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Colgate Men Win @ West Point

Sun, Feb 06, 2011

Sophomore guard Mitch Rolls scored a career-high 23 points, including 16 in the second half to help lead Colgate to a 76-71 win over Army Saturday afternoon at Christal Arena. The win was the first for the Raiders in West Point since the 2008-09 season. 

After leading by as much as 13 in the second half (68-55) the Raiders began to see their lead slip away as the Black Knights scored nine straight points to make the score 68-64. But a three pointer from Rolls as the shot clock expired in the final minute of regulation brought an end to Army’s run to secure the win.

“This was a total team win,” stated head coach Emmett Davis. “We got strong performances from a number of players. We shot the ball very well and scored in a variety of ways.”

Rolls finished the day with a game high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and seven assists, while senior captain Joe Hoban scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Junior Mike Venezia also reached double digits with 14 points, while freshman Pat Moore scored eight.

“Our guard play was very solid accounting for 65 points with 12 assists and just six turnovers,” said Davis.

Colgate (6-17, 3-5) will host Lafayette on Wednesday. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be live on Patriot League All-Access.

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