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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Colgate triumphs in Roemer's return
Rust? What rust? Not on Colgate's Kyle Roemer. In his first game back after missing all of last season, Roemer scored 15 points to help the Raiders knock off Monmouth, 63-60.

Roemer, who sat out last year after undergoing surgery on an ankle, was 5 for 13 from the field, 2 for 4 from three-point range. The only signs of his layoff were his 5 turnovers.

Roemer was not the only star for Colgate in the tight battle, which was not decided until the final seconds. Junior guard Willie Morse, who has done a little of the comeback thing himself, came off the bench for 15 points, including a pair of free throws in the final seconds to seal the W.

Up by 1 (61-60) with 18 seconds to go, Morse turned it over against Monmouth's press, giving the Hawks a chance for the win. But the gate defense got the stop, forcing a miss by Monmouth's Jhamar Youngblood (game-high 20 points), which was rebounded by Roemer. With six seconds left, Colgate inbounded the ball to Morse, who was fouled. Morse, who was a perfect 4 for 4 from the field, including three treys, then knocked down a pair with four ticks remaining. A desperation three by Monmouth's R.J. Rutledge at the buzzer was off the mark.

Daniel Waddy (3-8, 2-6 at the arc) added 12 points for Colgate. Kendall Chones (11 points) also reached double figures for Colgate, which shot 19 for 42 (45.2 percent) from the field, including 8 threes on 16 tries. The Raiders were 17 for 25 at the line.

Monmouth, which was hurt by poor foul shooting (8 for 16), went 23 for 51 (45.1 percent) from the field, but managed only 6 threes on 18 attempts.
Box score | AP | Colgate recap

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