Hamilton, N.Y.-- UMBC women's basketball rallied back from a 15 point deficit late, but the comeback effort fell just short in a 61-52 loss at Colgate on Saturday. The Retrievers were led by Danae Marquez (Fresno, Calif.) with 11 points in her Retriever debut.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Retrievers gave up the first bucket of the game, but then ripped off a 7-0 run over 4:51 to take a commanding 7-2 lead at the under five media timeout.
• Colgate responded at the end of the quarter, putting together an 8-0 run to end the quarter with a 14-9 lead.
• Janee'a Summers (Bound Brook, N.J.) ended the run with a driving layup early in the second quarter.
• After Colgate retook the lead, Jatarrikah Settle (Frederick, Md./St. Frances/Mount St. Mary's) hit a corner three and a pull up jumper to tie it.
• There was a furious pace at the end of the half, with Colgate hitting a shot at the buzzer to take a 28-24 lead into the locker room.
• Summers led the way with six points with Loan-Anh Johnson (Wichita, Kan.) and Settle each scoring five points. 
• The Retrievers shot 50 percent from three in the half.
• Colgate came out of the break on a 7-0 run, but Keelah Dixon (Boston, Mass.) ended the spurt with a three.
• Danae Marquez pulled the Retrievers to within six with a basket, but the Raiders held UMBC scoreless over the last 3:43 to take a 44-31 lead into the fourth.
• Trailing by 15 with three minutes to go, UMBC furiously rallied back to pull within five. 
• However they could not complete the comeback with the Raiders winning 61-52 on Saturday.

NOTABLE:

• Marquez led the Retrievers with 11 points on 4-7 shooting (3-4 from three). 
• Loan-Anh Johnson added 10 points with Summers chipping in eight points and a team-best seven rebounds. 
• UMBC shot 43 percent from the floor and 43 percent from three.
• Colgate turned 21 UMBC turnovers into 14 points.

UMBC will continue their road swing, heading to local-rival Loyola (Md.) on Wednesday. Tip-off with the Greyhounds is set for 7 p.m.