HAMILTON, N.Y. (Interstat) — Ella Meabon scored 35 points to lead an efficient Colgate offense as the Raiders remained undefeated with an 89-79 victory over New Hampshire in a non-conference women’s basketball game Monday night at Cotterell Court.

Colgate improved to 3-0 while New Hampshire fell to 1-2.

The Raiders never trailed after Meabon, a 5-foot-8 guard from Fairport, New York, opened the scoring with a layup just 17 seconds into the game. She set the tone early, scoring 11 of Colgate’s first 13 points. Meabon finished her night shooting 14 of 22 from the field and added three assists in 36 minutes.

New Hampshire kept pace in the first half, trailing by just seven points at halftime, 42-35. The Wildcats were led by a stellar performance from Eva DeChent, who scored 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting. The 5-11 guard from Westchester, New York, also grabbed six offensive rebounds.

The game was decisively swung in the third quarter when Colgate outscored New Hampshire 28-21. A key sequence saw the Raiders stretch their lead with back-to-back three-pointers from Amarah Streiff and Abbey Ferguson, pushing the advantage to 50-41 with 6:38 remaining in the period. Tatiana Matthews provided a significant spark off the bench for Colgate, scoring 12 of her 16 points in the third quarter to help the Raiders build a 70-56 lead heading into the final period.

Colgate’s offensive execution proved superior, as the Raiders scored 89 points on 72 possessions for an offensive rating of 122.8. They shot 55 percent from the field, connecting on 33 of 60 attempts. New Hampshire, by comparison, posted an offensive rating of 110.1, shooting 46.6 percent from the floor.

Elizabeth Lavoie added 17 points for the Wildcats, and Camryn Fauria contributed 10 points and two blocks.

Despite the loss, New Hampshire won the battle in the paint, outscoring Colgate 46-40, and capitalized slightly better on turnovers, scoring 17 points off 11 Colgate miscues.

Colgate’s defense was active, recording six steals and five blocks, with Laila Hankerson dishing out a team-high five assists to go with two blocks.

The game was played in front of an announced crowd of 270. Colgate’s next game is on the road against Cornell on Nov. 18. New Hampshire travels to face Green Bay on Thursday.