BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL

THIS WEEK
Thurs., Dec. 22 - vs. St. Bonaventure 2 p.m. ET (Cotterell Court)

The Colgate women's basketball team will host St. Bonaventure on Thursday, Dec. 22. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Cotterell Court and will be streamed live on Colgate All-Access.

BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL
Raider fans can follow every Colgate game this season through Basketball Game Central located on the Colgate Athletic Website. Basketball Game Central keeps fans one click away from following live stats, listening to the radio or watching the game live. Basketball Game Central also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

LAST TIME OUT
Colgate (2-10) was led by senior Tricia Oakes, who logged her fifth career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman Mariah Jones, who scored a game-high 16 points as the Raiders posted a 54-44 win over the Highlanders in Newark, N.J. Freshman Kelly Reid chipped in 10 points with seven boards for the Raiders. Colgate, which trailed just twice in the game, led 28-18 at halftime but saw its lead disappear in the second half when NJIT opened with a 12-2 run. Lauryn Kobiela's trey capped off a 13-3 Colgate run to give the Raiders a 43-33 lead with 7:35 left. Jones' three-pointer with just over a minute left gave Colgate its biggest lead of the game at 14.

SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE (10-1)
Junior Chelsea Bowker scored a game-high 19 points Sunday afternoon to pace St. Bonaventure to a 67-56 win over Marist in a mid-major clash at the Reilly Center. Bowker knocked down a three-pointer to kick off the game's scoring as part of an 11-0 Bonaventure run to open the contest.

The win was the 10th in the non-conference docket for the Bonnies, who have now had six consecutive seasons of double-digit non-league wins.

THE SERIES AGAINST ST. BONAVENTURE
This will be the 17th meeting between Colgate and St. Bonaventure, with the Bonnies leading the all-time series 10-6. St. Bonaventure won the last meeting 64-41 in Hamilton during the 2007-08 season. Colgate's last win was a 73-70 thriller in Elmira, N.Y. during the 2004-05 season.

OAKES NAMED PL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior Tricia Oakes was named the Patriot League Anaconda Player of the Week following her performance at NJIT.  Oakes recorded her first double-double of the season and fifth of her career with 11 points and 12 rebounds to pace Colgate to a 54-44 victory at NJIT Sunday afternoon.

JONES NAMED PL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Mariah Jones was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week after scoring a game-high 16 points in the Raiders win over NJIT. Jones shot 7-of-15 from the floor and scored 16 points with six rebounds and one assist to help lead Colgate to its second consecutive victory.

WELCOME TO MY BLOCK PARTY
Senior forward Kelly Korkowski is moving up the Colgate women's basketball record books. Korkowski is currently ranked seventh in Colgate history with 67 career blocks. With eight more blocks she will move into a tie for sixth with legendary Suzanne Bowen with 75. Senior Tricia Oakes is also moving up as she currently sits ninth all-time with 61 blocks, two more and she will move into a tie for eighth with Caitlin Gillard.

FOLLOW MY REID
Kelly Reid is only a freshman, but she has made an immediate impact for the Raiders this season. Reid is leading the squad in rebounding with 5.4 per game, which places her 11th in the Patriot League and second among freshman. Reid pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds against Canisius.

THREE FOR ALL
Senior Candice Green has made 83 career three pointers, which places her seventh all-time in the Colgate record books. Green is just 17 shy of becoming the seventh Raider to make 100 or more three-pointers in a career.

A LITTLE ASSISTANCE
Candice Green is also moving up the record books in assists with 206. She is just 60 helpers behind Megan Ballard for 10th all-time at Colgate. Green is currently averaging 3.2 assists per game this season, which ranks fourth in the Patriot League.

UP NEXT
Colgate will host Iona on Thursday, Dec. 29. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. at Cotterell Court and will be streamed live on Colgate All-Access.