Scores

Final

Colgate 44

(9-15, 5-6 Patriot)

American U 69

(17-7, 9-1 Patriot)

1:00 PM ET, February 14, 2009

Bender Arena Sports Center, Washington, DC

1 2 T
COLG 20 2444
AMER 33 3669

Top Performers

Colgate: M. Venezia 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

American University: N. Hendra 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast

American U. 69, Colgate 44

Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Nick Hendra scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help American University beat Colgate 69-44 on Saturday, extending its winning streak to six games.

The Eagles (17-7, 9-1 Patriot League), who have won 12 of their last 13 contests, used a 15-2 run in the first half to claim a 20-6 lead. A 3-pointer by Brian Gilmore pushed American's advantage to 20 points with 3:13 left before halftime.

Derrick Mercer finished with 15 points for the Eagles. Garrison Carr and Gilmore each scored 11.

The Raiders (9-15, 5-6) cut the lead to 34-23 with 18:42 left in the second half on a three-point play by Mike Venezia, who led Colgate with 14 points. But American outscored the Raiders 23-8 over the next 11 minutes to take a 57-31 lead. Hendra's jumper later pushed the lead to 30 points.

American shot 51 percent from the field, holding Colgate to 31.3 percent.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
COLG
AMER
Points 44 69
FG Made-Attempted 15-48 (.313) 26-51 (.510)
3P Made-Attempted 6-20 (.300) 7-16 (.438)
FT Made-Attempted 8-14 (.571) 10-15 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 30

Game Leaders

 
COLG
AMER
PointsM. Venezia 14N. Hendra 16
ReboundsB. Jonson 7N. Hendra 11
AssistsA. Hill 4N. Hendra 3
StealsA. Hill 2D. Mercer 2
BlocksM. Venezia 1J. Nichols 2
Team Stats: Colgate | American Univ.

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 17, 2009 AMER 79, @COLG 49Recap
» Feb 14, 2009 @AMER 69, COLG 44Recap

Next 5 Games

COLG
AMER
02/18 @LEH 7:00pm
02/21 @LONG 2:00pm
02/25 HC 7:00pm
02/28 @NAVY 7:00pm
03/04 @NAVY 7:00pm
 02/18 @ARMY 7:00pm
02/21 HC 2:00pm
02/25 NAVY 8:00pm
02/28 @LAF 2:00pm
03/04 LAF 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: Colgate | American Univ.

Patriot League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
American University13-124-7
Navy8-619-11
Holy Cross11-318-14
Lehigh5-915-14
Army6-811-19
Colgate5-910-20
Lafayette4-108-22
Bucknell4-107-23
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