Women's Basketball Sets Program Record in Win over Western Conn. St.

Western Conn. St.

103

Albertus Magnus

118

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Western Conn. St. (4-2)	18	33	20	32	103
Albertus Magnus (4-0)	32	31	23	32	118

Game Leaders

Western Conn. St.

Pts: Jancy Sherwood - 33

Reb: TEAM - 10

Ast: 2 Players (#22, #30) - 2

Albertus Magnus

Pts: Jill Johnson - 27

Reb: Rah Rah Thompson - 20

Ast: Jill Johnson - 12

Team Stats

Western Conn. St.

Albertus Magnus

Field Goals

(36-108)

(47-88)

Field Goal %

33.3%

53.4%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

full stats

Photo by: Ron Waite/Photosportacular

Posted: Nov 27, 2018

Link: Box Score

New Haven, Conn. - Behind five double-digit performances, including a team-high 27 from senior Jill Johnson (North Haven, Conn.), the Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team defeated in-state rival Western Connecticut State University, 118-103, Tuesday evening at "The Nest" inside the Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletics Center.

Tonight's 118-point performance from the Falcons was a new program record as well as earned their first program win over the Colonials.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 118 | Western Conn. St. Univ. 103
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus College (4-0) | Western Conn. St. Univ. (4-2)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: The Falcons picked up their first program win against the Colonials, 7-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The game began close before Albertus Magnus rattled off a 15-0 run, extending their lead to 35-18 when senior Kristin Cunning (Hoboken, NJ) capped the spurt with a three-pointer to begin the second quarter, which ultimately cemented the win.

The hosts would maintain the advantage for the remainder of the contest as WestConn was unable to shrink the deficit under nine points.

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:

Jill Johnson - 28 points (10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT, 7-14 FT) | 6 steal | 12 assists | 1 steal | 1 block
Rah Rah Thompson (Bridgeport, Conn.) - 27 points (13-16 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-1 FT) | 20 rebounds | 2 assist | 1 block
Kristin Cunning - 19 points (5-15 FG, 5-13 3PT, 4-5 FT) | 2 rebounds | 1 assists | 1 steal
Andreah Orr (Danbury, Conn.) - 18 points (9-13 FG, 0-2 3PT) | 12 rebounds | 2 assists | 3 blocks
Shyla Osmond (New Haven, Conn.) - 14 points (4-14 FG, 1-2 3PT, 5-6 FT) | 6 rebounds | 3 assists | 6 steals

Western Conn. St. :

Jancy Sherwood - 33 points | 3 rebounds | 2 assists | 3 steals
Imani Baptiste - 15 points | 4 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
Gabrielle Hurlbert - 15 points | 3 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
Genesis Torres - 14 points | 7 rebounds | 1 steal | 2 blocks
Tashai Price - 11 points | 5 rebounds

UP NEXT
The women's basketball team returns to action on Thursday, November 29 as the Falcons host Farmingdale State in a non-conference showdown beginning at 7 p.m. at "The Nest".