HAMILTON, N.Y. – Sophomore Sisi Bentley netted a career high 17 points, but it wasn't enough for the Boston University women's basketball program in a 71-51 loss to Colgate on Saturday afternoon on Cotterell Court.
 
BU (8-16, 2-11 PL) surrendered 21 turnovers, tied for its most in a Patriot League game this season, allowing the Raiders (19-7, 9-4 PL) to generate 31 points in a game the latter led for all but 1:08.
 
Bentley sank five of her 10 shots from the field white going 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Classmate Inés Monteagudo Pardo scored all 10 of her points in the first half.
 
Taylor Golembiewski paced Colgate with 16 points and four steals. Morgan McMahon drained 6-of-10 shots from the field for 15 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Bentley and senior Alex Giannaros converted early layups for a 4-3 lead, Colgate executed an 11-2 run to go ahead 14-6 halfway through the opening quarter.
• Monteagudo cashed in a three-pointer, then Bentley scored another basket to pull BU within three before Christina Midgette beat the buzzer with a layup to push the Raider lead to 20-15 after 10 minutes of play.
• Three Bentley foul shots and Monteagudo's third triple of the game at the second's 6:50 mark brought the Terriers within 22-21, but McMahon started and finished a 9-2 Raider spurt with five Anne Bair points in between to establish a 31-23 Colgate advantage.
• After junior Anete Adler's layup with 4:20 on the timer, BU did not make another field goal in the first half to trail 34-25 at the break.
• Bentley scored six points in the first 4:10 of the third to help BU come within one possession, but Sophia Diehl and McMahon combined for three consecutive three-point plays to replenish the Raiders' double-digit lead at 49-38 with 3:39 to go in the frame.
• Diehl closed the third with a straightaway three to cap an extended 17-4 run across a 5:50 span to push the Colgate lead to 57-42.
• The Terriers mustered just three field goals in the final quarter from Giannaros, freshman Channing Warren and Bentley.

STATS

• BU shot 40 percent (18-for-45) from the field and 78.6 percent (11-for-14) from the charity stripe.
• Colgate made nearly 42 percent of its attempts while hitting 12 of its 13 free throws.
• The Terriers won the rebounding battle, 31-30, though the Raiders had 11 offensive boards to BU's eight. Freshman Allison Schwertner led the Terriers with six caroms.
• Sophomore Aoibhe Gormley dished out six assists in addition to six points and four rebounds.
• The Raiders sported a 30-28 edge in paint points and 23-16 advantage in bench points. 

NOTES

• Giannaros surpassed Caitlin Weimar '24 and Alex Young '12 to move into 10th place on BU's all-time scoring list at 1,283 points.
• Bentley reset her career high from Jan. 8 at American. She is second on the team with 43 made free throws this season.
• Monteagudo reached double figures for the fourth time in Patriot League play. She has made multiple three-pointers in nine games in 2024-25.
• With the rest of the results around the Patriot League, BU trails its next opponent, Loyola Maryland, by one game for eighth place and two behind Lafayette for seventh place.
• The all-time series remains in the Terriers' favor at 20-12. Colgate sweeps the regular season series for the first time.

UP NEXT

• BU heads to Loyola Maryland to close its road stretch on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Opening tip is slated for 7 p.m.