Bison win fourth straight
HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Thomas had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Nana Foulland scored 13 and grabbed 11 boards and Bucknell beat Colgate 63-51 on Monday night for its fourth consecutive win.
Stephen Brown added 10 points and Kimbal Mackenzie scored nine on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range for Bucknell (11-8, 5-1 Patriot League). The Bison limited Colgate (8-9, 3-3) to a season-low 27.1-percent (16-of-59) shooting.
Bucknell scored the final seven first-half points to pull within 25-23. Foulland converted a 3-point play to cap a 19-3 run that made it 50-34 with nine minutes left. The Raiders made 1 of 8 from the field and committed five turnovers during that stretch.
Sean O’Brien led Colgate with 14 points and Jordan Swopshire added 11. The duo hit 6 of 11 from 3-point range while the rest of the Raiders made just 1 of 15.
BUCKNELL (11-8)
Moore 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 5-18 7-8 17, Foulland 4-8 5-7 13, Mackenzie 3-6 0-0 9, Brown 3-8 2-2 10, Meeks 0-0 0-0 0, Sestina 2-3 2-2 6, Newman 0-1 0-0 0, Sotos 2-3 1-1 6, Sechan 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, B.Robertson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 20-53 17-20 63.
COLGATE (8-9)
Swopshire 4-7 0-0 11, Rayman 1-11 6-8 8, Batt 1-3 0-0 2, O’Brien 4-10 3-4 14, Burns 0-11 1-2 1, Whitbread 0-0 0-0 0, Lindgren 1-1 0-0 2, Baxter 0-0 0-0 0, Regisford 2-4 1-2 5, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, J.Robertson 2-4 1-2 6, Ferguson 0-6 0-0 0, Amiel 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 16-59 12-18 51.
Halftime–Colgate 25-23. 3-Point Goals–Bucknell 6-22 (Mackenzie 3-5, Brown 2-7, Sotos 1-2, Foulland 0-1, Sestina 0-1, Moore 0-2, Thomas 0-2, B.Robertson 0-2), Colgate 7-26 (OáBrien 3-5, Swopshire 3-6, J.Robertson 1-1, Amiel 0-1, Burns 0-3, Ferguson 0-5, Rayman 0-5). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Bucknell 42 (Thomas 15), Colgate 32 (O’Brien 7). Assists–Bucknell 11 (Mackenzie 3), Colgate 9 (Burns 2). Total Fouls–Bucknell 16, Colgate 19. A–819 (1,750).
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