HAMILTON, N.Y. – Lafayette women's basketball traveled to Colgate on Saturday afternoon for a 2 p.m. matchup at Cotterell Court, resulting in a 72-56 defeat. Leopards Kay Donahue (15), Abby Antognoli (12), Sauda Ntaconayigize (11) and Teresa Kiewiet (10) all finished in double figures.

Taylor Golembiewski scored a game-high 16 points and Madison Schiller (14), Anne Bair (11) and Christina Midgette (10) tacked on an additional 35 points for the hosts.

Golembiewski got a layup and a pair of free throws to drop to give the hosts an early 4-0 lead to begin the contest. Lafayette responded with a 5-0 spurt thanks to jumpers by Donahue (2) and Kiewiet (3). The game was knotted at 12 apiece with 1:21 to go before two free throws by sophomore forward Tasha Chudy put the Leopards back in front. Colgate closed the quarter with two quick baskets, holding a two-point advantage (16-14) after the first quarter.

The Maroon and White started the second stanza with an 8-0 run, taking a 21-16 lead with 7:45 to go in the half. Turnovers by both teams dominated the next two minutes, but a string of makes by Golembiewski and Bair put the Raiders up 22-21 with 3:35 remaining. Two back-to-back baskets by Donahue and a triple by Kiewiet handed the Leopards a three-point lead (27-24). The hosts finished the half with a six-point run to lead 30-27 at the intermission.

The Raiders outscored Lafayette 42-29 in the second half. Colgate captured a healthy 10-point lead (39-29) with a 9-2 spurt to open the third quarter. Schiller led all scorers in the session with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting. The hosts led by double digits for the majority of the quarter and with 10 minutes to go in Hamilton the Leopards trailed by nine (49-40).

At the final buzzer, Colgate picked up its fourth-straight Patriot League victory, to advance to 4-2. The Raiders led by 10 or more points for the entire stanza, and took their largest lead of the game (16 points) with 59 seconds left. The turnover and free throw margins were big keys to Saturday's matchup. Colgate committed 13 turnovers to the Leopards' 17 and the hosts went a perfect 12-of-12 from the charity stripe compared to Lafayette's 13-of-19.

Lafayette returns to Kirby Sports Center at 6 p.m. on Wednesday as Loyola travels to Easton for the teams first meeting of the conference slate.
 

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