Feb. 22, 2008

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THE GAME: North Carolina Central University travels to upstate New York to play Colgate University on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Hamilton, N.Y. ... NCCU is playing in its inaugural season as an NCAA Division I program... This is the Eagles' 22nd road game of the season... New York will be the 13th state NCCU has played in this season (North Carolina, New Jersey, Florida, North Dakota, Maryland, Iowa, Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska, Michigan, Virginia, Utah, New York)... Colgate is a member of the Patriot League... The Raiders have won two of their last three games, including a 71-63 victory over Lehigh on Wednesday.

THE SERIES: This will be the first meeting between NCCU and Colgate University.

UP NEXT: NCCU has three weeks off before playing the rival Rams of Winston-Salem State University in the "Bonus Game" on Championship Saturday of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. on March 15 at 4:30 p.m.