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Sunday, January 14, 2007
New lineup, old results for 'Gate
Three new starters in 70-48 loss at American couldn't change the fact the Raiders can't shoot.

Colgate coach Emmett Davis started Trevaron Vinson (12 points), Willie Morse and freshman ben Johnson in an attempt to find someone other than Kendall Chones (16 points) and Jon Simon to put the ball in the basket. It only gave the Raiders more of the same. Colgate made just 5 field goals in the first half en route to another ugly shooting performance, finishing 14 of 48 (29.2 percent), with 2 treys on 9 tries from the arc. It was the eighth time in nine games Colgate shot below 40 percent from the field.

This one effectively ended in the first half, when American used a 12-0 run to break open a 13-10 game. The Eagles lead was never below 11 after that.

Andre Ingram's 24-points led 11 AU players who scored and tied his season high. The Eagles were no offensive juggernaut, going 27 of 62 (43.5 percent from the field. But Au turned it over just 8 times, dished out 19 assists (5 for Derrick Mercer) and outrebounded Colgate 43-32, including a 12-7 edge on offensive boards.

It's just the second W in the last eight games and the first conference win of the season for AU (9-8 overall, 1-2 PL), which opened league play with two road games. Colgate (6-10, 1-2) lost for the fifth time in six games.
Box score | AP

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