Laval, Quebec – It's no surprise that 85% of the world's maple syrup comes from Quebec, Montréal's Province. And the Fordham men's basketball team found itself in a sticky situation today after scoring a season-low 17 points in the first half. Despite a second half comeback attempt, the Rams fell to Colgate University, 72-62, in the championship game of the Northern Classic at the Place Bell Arena.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 6-3 on the year while Colgate improves to 5-4.
Redshirt freshman forward
Abass Bodija led the Rams with a season-high 12 points while grad student guard
Dejour Reaves and senior guard
Christian Henry each added eleven. Junior forward
Rikus Schulte finished with eight points and eight rebounds.
How it Happened
• Fordham trailed by 13 at the half and Colgate scored the first seven points of the second half to extend the lead to 20, to take a 37-17 lead 1:30 into the half.
• A Bodija jumper 28 seconds later halted the Colgate run but the Raiders would take their biggest lead of the day, 40-19, following a three-point play with 17:46 remaining.
• The Rams used a 14-5 run to trim the Colgate lead to 12, 45-33, on an
Akira Jacobs three-point play with 13:50 remaining.
• Later in the half, Fordham went on a 12-1 run, finished off by a Henry jumper in the paint, to cut the deficit to six, 62-56, with 3:03 left but that was as close as the Rams would get
Notes
•
Dejour Reaves has scored in double figures in all eight games he has played in this year.
• The three games played in Montreal were the first three regular season games for Fordham in Canada.
• Fordham now leads the all-time series with Colgate, 21-11.
• Kyle Carlesimo, son of Fordham alum and former college and NBA coach PJ Carlesimo (who was in attendance), is a senior guard for Colgate. He scored eleven points for the Raiders.
• It was the first game the Rams will play against a Patriot League opponent this year (Fordham hosts Holy Cross on Saturday).
By the Numbers
8 – Assists by
Christian Henry, a season-high.
17 – First half points for the Rams, a season-low.
24 – Bench points for Fordham.
40 – Points in the paint for the Rams.
60.0% - Fordham's second half field goal percentage (18-30).
What's Next?
• The Rams return to the Bronx to host the Holy Cross Crusaders on Saturday, December 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the historic Rose Hill Gym.
• It will be the 82nd meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the hardwood, the first since 2022.
• The Rams lead the all-time series, 42-29.
• Fordham took the last meeting, 67-53, on November 21, 2022 in the Rose Hill Gym.
• Fordham is 178-122 all-time against schools currently in the Patriot League.
• The two teams competed in the Patriot League from 1990-1995.
Portions of this article was created using technology provided by
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