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DeBoer Reaches 1,000, Klotz Perfect from Field in Bison's Win Over Colgate
2/13/2016 5:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior forward Claire DeBoer reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career and Jacquie Klotz had a perfect day from the field while leading the Bucknell women's basketball team to a 79-60 win over Patriot League foe Colgate on Saturday at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison continued their success at home this season, improving to 11-1 at Sojka Pavilion this season, a program record for the venue.
Klotz finished with 27 points, her second highest total of the season, and did it on 9-of-9 shooting, including a 5-for-5 mark from beyond the arc. Her only miss of the game came at the free throw line, where she went 4-for-5, when the game was already in hand. The performance comes one game after she posted a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Lehigh.
Bucknell remained in a tie with Army West Point for first place in the Patriot League standings, improving to 18-6 overall and 12-1 in the conference. The Black Knights upped their record to 21-2 overall and 12-1 in the league with a win over American. Both teams sit four games ahead of anyone else with five contests remaining on the regular season schedule.
Bucknell has had numerous close games in league play this season, but wasted little time before distancing itself from Colgate. The Bison led by as much as 21 in the first half before taking a 41-26 advantage into the break.
DeBoer entered the game with 999 career points after a 15-point outing in the win over Lehigh on Wednesday. She eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with a layup, putting the Bison up 20-8 with 1:54 left in the first quarter, She is the 22nd player in program history to reach the scoring milestone.
The Bison defense stymied Colgate for most of the second quarter. The Raiders were held scoreless for the first 6:29 of the period before Paige Kriftcher hit a jumper. That ended a 14-0 run that gave the Bison a 34-13 lead.
Kriftcher was the one player Bucknell struggled to stop. She scored a game-high 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including a 5-for-9 mark from beyond the arc. It is the second straight game a Raiders' player has scored 29 points against one of the teams tied for first in the conference, as Josie Stockill scored 29 in addition to nine rebounds and seven blocks against Army West Point. The Bison held Stockill to seven points and four assists.
Klotz and freshman guard Kyi English each reached double figures in the first half with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Klotz's points came on 4-of-4 shooting and a 3-for-3 mark at the foul line. DeBoer neared a double-double in the first two quarters with eight points and eight rebounds.
Colgate made a few runs in the second half, but never cut the deficit to single digits.
Including Klotz, the Bison had four players reach double-digits in scoring. English reached double-figures for the second straight game with 13 points in addition to five assists and three steals. DeBoer and freshman forward Kaitlyn Slagus tallied 12 points apiece.
Junior forward Sune Swart led the defensive effort with three blocks. She added six points, six rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes of playing time.
Bucknell finished with a 36-30 advantage on the boards. With the game being designated a Play 4 Kay game, Roussell and his wife Molly pledged to donate $5 for every Bison rebound in honor of Molly's mom, who was lost to breast cancer in 2013.
The Bison will be on the road for their next two games, starting with a trip to Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
