BOSTON – Colgate's record-breaking season reached its conclusion Saturday afternoon as the Raiders fell to top-seeded Boston University, 12-1, in the Patriot League Championship at the BU Softball Stadium.
The Raiders finish the 2026 campaign with a 29-26 overall record, marking the program's winningest season since 2004. Making its first title game appearance since 2011, Colgate rewrote the program record books – most notably shattering the single-season home run record with 88 blasts, good for 16th in the nation.
The "Slamilton" offense flashed its power one final time in the second inning. Trailing 3-0, senior Alexa Acker provided a spark with a solo home run to right-center. It was the second homer of Acker's career and her first of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
Boston U showed its own power behind Patriot League Player of the Year Kylie Doherty, who had two home runs, including a fourth-inning grand slam that blew the game open, 9-1. The Terriers tacked on three more runs in the fifth to seal the 12-1 final score.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- In their final collegiate appearances, seniors Maya Servedio and Alexa Acker both saw action in the circle in relief. Servedio, Acker, and Kelcie McGraw each tossed 1 2/3 innings. McGraw and Servedio registered Colgate's two strikeouts in the game.
- Acker and Analisa Raffaelli accounted for the Raiders' two hits in the contest.
ALL-TOURNAMENT RAIDERS
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Overall Record: 29-26, 13-5 PL
- 29 wins are the most since going 34-17 in 2004
- The 13 Patriot League wins are also the program's most since going 14-9 in 2021
- Colgate finished as the No. 2 seed for the Patriot League tournament – its highest seed since earning the top spot and regular-season title in 2011.
Program Records
- Nora Megenity, 75 hits, single-season record
- Nora Megenity, 54 runs scored, single-season record
- Nora Megenity, 22 home runs, single-season record
- Nora Megenity, 153 total bases, single-season record
- Nora Megenity, 188 at-bats, single-season record
- Lily Haluska, 54 RBIs, single-season record
- Marina Taveras, 62 hits, first-year single-season record
- Marina Taveras, 46 RBIs, first-year single-season record
- Marina Taveras, 49 runs, first-year single-season record
- Marina Taveras, 14 home runs, first-year single-season record
- Marina Taveras, 116 total bases, first-year single-season record
- 88 home runs, single-season record
- 306 runs scored, single-season team record
- 295 RBIs, single-season team record
- 86 doubles, single-season team record
- 7 home runs vs Lehigh (3/21/26), single-game team record
- 6 doubles vs UMES (3/17/26), single-game team record
Offense
- .277 batting average, best in a season since 2021 (.283)
- Ranked 16th nationally in home runs (88) and 15th in home runs per game (1.59)
Pitching/Defense
- 29 wins, most since 2004 (34)
- Kelcie McGraw, 14 wins, most by a Colgate pitcher since Kelsey Nordstrom's in 2007 (17)
- 7 saves, most since 2022 (7)
All-League Honorees
- 5 All-Patriot League awards, most since 2011 (6)
- Marina Taveras, Patriot League Rookie of the Year, third Colgate player in last five years
