Colgate

The Raiders will host their first game of the 2009-10 season this Saturday, Nov. 14th when they take on Presbyterian College of Clinton, S.C. at noon on Cotterell Court.  

 

Presbyterian will also open their season this Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. The Blue Hose are scheduled to face Colgate on Saturday followed by a game against Syracuse on Monday.  The squad finished their 2008-09 campaign 4-25 overall and 1-15 in the Big South conference. Presbyterian was selected to finish ninth in their conference preseason poll this year, with head coach Ronny Fisher entering his second year at the helm of the women’s basketball program.  The Blue Hose return six players from last year’s squad, including four of their five starters, while also welcoming a large rookie class, with seven freshmen.  With the loss of leading scorer Katlin Moore, Presbyterian will look to senior Lea Smith and Amanda Mills to guide the team.  Mills was second in scoring last season averaging 11.5 points in 28 starts.  Smith averaged 9.2 points and pulled down 5.8 rebounds in 29 starts with the Blue Hose.  Leading the way on the boards is junior Chelsea Wright, who tallied 6.0 rebounds a game last season.

The Raiders dropped their first game of the Patriot League Tournament to No. 1 seeded Lehigh, 78-54, back on March 7, 2009.  Sophomore transfer Tayler Wejnert (Ramsey, N.J) led the Raiders with a game-high 23 points.  Classmate Sami Kozlowski (New Market, Md.) added nine points and three assists in the Colgate loss.  

 

The Colgate University women's basketball team slipped, 62-50, in their first-ever meeting against Presbyterian College back on Nov. 24, 2008.  Presbyterian's Amanda Mills led all scorers with 15 points, while the Raiders' Patricia Oakes (Evergreen, Colo.) led all players on the boards with seven rebounds. Sami Kozlowski led the Raiders with 13 points, while then senior Gretchen Polinski contributed 10 points and three rebounds.

The Raiders return 10 players to this year’s squad, including four starters from the 2008-09 season.  Junior Tayler Wejnert returns to the Colgate squad after appearing in 20 games last season. Wejnert led the team in scoring averaging 11.7 points per game, followed by fellow junior Sami Kozlowski who averaged 9.7 points and led the team in steals with 33 in 30 starts with the Raiders. Tricia Oakes (Evergreen, Colo.) led Colgate on the boards as a freshman, pulling down 6.0 rebounds in 22 games. Sophomore Candice Green (Ramsey, N.J.) also started in all 30 games for the Raiders last season averaging 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds.

 

The Colgate women’s basketball team was picked to finish seventh in the 2010 Patriot League preseason coaches and sports information directors poll. Defending champion Lehigh was selected to repeat this year, with 97 total points and 13-first place votes.  Following the Mountain Hawks in order are American (76, 3 first-place), Holy Cross (76), Navy (54), Bucknell (52), Army (50), Colgate (22) and Lafayette (21). Lehigh’s Erica Prosser was chosen as the Preseason Player of the Year. 

 

Colgate welcomes three freshmen to this year’s squad, center Lulu Brase of Lake Wylie, S.C., guard Jhazmine Lynch of San Diego, Calif., and guard Rebekah Ward of Montral, Canada.