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Athina Lexa holds the ball against Colgate on Nov. 16, 2023
Max Sacco
55
Canisius Canis 1-2,0-0 MAAC
61
Winner Colgate Colg 3-0,0-0 Patriot
Canisius Canis
1-2,0-0 MAAC
55
Final
61
Colgate Colg
3-0,0-0 Patriot
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Canisius Canis 16 18 10 7 4 55
Colgate Colg 9 10 14 18 10 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Colgate Comes Back to Defeat Women's Basketball in Overtime

Colgate outscored Canisius by a 28-11 margin during the fourth quarter and overtime to post a 61-55 come-from-behind victory in intercollegiate women's basketball action Thursday at Cottrell Court in Hamilton, N.Y.
 
With the win, Colgate remained undefeated at 3-0 while the Golden Griffins fell to 1-2 on the young campaign.

Four players finished in double figures for the Raiders, with Taylor Golembiewski leading the way with 15 points. On the glass, Alexa Brodie collected eight boards while Sophia Diehl chipped in seven. As a team, Colgate shot 21-of-57 (.368) from the floor. 

Sophomore Sisi Eleko led Canisius with 20 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season with junior Athina Lexa chipped in a season-high 13 points of her own. On the glass, graduate student Bri Rozzi collected a season-best six boards and a team-leading three steals.
  
Down 44-33 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Raiders would find their form in the final frame, limiting Canisius to just one field goal while outscoring the Griffs, 16-6, to cut their deficit to just one, 50-49, off a Madison Schiller 3-pointer with 17.8 seconds to play. The Griffs would make it a two-point game off a free throw from Rozzi, but a Schiller layup with three seconds to play tied the score, 51-51, and sent the game to overtime
 
In the overtime session, Colgate limited Canisius to just four total points while adding in 10 of their own to complete the comeback and defeat Canisius, 61-55.
 
After a slow start to the game for both teams, the Griffs would take over in the final five minutes of the first quarter, keeping the Raiders off the board while adding eight points of their own, punctuated by a Lexa buzzer-beater, to take a 16-9 lead after 10 minutes.
   
Canisius' run continued into the second quarter as it opened with a 7-2 spurt, ignited by a Heeps 3-pointer, to go up 23-11 with 7:49 remaining in the half. The Griffs slightly outscored Colgate, 11-8, the rest of the way to enter the locker room ahead, 34-19.
 
Out of the break, the Raiders would begin to chip away at the Griffs lead, riding a 10-4 spurt to trim the Griffs lead just nine, 38-29, with 6:08 to play in the third.
 
The Griffs would end the third quarter on a high note, leaving the Raiders scoreless for the final 3:22 while adding in six points of their own to enter the fourth quarter ahead, 44-33, setting the stage for the Raiders comeback.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS  
GAME NOTES
• Canisius leads the all-time series against Colgate, 25-16.
• Lexa made her first start of the 2023-24 campaign.
• Eleko has finished with a double-double in all three games this season
• Thursday's game was the fifth overtime contest between Canisius and Colgate. The last time the Griffs and Raiders went to overtime was on Nov. 14, 2006. Colgate now leads the series in overtime wins, 3-2.
• This was the first overtime game for Canisius since the Griffs 89-80 triple overtime victory against Saint Peter's on Feb. 27, 2023
• Canisius went 13-for-25 (.520) from the free throw line compared to 17-of-25 (.680) for Colgate.
• Canisius shot a combined 2-of-20 (.100) compared to 8-of-18 (.444) for Colgate during the fourth quarter and overtime.
• Amalia (45:00) and Heeps (44:02) were the only two Griffs to play over 40 minutes. For Heeps, she became the first Griff to play 45-or-more minutes in a game since Cheyenne Stubbs played 49:02 against Saint Peter's on Feb. 27, 2023.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius returns to action Monday at home against against D'Youville. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m., with the game airing on ESPN+. The contest will be the front half of a men's and women's doubleheader, with the men also taking on D'Youville at 7:30 p.m.

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