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Men's & Women Hoops Both Win With Late Game Thee-Pointers

Sun, Feb 19, 2012

The Colgate men's and women's basketball team both won at home Saturday, and in each instance the victory came on late game three-point baskets.

In the women's game Senior Candice Green hit the game winning three-pointer with 18 seconds remaining to give the Raiders a 62-60 victory over Navy on Senior Day.

And for the men, Junior guard Mitch Rolls drained a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining to lift the Colgate men’s basketball team past Navy 59-57 Saturday night at Alumni Hall.

All three seniors on the women's tea, scored in double figures as Kelly Korkowski scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds, while Tricia Oakes added 16 points and seven boards. Last but not least Green who hit the game-winning three accounted for 10 points, five rebounds, and a game-high six assists. 

In the men's game Rolls finished the game with 13 points, three assists and two rebounds to lead the Raiders. While senior guard Mike Venezia became the 29th Raider to score 1,000-points, with 11. 

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