BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL

THIS WEEK
Wed., Feb. 22 – vs. Lafayette 7 p.m. ET (Cotterell Court)
Sat., Feb. 25 – at Holy Cross 1 p.m. ET (Hart Center)

The Colgate women's basketball team will host Lafayette for its final home game of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 22, before visiting Holy Cross for its regular season finale on Saturday, Feb. 25. Wednesday's game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cotterell Court, while Saturday's contest will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Hart Center. Both games will be streamed live on Patriot League All-Access.

PLAYOFF SCENARIO
If Colgate beats Lafayette on Wednesday and Holy Cross loses to Army, then the Colgate-Holy Cross game in Worcester on Saturday will be for the No. 5 seed. If Colgate wins, it would tie Holy Cross for fifth but would have swept the season series to capture the fifth seed. Additionally, Colgate needs just one win this week to assure itself of no worse than the No. 6 seed. The Patriot League Tournament begins on Thursday, March 1.

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
Senior Candice Green hit the game winning three-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to give the Raiders a 62-60 victory over Navy on Senior Day.

All three seniors scored in double figures as Kelly Korkowski scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds, while Tricia Oakes added 16 points and seven boards. Last but not least Green who hit the game-winning three accounted for 10 points, five rebounds, and a game-high six assists.

The Raiders forced Navy into 11 turnovers while keeping their own turnovers to seven. Colgate shot 44 percent from the field while holding the Mids to 42 percent.

SCOUTING LAFAYETTE (8-19, 2-10)
A strong defensive effort in the second half was not enough to overcome a 15-point halftime deficit, as the Lafayette women's basketball team fell to rival Lehigh, 57-47, on Saturday afternoon at Kirby Sports Center. Sarah McGorry and Danielle Fiacco each recorded a double-double for the Leopards.

McGorry's double-double consisted of a team-high 14 points and a game-best 12 boards. Fiacco had 11 rebounds and swatted 10 shots.

THE SERIES AGAINST LAFAYETTE
This will be the 58th meeting between Colgate and Lafayette, with the Leopards leading the all-time series 31-26. Lafayette won the first meeting this season 66-58 in Easton. 

SCOUTING HOLY CROSS (15-12, 6-6)
Junior Amy Lepley's 20 points was just the offensive spark the Crusaders needed as the Holy Cross women's basketball team topped Patriot League opponent Bucknell, 49-38, at the Sojka Pavilion. Freshman Emily Parker posted 11 rebounds to aid the team defensively.

In the game, Holy Cross shot 33.9 percent from the floor (20 of 59) while Bucknell shot 27 percent (17 of 63). The Crusaders won the rebounding battle, 43-40, as Lepley added seven rebounds to Parker's team-high of 11. Bucknell was led by junior Lindsay Horbatuck with a 12 point, 12 rebound double-double.

THE SERIES AGAINST HOLY CROSS
This will be the 48th meeting between Colgate and Holy Cross, with the Crusaders dominating the all-time series 43-4. Colgate snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Crusaders by winning the first meeting this season 74-69 in Hamilton.

WELCOME TO MY BLOCK PARTY
Senior forward Kelly Korkowski is moving up the Colgate women's basketball record books. Korkowski is currently fourth all-time with 86 blocks. Senior Tricia Oakes is also moving up as she currently sits fifth all-time with 82.

900-500 CLUB
Senior Tricia Oakes recently became just the fifth Raider to score 900 or more points and grab 500 or more rebounds in a career. Oakes currently has 909 points and 546 rebounds. 

THREE FOR ALL
Senior Candice Green has made 92 career three pointers, which places her seventh all-time in the Colgate record books. Green is just eight 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 261, which ranks 10th all-time at Colgate. Green is currently averaging 3.6 assists per game this season that is tied for second in the Patriot League.

RAIDERS LOVE THE CHARITY STRIPE
The Colgate women's basketball team currently ranks second in the Patriot League in free-throw's by making 71.3 percent from the foul line, only trailing Lehigh by one percent. Junior guard Jhazmine Lynch is fifth in Patriot League free throw percentage shooting 74.8% from the foul line.