WASHINGTON – American displayed its first-place credentials in a 75-46 win over Colgate here Saturday.

The Raiders suffered through their worst shooting performance of the season, making just 21.7 percent (13-of-60) of their shots. The previous low efforts this year were 28.6 percent at Rutgers and 31.0 percent at Georgia – both top-25 teams.

American (15-8, 10-2 Patriot) led 41-22 at halftime and was never threatened. Michelle Holmes and Jen Dumiak scored 13 points apiece for the winners.

Colgate (4-19, 3-9) was led by Carole Harris with 11 points and Mariah Jones 10. Jones hails from nearby Silver Spring, Md., and had a fine local contingent on hand.
 
Colgate is home Wednesday to Boston University in a 7 p.m. start.
 
Bottom Line
• American 75, Colgate 46
 

Won-Lost Records
• Colgate is now 4-19 overall and 3-9 in the Patriot League.
• American improved to 15-8 and 10-2.
 
Tough Start
• Colgate began the game with a severe case of the in-and-outs, and it never got any better.
• The Raiders began the game 0-of-8 from the floor, and more than a couple of those field-goal attempts fit into the tough-luck category.
• But the host Eagles saw their opportunity and took advantage, making five of their first six shots for an 11-0 lead by the 16:27 mark.
• When Carole Harris finally broke the ice for Colgate with a jumper at 16:16, American's Michelle Holmes responded with a 3-point play that made it 14-2.
• Colgate scored the next five points, but that was as close as the Raiders could get.
 
Facts & Figures
• Colgate suffered through its worst shooting performance of the season.
• The Raiders were just 13-of-60 from the floor for 21.7 percent.
• The previous season-low marks were 28.6 percent at Rutgers and 31.0 percent at Georgia. Both of those teams have been ranked in the nation's top-25 all season.
• Josie Stockill's 4-of-8 shooting line was the team's high-water mark.
• No other Raider made more than two field goals.
• How crazy was this game? Mariah Jones did not have an assist and Missy Repoli missed a free throw.
• Jones entered the game third in the Patriot League in assists at 4.2, while Repoli was a perfect 20-of-20 at the charity stripe before her misfire.
• Stockill had three blocked shots to boost her career total to 109.

More Key Info
• Harris led Colgate with 11 points. Jones added 10 points, Stockill 8, Randyll Butler 5, Repoli 4, Ariel Etheridge 3, Tori Pozsonyi 3 and Katie Curtis 2.
• Butler's eight rebounds were a team high; it was her seventh game leading the Raiders this season.
• American shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half before settling for 46.0 for the game at 29-of-63.
• Colgate was just 4-of-23 from 3-point distance to American's 7-of-15.
• Colgate's biggest success was at the free-throw line, where the Raiders were 16-of-19 for 84.2 percent. In two games against American this season, Colgate is 34-of-40 (85.0 percent) from the line.
• American held a 47-35 rebounding edge.
• There were only 12 turnovers in the game – four by American and eight by Colgate.
• Colgate was just 4-of-23 from 3-point distance to American's 7-of-15.
• After a string of close losses, this was Colgate's second-largest setback of the season (Georgia 66-35).
 
Turning Point
• American opened the game on an 11-0 run and never looked back.
• The Eagles scored on their first five possessions, while Colgate missed its first eight shot attempts.
• The Raiders drew no closer than seven points the rest of the way.

From the Source
• Colgate head coach Nicci Hays Fort: (On the early going) "We had good shots and had really good looks. It wasn't like we had bad possessions. We had some poor possessions in the second half, but in the first half we had really good possessions. We just didn't knock any down.
"And then we didn't get any stops. We dug ourselves a hole and were a little frantic. It was not the same defensive game that we played back at home against them, and that made a difference. We let too many people take non-contested shots, and they got out of their shooting slump a little bit."
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Bender Arena was 287, including a solid Colgate contingent.
 
Up Next
• Colgate is home to Boston University this Wednesday in a 7 p.m. start.
• The Terriers won the earlier meeting 58-53 in Boston.
• Boston University enters the game 5-17 overall and 2-9 in the Patriot League after a 56-49 home win over Lafayette.