BALTIMORE – Colgate University went on a 9-0 run late in the second half to stretch a five-point lead to 14 with four minutes to play, and the Raiders went on to a 76-62 victory over Loyola University Maryland on Saturday evening.
Jordan Stiemke, who had a career-high 12 points for the Greyhounds, hit a 3-pointer with 6:42 on the clock, to narrow the Loyola deficit to five, 63-58, but Colgate came back with the next nine points and was up 14, 72-58, on a Keegan Records layup with 4:02 on the clock.
Stiemke made a pair of threes amongst his five field goals in his third starting role of the season.
Deon Perry led Loyola with 15 points.
Loyola led through the first half of the opening period, going up as many as six before Colgate used an 8-0 run with under eight minutes to play to take the lead.
Alonso Faure made a three from the right wing at 2:16, and the score was tied, 34-34. The Raiders came back to lead by three at halftime, but Loyola would cut the deficit to one early in the second.
Colgate later led by 10 with 13:57 on the clock, but
Deon Perry scored five in a row, and after a Chandler Baker basket for the Raiders,
David Brown III knocked down a three to make it a four-point Colgate lead.
Loyola outrebounded Colgate, 36-25, with
Golden Dike and
Tyson Commander each pulling down six boards.
The Greyhounds will be on the road Wednesday, February 14, for a 7 p.m. game at Lafayette College.
