Even though Colgate's season did not go en­tirely according to plan, the Raiders still needed a victory in their final game to secure a solid, sec­ond place finish. The team showed up and fin­ished the season in dominating fashion. Senior quarterback Greg Sullivan passed for three touch­downs and rushed for two more, and junior run­ning back Nate Eachus rushed for 204 yards and scored three times as Colgate decimated Fordham 47-12 two Saturdays ago in the Bronx, NY.

Sullivan and Eachus commandingly led the offense to 514 yards and almost 40 minutes of possession time. The quarterback was 15-of-17 through the air for 198 yards and ran for another 60 yards on 15 carries. Still, the running game be­longed almost exclusively to Eachus who crossed the 200–yard mark for the fourth time this season and pushed his season total to 1,871 yards.

Senior wide out Doug Rosnick finished with five catches for 90 yards and two touch­downs and first-year Daniel Cason grabbed a career-high of four receptions for 47 yards.

The defense was not too shabby either, sti­fling the Rams' offense throughout the entire game. Sophomore linebacker Patrick Friel paced the team with nine tackles, while senior Chris DiMassa added six tackles and two sacks.

Colgate (3-2 PL,4 7-4) started off strong and never looked back, scoring on its first five posses­sions. On their first drive, the Raiders moved 75 yards in seven plays as Sullivan found Rosnick for a 17-yard score.

Fordham (3-2 PL, 5-6) could do nothing to respond and 'Gate went right back on the attack, driving 85 yards in 6:39. The drive was capped by a one-yard Sullivan rush and highlighted by a 30-yard Eachus run that moved the ball from the Raiders' 35-yard line to the Fordham 35.

Colgate kept firing to start the second quar­ter, moving 80 yards in just four plays to make it 20-0. Junior running back Noah Jackson broke through for a 31-yard rush on the drive and Sullivan found Eachus for the score from 23 yards out.

After another Fordham three-and-out, the Raiders found themselves with a short field and capitalized on it with another touchdown. After moving down to the Rams' 24-yard line, Eachus took a handoff the rest of the way to make the score 27-0. The barrage was not over, however, as Colgate put together another impressive scoring drive, going 81 yards in 10 plays to push the lead to 34. Sullivan found Rosnick in the end zone for the second time to cap off the drive and lead 'Gate into halftime.

"It is always fun scoring, but that being my last game made it special," Rosnick said. "I think Sully made it a point to get everyone some touches, especially the seniors. It was a lot of fun and great to go out on a high note, both personally and as a team."

The Rams opened the third quarter with the ball on their own 27-yard line but quarterback Ryan Higgins was picked off by first-year safety Chad Frey to give the Raiders amazing field po­sition. Ten plays later, Sullivan ran it in to put Colgate up by an astounding 40-0. Sophomore kicker Evan Goldszak missed the extra point to keep the lead at 40.

Fordham finally put together a decent drive on its ensuing possession, going 63 yards in 15 plays for the score. Higgins found receiver Ge­rard Rizzo from three yards out to put the Rams on the board and make it 40-6. Higgins' attempt at a two-point conversion failed and the lead stayed at 34.

The Raiders' next possession was a good one but it stalled at the Fordham 13 after the Rams stopped a fourth-and-three attempt by Sullivan. A few drives later, however, Colgate put its final points on the board when Eachus ran it in from six yards out.

The Rams scored on their next drive for the last time on a 14-yard Darryl Whiting rush that made the score 47-12. The two-point at­tempt failed once again and the 35-point margin became the final.

"Of course winning the league and making a run in the playoffs is what we hoped for, but we came up short on those goals," Rosnick said. "So we wanted to win out our last three games for ourselves, just go out and have fun, and that's what we did. We had to win the last three to have 32 wins as a senior class over the past four years, which is pretty remarkable. Knowing that this was most likely the last football we were ever go­ing to play, we wanted to have a positive taste in our mouths about not only our season, but our careers here at Colgate."

The seniors played impressively in their final game for the Raiders and gave the younger play­ers a good foundation for a successful season next year. The Raiders will lose some key components on offense, notably Sullivan who went 25-5 as a starter and their leading receiver in Rosnick, but the return of Eachus and the core of a solid defense bodes well for the future.

The Colgate women's ice hockey team has kept itself busy over the past two weeks, playing a total of four games, two of which were ECAC Hockey games. On Friday November 19, the Raiders hosted the Quinnipiac Bobcats and Colgate dropped its fourth ECAC Hockey game of the season in a 4-0 decision. The next day, however, the team secured its second ECAC Hockey win and shut-out of the season, defeating Princeton 2-0. Then, last Tuesday night at Starr Rink the Raiders dropped a nail-biting 4-3 contest to Syracuse; and on Saturday, 'Gate suffered yet another defeat as it fell to No. 3 Mercyhurst, 4-2.

On Friday, November 19 both Quinnipiac and Colgate came out looking to get on the board first, but despite close opportunities, neither team was able to find the net. After the first 20 minutes of play, both teams remained scoreless.

In the second frame the Bobcats found success during the first few minutes of play, netting two swift goals at the 2:25 and 2:41 marks, resulting in a 2-0 lead at the start of the third. Quinnipiac then went on to score two more goals in the third period, ultimately giving the Bobcats a 4-0 triumph.

The next day, the Colgate Raiders played Princeton and the Tigers got off to a quick start in the first period, blasting a series of shots on net that were denied by junior goaltender Kimberly Sass. Despite outshooting Colgate 17-11 in the first period, the Raiders' first-year forward Jocelyn Simpson got the first goal at the end of the first frame, giving Colgate a 1-0 lead.

After a scoreless second period, the Raiders found their second goal at the 18:13 mark of the final period. Sophomore forward Jenna Klynstra caught Princeton's goaltender Rachel Weber outside the crease during Princeton's attempt to add an extra player, and shot the puck into the net from across the ice to score the team's second and final goal of the game. Sass, who recorded her second shutout win of the season, had an impressive 37 saves for the Raiders.

Last Tuesday, during the game against Syracuse, both teams started off playing aggressively. As the first period progressed, however, Syracuse became the dominant force on the rink and attacked Colgate's net, eventually netting a goal at the 2:55 mark to give the Orange a 1-0 lead. The Raiders, however, quickly answered back six minutes later. Sophomore forward Brittany Phillips received a pass from Rachel Walsh only to then flick a pass to up to junior defender Amanda Kirwan who slammed it home to tie the score at one.

During the second period, Syracuse got on the board first, giving the Orange the 2-1 advantage. The lead was short-lived, however, as minutes later Colgate returned the favor. Phillips picked up a rebound and blasted the puck past first-year goaltender Jenesica Drinkwater to even the score.

Phillips then scored Colgate's third goal with a power play at the 11:03 mark, giving Colgate its first lead of the game, 3-2. Unfortunately, only minutes later, the Orange found another goal to tie the score for the third time in the game. Syracuse then went on to add another tally towards the end of the contest to secure the Orange the win, 4-3.

Last Saturday, Colgate played against the No. 3 Mercyhurst Lakers. At the start of the game Colgate was playing aggressively, firing a flurry of shots at the Lakers' net in the opening minutes of play. But Mercyhurst soon picked up its pace, generating some threatening attempts on goal themselves and the first frame remained scoreless due to tough defense on

both sides.

"Our goal was to play a tight defensive game utilizing the trap, which would frustrate them, and ultimately create opportunities for us to capitalize on,"

Kirwan said.

During the second period, Mercyhurst started off strong as they knocked the puck in at the 4:31 mark to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead. The Raiders finally answered back in the first two minutes of the final frame, when first-year forward Taylor Volpe blasted the puck into the net off a pass from sophomore defender Jordan Brickner during a power play, leveling the score for Colgate at one. Both teams soon began fighting hard to find a second goal and avoid overtime play. It was Mercyhurst, however, that was able to make a break and score two quick goals at the 10:05 and 10:55 marks. The fourth goal was scored minutes later at the 12:14 mark, giving the Lakers a 4-1 lead.

"We could have quit right there," Kirwan said, "but after a brief time out by Coach Wiley, the team got motivated again and showed a lot of character and continued to battle."

Despite Mercyhurst's three-goal cushion, the Raiders continued to attack the net hard. Their efforts were soon rewarded when Kirwan beat junior goaltender Hillary Pattenden at the 17:08 mark, giving Colgate its second goal of the game and cutting the Lakers' lead down to two. Despite some close last-minute attempts, however, the Raiders were unable to make a comeback in the nick of time, resulting in a 4-2 loss to the Lakers.

"Our goal tending was stellar, our defensive play was good and our forwards out-chanced our opposition." Kirwan commented. "Unfortunately, the clock wasn't on our side and although we fought to the end, we ran out of time."

Colgate was aware before the game against the Lakers that the competition against the No.3 team would be fierce.

"We knew we would have to play a solid sixty minutes to be successful," Kirwan said. "Their team is stacked with U22 players as well as a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Even though we didn't have the outcome we wanted, we learned a lot as a team and never gave up."

Colgate will return to Starr Rink tomorrow when it faces Clarkson at 5 p.m. This will be followed by a game against St. Lawrence on Saturday at 3 p.m. After this weekend's games, the Raiders will take a month-long break before going on a

five-month road stand to start 2011.

November was a tough month for the Colgate men's hockey team, as they began with a 0-5-1 record in ECAC Hockey play, which was capped off by falling to Brown 5-2 and to No. 5 Yale 6-4. Three days later, the Raiders traveled to Niagara Falls, NY to take on the Purple Eagles from Niagara University. Despite outplaying its oppo­nent throughout the entirety of the contest, Colgate fell 4-2. Four days later, the Raiders attempted to pick up the pieces of a dismal month by taking on the Cornell Big Red at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, but once again failed as they were defeated 4-3 by the Ithacans.

The only positive to take from a month in which Colgate went 0-7-1 is the strong play put forth by first-year Chris Wagner, who scored three goals in the month, and sopho­more forward Robbie Bourdon, who is cur­rently on a six-game point streak and leads the team in points with five goals and six assists.

"I have not really changed much about my approach to the game," Bourdon said. "Throughout the first few games, I stressed a lot because of the high expectations I had for myself. Recently, I've just had a better view towards hockey in general, as well as worked on preparing myself for a more physical role during the games."

The first period of the game against Brown saw both teams cautiously studying each other while at the same time trying to find weaknesses in the opponent's game plan. The Raiders were harmed by bouts of indisci­pline, providing the Bears–who boasted one of the top power plays in the country going into the game–with a two-man advantage. Brown scored at 9:32 and took a 1-0 after 20 minutes of play.

Colgate was able to answer back at the 8:32 mark of the second stanza, when junior forward Matt Firman scored his first goal of the season assisted by classmates defense­man Corbin McPherson and forward Austin Mayer. Twenty-one seconds after the tally, however, the Bears were awarded a power play which soon became a five-on-three situ­ation and once again cashed in to take a 2-1 lead going into the third. From then on, the Raiders lost any kind of control they could have held over the game.

Halfway through the third period, Brown scored a short-handed goal, and soon after added another one to take a commanding 4-1 lead with less than five minutes left on the clock. Not even Bourdon's tally at 17:15 was enough to produce a comeback, as Brown took the victory, which was capped off with an empty-net goal.

The following evening, Colgate put forth its best effort of the month against its most formidable opponent thus far this season in Yale. The Raiders quickly took a 1-0 lead 59 seconds into the game, as senior captain Bri­an Day scored 'Gate's first power play goal in four games. It did not take long for the Bull­dogs to knot the game at one, doing so at the 6:33 mark on a man-advantage. Yale pro­ceeded to take a 3-1 lead in the next minute and a half with another power play goal and an even-strength tally. The Bulldogs outshot Colgate 21-8 throughout the period.

The Raiders were able to answer back ear­ly in the second, with two goals by Bourdon and junior forward Nick Prockow in the first four minutes to even the game at three goals each. A flurry of goals halfway through the frame saw Yale take a 6-3 lead going into the final 20 minutes of play.

A goal by first-year forward Mike Mc­Cann at 7:19 gave the Raiders hope for a comeback, but despite outshooting them 15-2 throughout the period, Colgate was unable to close the game.

"We really needed to stay out of the penalty box in both games," Bourdon said. "Penalties swing momentum in favor of the other team. There is no doubt in my mind, even with our record as it stands, that neither Yale nor Brown will be looking forward to playing us the next time around."

Three days later, the Raiders traveled to Lewiston, NY to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles. The first period saw both teams cre­ate good scoring chances, but both goalten­ders stood strong and kept their opponents scoreless through 20 minutes of play. In the second period, Colgate drew first blood when Bourdon scored halfway through the period on the power play. The Purple Eagles, however, were able to draw even with three minutes left in the stanza. In the third frame, Niagara scored early to take a 2-1 lead two minutes in, but the Raiders answered back halfway through, on the power play. Thirty-three seconds later, however, the Purple Ea­gles retook the lead and by adding an empty-net goal with 42 seconds left in the contest, secured a 4-2 victory over Colgate.

Last Saturday, the Raiders took on archri­val Cornell at the Prudential Center. The Big Red controlled the game early on and had the best scoring opportunities, but junior goaltender Alex Evin stopped every shot he faced in the first period. Halfway through the first, Colgate was able to find its groove and Day gave the team a 1-0 lead over Cornell heading into the second period.

In the second, the Raiders maintained the momentum and proceeded to outplay the Big Red throughout the stanza. Mayer gave the team a 2-0 lead at 9:52, but it was quick­ly cut back to one by Cornell. Two minutes later, however, Wagner scored his third of the season to give Colgate a 3-1 lead heading into the second intermission.

The third period saw the Raiders collapse once again. Mistakes on the Colgate defen­sive end allowed the Big Red to tie the game during the first six minutes and a power play goal at the 11:31 mark saw Cornell clinch its third straight victory over Colgate.

"Mental breakdowns happen from bad plays, unnecessary penalties and laziness," Bourdon said. "In our last three games, we took leads and still lost because we beat ourselves. Cornell and Niagara were not necessarily better teams than us, but we just let them be for a period and they took advantage of it."

This coming Saturday the Raiders will travel to West Point, NY to take on the Army Black Knights. A week later, they will host Niagara before traveling south to Pennsylva­nia to take on Robert Morris University. Lat­er this month, Colgate will play its final two non-conference games of the season, which include a tilt against defending national champion Boston College at the Dartmouth Tournament. In the first two weeks of Janu­ary, the Raiders will return to conference play before classes.

The Colgate women's basketball team was busy over break, playing against the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Canisius at home, then taking on Wagner away, and finally travelling to Brooklyn, New York to participate in the Long Island University Turkey Classic, facing Boston University and McNeese. The team beat NJIT 85-58, lost to Canisius 65-70, de­feated Wagner in overtime 85-72 and lost to Boston University and McNeese, 78-56 and 63-62 respectively. The team is currently 2-5 on the season.

Against Wagner, Colgate received 29 points and four steals from sophomore guard Jhazmine Lynch and 21 points and six rebounds from senior guard Tayler Wejnert. The Raiders took their first lead early in the game, coming back from seven unanswered points to secure a 9-7 advan­tage. As the teams volleyed back and forth during the first half, Colgate started to pull away, at one point leading the game by 14. By half time, Colgate had pushed the score to 36-30. With seven minutes remaining in the game, Wagner hit its stride, taking the lead 64-59 as the game hit the four-minute mark. The Raiders fought back, managing to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, the Colgate maintained its sharpness, forcing Wagner into multiple turnovers and taking a 16-3 advantage, which won them the game.

"We traditionally have great match-ups against Wagner," Head Coach Pam Bass said. "Simply, we believed that we would win the game. After going down late in the second half, you could see the ‘eye of the tiger' in our student-athlete's eyes. Our en­ergy kept getting better and better down the stretch of regulation and carried over into overtime. There was a tremendous crowd and it was the epitome of a great college basketball atmosphere."

In last Friday's game against BU, We­jnert had another great game and tallied 17 points and five rebounds. First-year guard Lauryn Kobiela produced ten points. The Terriers took an early lead, their 11-2 streak giving them a 13-4 lead. With eight minutes left in the first half, however, Colgate had trimmed the deficit down to five points. Entering the second half, the Raiders were down 29-21. Despite an explosive offensive start by Colgate, BU was even more successful, extending their lead to 24 with 9:37 remaining. Although the Raiders made up some ground, they eventually ended the game down 78-56.

The next day, facing McNeese, Colgate lost a heart-breaking game, only missing the win by one point. Lynch led the team with 17 points while senior guard Sami Kozlowski had 13 points on the game. We­jnert brought in 12 and was named to the All-Tournament team. The Raiders domi­nated the first half, finishing the period with a commanding 32-19 lead. In the sec­ond half, the team faltered and McNeese settled in, knotting the score at 45 with 8:33 left on the clock. McNeese secured the win in the last seconds of the game on a layup. Colgate finished the day with 78.6 percent from the free-throw line and a 47.5 shooting percentage overall. Com­paratively, McNeese was 72.7 and 34.8 in the same categories.

"We struggled at the LIU tournament in two areas," Coach Bass commented. "First, taking care of the basketball against pressure defenses both in the full and half court and second, we were unable to con­trol the boards. Our shooting percentage is improving, but we need to rely on taking care of the basketball and winning the bat­tle of the boards on a nightly basis. There is no question that the greatest strength is the depth of the program. We have a num­ber of options to go to and players are very good at fulfilling their roles. As the season progresses, I would like to see us get more and more consistent as a team."

Colgate will next hit the court this weekend when it hosts Loyola-Chicago on Friday and St. Francis (NY) on Sun­day. The following Saturday it will travel to Bryant, before taking a trip to Colorado after Christmas and taking on Northern Colorado, Colorado University and the Air Force. In January, the Raiders will play three Patriot League games before classes resume against Army, Lafayette and American.

Colgate women's basketball team opened their season this week with a pair of games on the road. First, facing Rhode Island on Saturday, the team fell 59-47. Then, on Monday evening, the Raiders lost to Siena, 66-56. Both games were tight contests, wherein, after the teams nearly matched each other in the first half, the game was decided in the second.

This year, Colgate introduced three first-years to the program: point guard Lauryn Kobiela, shooting guard Catherine Lewis and forward Kathryn Taylor. Last year, the team graduated only one senior, guard Katie Garman. The Rhode Island Rams are currently 2-0, having faced both Colgate and University of Massachusetts at Lowell (in an exhibition game) while Siena is 1-1, having lost to Navy before facing Colgate. The Raiders are 0-2. In the Patriot League Pre­season Poll, the Raiders were picked to tie for sixth with Lafayette. American was picked to finish first over the defending champion Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

"I am very excited to work with Lauryn Ko­biela, Catherine Lewis and Kathryn Taylor," Head Coach Pam Bass said. "Each of them not only makes us deeper as a team, but they have the ability to impact us on the court. Each of them is very hard working and dedicated to making themselves better for the good of the team."

In the game against Rhode Island, sophomore guard Jhazmine Lynch racked up a game-high 18 points, three steals and three rebounds. Senior forward Krista Moser and junior center Tricia Oaks also put in stellar performances, as Moser had a game-high 12 rebounds and Oaks contrib­uted 11 points. During the first four and a half minutes of the game, Rhode Island posted seven unanswered points. Moser ended the streak with a jumper. Throughout the first half, the teams played a tight game.

As the game stalled for half-time, the Rams had pulled slightly ahead, 31-28. In the first five minutes of the second half, the Rams extended their lead, pulling ahead to 39-30. Although the Raiders cut the deficit down to an eight point gap, they were unable to shake Rhode Island's lead. The team ended the game 11 for 17 from the line and with a 24.2 field goal percentage. 21 of Colgate's points came from the bench, showing the team's depth.

On Monday night, the Raiders took an early lead. Scoring in the first minute of play, Colgate broke through the Siena defense, driving up the lane for a series of easy baskets.

The Raiders maintained their advantage as the teams rallied back and forth for the remainder of the first half. Going into halftime, Colgate was up 32-30 thanks to a late layup in the final min­ute of the half by Oaks, who recorded her first double-double of the season with a team-high 19 points and 12 rebounds. The Raiders faltered, however, during the second half, losing their lead and the game. Although the team returned to the floor with a strong start in the second half, by midpoint, the Saints hit their stride, earning a five-point advantage over Colgate. With just six minutes left on the clock, the Saints lead had been extended to 12. Although Colgate fought hard, regaining some ground, they were unable to topple the Saints who won it 66-56. Over the course of the game, Lynch made 11 points and had a game-high four steals.

While in the first half, the Raiders combined to shoot 50 percent, they only shot successfully 21.2 percent of the time in the second half, mak­ing the game average 34.9 percent. Colgate shot nine out of 12 taken from the free-throw line. All 12 free throws came in the second half. 30 of the team's 56 points came from the paint, with 20 coming in the first half.

"I have very high expectations for this team," Coach Bass commented. "Our seniors have grown tremendously and have dedicated them­selves to the program. They have a sense of ur­gency to make this a great year. In addition, each member of the program has worked hard to im­prove either on the court, with their fitness or in the weight room. We are very competitive, push tempo and create turnovers with our defense. In addition, we have a tremendous battery in Jhazmine Lynch and Tricia Oakes. Jhazmine is one of the quickest guards in the league and Tri­cia is establishing herself as a major post presence. Our ultimate goal is to win a Patriot League Championship. Each game we are working hard to out-focus, out-hustle and out-competeour opponents."

Colgate will be hosting the New Jer­sey Institute of Technology Highlanders in their home opener at Cotterell Court on Wednesday, November 17. The Highland­ers are currently 0-1 after their season opener against Navy.

With the Patriot League title almost out of reach, a pick-me-up trip to Pennsylva­nia may have been just what the Raiders needed. Colgate junior running back Nate Eachus rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns as the Colgate football team cruised past the Bucknell Bison 31-7 on Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The victory guaranteed Head Coach Dick Biddle his 14th winning season in 15 years.

Eachus passed the 100-yard mark on the ground for the ninth time this season on 20 carries, while senior quarterback Greg Sulli­van threw for 105 yards and a touchdown and added 48 yards on the ground. Senior wide out Doug Rosnick finished with two catches for 32 yards and a score and first-year Daniel Cason added another two for 22 yards, but the big story was the 'Gate defense.

The Raiders held Bucknell's offense to 182 yards, including only 58 rushing, and held the Bison out of the end zone. Their only score came on a 58-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Rob Gerlach late in the fourth quarter. Senior lineback­er Chris DiMassa led the team with seven tackles and senior defensive end Lamont Sonds recorded six tackles and 2.5 sacks.

Colgate (6-4, 3-2) scored on a solid first possession, marching 57 yards in sev­en plays. The drive was capped off by an Eachus run from 38 yards out on a fourth-and-one to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead. The extra point attempt was blocked by Buck­nell's Josh Eden and the lead stayed at six for another two minutes.

Bucknell (1-9, 1-3) did not start out well. On the ensuing possession, first-year Nat Bellamy picked off Bucknell quarter­back Brandon Wesley, returning the ball 51 yards for a touchdown and a 13-0 lead. The interception was Bellamy's first and the Raiders' fifth in the last two games. The play, along with three other tackles, earned Bellamy Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors.

"The coaches had prepared me very well all week," Bellamy said. "I was on the backside of the formation and knew I was all alone on an island in man coverage so I knew the ball was probably coming my direction on a short breaking route."

Bellamy expressed his excitement once he reached the end zone. "[It] was amaz­ing," Bellamy said. "I've been dreaming about a ‘pick-6' in college since I started playing football at age 7. The best part about it was once I dove in the end zone and stood up, all my teammates were just as hyped about it as I was. Celebrating it was an amazing feeling too because it was a huge momentum shift in the game and I got to see the whole team hyped and excited to keep beating up on Bucknell."

Colgate added to its lead in the second quarter when Eachus pounded his way into the end zone for the second time, this time from only a yard out. The score would not have happened if Sullivan had not found Eachus earlier in the drive for a 17-yard gain on 3rd-and-11. Eachus' rush finished off an impressive 11-play, 82-yard scoring drive and gave the Raiders a 19-0 halftime lead after the extra point was missed.

The Bison recovered an onside kick to start the second half and tried to get some momentum back, but the Raider defense was too powerful. They forced a three-and-out and it was back to 'Gate domination.

Colgate scored again late in the third quarter to add to its lead when Sullivan found Rosnick open in the end zone. The Raiders covered 80 yards in nine plays and a shade over four minutes to make it 25-0 after another extra point was missed. On the kickoff, senior defensive end Zach Smith forced a fumble and the Raiders got the ball back. Smith finished with six tackles, two sacks and the forced fumble.

"We have really tried, as a defense, to play these last few games of the season as state­ment games," Smith said. "We have a good defense and we want people to see that. It's been a driving force for a lot of us, especially the seniors."

Twenty-eight seconds later, Colgate struck again as Eachus busted through the Bucknell defense for a 31-yard run and a 31-0 lead.

With 2:32 left in the fourth quarter, the Bison finally put up seven points on a fumble return to make the final 31-7.

The Raiders look to close out the sea­son strong against the Fordham Rams this upcoming Saturday in the Bronx, NY. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.