Colgate Women’s Basketball Annihilates Princeton 87-57

Jan. 27, 2004

Contact: Amanda Brickell

Hamilton, NY — The Colgate women’s basketball picked up its second runaway victory in as many games with an 87-57 win over Princeton in non-conference action Tuesday night at Cotterell Court.

Colgate dominated early taking off on a 14-point run ignited by five straight foul shots and capped by a jumper from Malissa Burke (Traverse City, Mich.) at 12:13 giving the Raiders an 18-4 lead.  Princeton chipped away at Colgate’s lead and would come as close as eight points with just under four minutes remaining in the half.  At the break the Raiders held a 34-25 advantage heading into the locker room.

The Raiders shot 42.3 percent on 11-of-26 from the field and were solid at the line making 11-of-15 freebies in the first.  The Tigers were 10-for-31 from the field and three-for-eight from three-point range.  A pesky Raider defense caused 11 turnovers, but the Tigers were close behind with nine.  Colgate held a slight edge in rebounding with 20 boards while Princeton brought down 19.

The Raiders opened the second with a 12-2 run to increase their advantage to 43-28 by the 15 minute mark and would not look back.  Colgate protected the ball well on offense committing just three second-half turnovers while forcing 11.  Shooting a solid 49.1 percent from the field, Colgate led by as many as 32 before the dust settled and the Raiders came away with the 87-57 win.

Burke and Junior Emily Braseth (E. Grand Rapids, Mich.) put up 20 points apiece combining for just under half of Colgate’s points.  Braseth’s tenacious defense caused her to come away with a career-high six steals.  Burke’s performance gives her 1,235 career points and moves her into ninth place on Colgate’s all-time scoring list.

Leandra Fuller (Harrisburg, Pa.) added nine points and joined teammate Meghan Curtin (Bronx, N.Y.) with a team-high six rebounds on the night.  Devon Warwick (Amesbury, Mass.) saw considerable action in the contest putting up a season-high 12 points in nine minutes of play.  Freshman Carly Brescacin (Tecumseh, Ont.) pulled down a career-high six boards in the victory.

The Raiders, who are 2-0 against Ivy League opponents this season, move to 11-7 overall with the victory while Princeton falls to 4-10 overall.  Colgate is back in action on the road Friday as they face Bucknell at 5:30 p.m. in conference play.  The team then closes out the Patriot League weekend in a Sunday afternoon contest at Lehigh.  Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.