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Thursday, February 15, 2007
If it wasn't for bad luck . . .
Colgate would have no luck at all.
Latest example: last night's overtime loss to visiting Lehigh.

It was the Raiders' second straight overtime loss at home. The 56-53 setback is Colgate's fifth loss by six or less points in six league home games.

This one may have been their ticket south for the first round of the league playoffs. With two games left in league play, Colgate is in fifth place, a full game behind AU, which won Wednesday at home (over Army).

Colgate lost despite Willie Morse' career 18 points, 6 rebounds night. Kyle Chones added 17 points and 6 more boards. Marc Daniels had a team-high 8 rebounds for the Raiders, who outrebounded Lehigh 45-36.

A typical poor Colgate shooting night in front of 407 announced fans in Hamilton. The Raiders went 19 of 54 (35.2 percent) from the field, 10 for 23 from the arc. Even free throws (5 for 11) were a struggle.

Lehigh was led by Jose Olivero's 16 points. Olivero added 6 rebounds. Marquis Hall finished with 14, including the three-pointer with 10 seconds to go in regulation that tied it at 49-49, forcing overtime.

Jason Mgebroff returned to the floor for Lehigh, going 2 for 2 with 1 rebound and 1 turnover in a seven-minute stretch of his 6-10 legs. It was Mgebroff's first action since being diagnosed in December with stress fractures in a leg.

Zahir Carrington pulled down 19correction: 10 rebounds for Lehigh, which won on the road for just the third time this season.

The Hawks shot 34.5 percent (19 of 55) from the field, 6 of 14 from three-point range. Lehigh was 12 for 21 at the charity stripe.
Box score | Morning Call

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