The Albertus Magnus women's basketball team fell to top-seeded Emmanuel 72-48 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament semifinals on Thursday night in Boston, Mass. With the loss, the Falcons fall to 20-7 on the year, while Emmanuel improved to 22-5 overall.

Senior Kendrea Walker (New Haven, Conn.) led the Falcons with her seventh-straight double-double of the season and her eighth in the last nine contests. Walker tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Falcons in the loss.

After trading baskets to begin play, a free throw by Emmanuel's Fiona O'Dwyer (Stamford, Conn.) just 1:51 into the contest put the Saints on top for good.

A layup by Emmanuel's Liz Daley gave the Saints a 16-6 lead with just over 12 minutes to play in the first half before Walker cut the lead back to single digits at 16-8 with 11:53 remaining. Unfortunately for the Falcons, it would be the closest they would get for the remainder of the half as the Saints went on a 13-0 run to put Emmanuel out in front 29-8.

A pair of free throws gave Emmanuel its largest lead of the half at 40-14 with less than two minutes left in the action before the Falcons closed the half strong going on a 10-0 run led by four points from junior guard Lianna Carrero (Hamden, Conn.). At the break, Emmanuel led 40-24.

Two layups from Walker and a pair of free throws from junior guard Nicole Acerra (East Haven, Conn.) cut the Saints lead to 40-30 early in the second half. Emmanuel then put together an 8-0 run to extend the Saints' lead back up to 18.

O'Dwyer scored all of her team-high 15 points in the opening frame to go along with five rebounds for the Saints.

For the Falcons, Acerra also recorded double-figures with 10 points as Annie Raucci (Milford, Conn.) registered six points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.