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Moore
69
Colgate COLGATE 4-6
74
Winner Niagara NIAW 4-8
Colgate COLGATE
4-6
69
Final
74
Niagara NIAW
4-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Colgate COLGATE 15 9 27 18 69
Niagara NIAW 17 23 12 22 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Moore Drops 31 Points In Victory Over Colgate

GAME 12
SCORE Niagara 74 – Colgate 69
RECORDS Niagara (4-8) – Colgate (4-6)
LOCATION Gallagher Center
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Jai Moore dropped a career-high 31 points to help lift the Purple Eagles over Colgate, 75-69, on Monday afternoon.

Game Recap
  • The Purple Eagles went on a 6-0 run to open the game. With a little under four minutes remaining in the first quarter, NU and the Raiders were tied, 8-8, but four points from Moore put Niagara back in the lead 12-8. Niagara maintained the lead the rest of the first quarter, going into the second quarter leading the Raiders 17-15.
  • Niagara dominated the second quarter. Three treys from Moore and two from Maggie McIntyre helped the Purple Eagles to a 40-24 lead going into halftime.
  • With a little over four and a half minutes left in the third quarter, Niagara led Colgate, 51-38, but the Raiders went on an 11-0 run and at the end of the quarter, Niagara led by only one point, 52-51.
  • Colgate took the lead, 53-53, with 9:45 left in the fourth quarter. A three from McIntyre with about 7:45 remaining put NU back in the lead, 57-56. Though Colgate began to pick up momentum on offense, the Purple Eagles held onto their lead, coming away with the 74-69 victory to close out non-conference play and earn their third straight home win.

Coach's Corner
  • "Early on in the game we were able to get stops, and that fueled our offense," said head coach Jada Pierce. "We stalled a little bit, we gave up some second chance points, and we knew Colgate was going to have a run in them. I'm really proud of us right now and I'm just so proud of everybody stepping up."

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Moore led all scorers with a career-high 31 points. Moore made a career-high 10 field goals and sank a career-best six 3-pointers.
  • Ekpiteta led the team in rebounding with a career-high 16 rebounds.
  • Adila Gathers recorded a team-high, and career-high, five assists. She also led the team in steals with three.
  • McIntyre added 13 points for the Purple Eagles.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles open MAAC play this week, hosting Marist on Thursday, Jan. 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Manhattan on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 3:00 p.m.

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