S COMMENTS

I love the way that we started. We were really locked in with the game plan. We were aggressive defensively and I just thought our energy was super high. 

[On upcoming game at UCLA] Looking for another opportunity that we get to play basketball. I remind our players everyday that we get the opportunity, we should be excited about it. We should be joyful, we should be ready to grow and compete. That's the mentality.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Raiders took an early 6-2 lead with a Taylor Golembiewski triple just three minutes into the game.
• Anne Bair scored 13 straight Raider points in the final three and a half minutes of the first quarter including a buzzer beater from just inside the half court line.
• Colgate stood up defensively in the second frame holding CSU Bakersfield to just five points.
• Grace Klag hit a jumper with under five minutes left in the half pushing the Colgate lead to ten points at the midway break.
• The Raiders used a 10-0 run including back to back threes from Madison Schiller and Sophia Diehl in the middle of the third quarter to increase their advantage to 18.
• Abbey Ferguson made a contested layup with under a minute left in the third quarter giving the Raiders a 54-31 lead heading into the final frame.
• Golembiewski and Diehl each hit a 3-pointer in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter helping Colgate extend its lead to 30, the largest of the day.
• The Raiders defense allowed just four points in the final five minutes of play and moved to 2-0 with a 71-42 victory over CSU Bakersfield.

GAME NOTES

• This is the first win in program history in the state of California.
• The Raiders scored 70+ points in consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 24 - 28 in wins over American and Holy Cross.
• Colgate moves to 2-0 for the second straight season.
• Anne Bair equalled her career-high with 17 points. She last reached 17 points at LIU on 12/21/23 when she played at Manhattan College.
• Colgate shot 24 3-pointers in the game shooting at a 41.7 percent clip from behind-the-arc.
• Defensively, the Raiders were able to hold CSU Bakersfield to just five points in the second quarter and allowed the Roadrunners to shoot just 25 percent from three.

UP NEXT
Colgate (2-0) heads to Los Angeles to take on UCLA on Sunday, Nov. 10. Tip is set for 2 p.m. PST / 5 p.m EST.