Three players reached double-figures as the American University women's basketball team picked up its second straight win, downing Colgate, 72-55, on Saturday afternoon in Bender Arena.

Alexis Dobbs led the Eagles with a game-high 21 points, going 6-of-9 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range. Michelle Holmes added 12, hitting all five of her attempts from the floor, and Arron Zimmerman chipped in 10 points. Dobbs and Geleisa George pulled down five rebounds apiece to lead American as it held a 35-31 edge on the glass. Dobbs and Jen Dumiak each dished out a team-high five assists.

"Colgate's a good team…and even though we didn't start out the game great we were able to come out and make a run and finish the half well," said Head Coach Megan Gebbia. "Overall we played well against the zone today and I hope that we can continue that."

Colgate (4-11, 0-4) struck first, jumping out to an early 5-0 lead before the Eagles answered with six straight tallies for the 6-5 edge at the 17-minute mark. Josie Stockill laid it in to give the Raiders back the one-point advantage. American had a response once again as Zimmerman and Dumiak hit back-to-back triples and the Eagles held Colgate without a bucket for the next five minutes.

A triple from Ti'Asia McGeorge gave American its first double-digit lead of the game, 23-12. The Raiders cut it to six on a 5-0 run with 3:49 remaining but a pair of free throws from Sarah Kiely sparked a 7-0 run for the Eagles. Kelly Reid closed out the scoring in the first half with a lay-up for the 32-21 American lead at the intermission.

The Eagles shot 41.7 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from beyond the arc in the first half. Colgate went 8-of-26 from the field and 2-for-9 from three-point range.

The Raiders notched the first two buckets out of the break but Zimmerman hit her second triple of the day to put American (10-5, 3-1) up 32-25 at the 17:59 mark. Colgate continued to fight back, hitting four straight 3-pointers to make it a five-point game, 44-39, with 13:10 remaining. Dobbs answered with a trey of her own and hit another on the Eagles' next possession to spark a 16-3 run for American's largest lead of the afternoon, 63-44, with 7:52 to play.

Catherine Lewis ended a four and a half minute scoreless drought for the Raiders with her third triple and added her fourth to cut the Eagles' advantage to 65-53 with 1:52 to go. American was able to hold off a Colgate comeback, going 7-of-8 from the line down the stretch for the 72-55 final score.

Mariah Jones and Lewis tallied 12 points apiece for the Raiders and Carole Harris finished with 10. Randyll Butler posted a game-high eight rebounds. Jones also notched five assists for Colgate.

The Eagles completed the afternoon shooting 48.9 percent from the field, going 9-for-16 from three-point range, while the Raiders shot 34.5 percent and were 9-of-23 from beyond the arc.

American will look to extend its win streak when it hosts Lehigh on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. in Bender Arena. The game will be broadcast live on the Patriot League Network.