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January 19, 2002

Box Score

Hamilton, N.Y. - In a game with 12 lead changes and seven ties Colgate (8-10, 2-2 PL) made the final run, outscoring Navy (8-9, 0-4 PL) 29-15 over the final 10 minutes of action, to earn a 84-73 Patriot League win, Saturday at Cotterell Court.  

Colgate capitalized on its unselfish play as all five of its starters scored in double-figures en route the Raiders second-highest point total of the season with 84.  

Allison Lipinski led all scorers with 22 points while Sarah Parks and Malissa Burke each chipped in with 13 points a piece.  Freshman Milaina Lagzdins recorded her first career double-double netting 12 points, on 5-for-8 shooting, and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds.  Vicky Briscoe rounded out the Raiders' scoring netting 11 points and passing-off a career-high eight assists.  

Courtney Davidson and Maile Shimoda scored 19 points each for Navy and Bryanna Herring added 11.  Davidson had a team-high nine rebounds for the Midshipmen, who have lost their last six games.  

After a last second three-point shot by Shimoda, Navy entered the second half up by one, 40-39, and then ran out to a six point lead, 49-43, outscoring the Raiders 7-4 in the first five minutes of the half.  The Midshipmen increased the lead to as much as seven with a little over 13 minutes remaining in the game with two free throws from Herring, before the Raiders' mounted their come-back bid. 

After Parks hit one of two free throws, Briscoe netted her only three-point field goal of the game, to cut the Navy lead to three with 11:29 on the clock.  Parks then came up with one of her seven steals of the night and stuck the lay-up to bring the Raiders to within one at 55-56.    

Navy pushed the lead back to three on a jump shot by Davidson, but Lagzdins quickly answered back with a  three-point play on a lay-up and a foul shot to tie the game at 58-58 with 10 minutes remaining in the game.  

Catherine Dunn gave Navy its last advantage at 60-58 on a short-jumper, before Colgate would take its first lead of the half 61-60 and never looked back as Lagzdins converted her second three-point play of the game.

The Raiders return to action Wednesday, January 23 at 5:30 against Patriot League opponent Bucknell University at Cotterell Court.