NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Despite a pair of double-digit performances from graduate student Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.) and junior Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.), the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team fell short to the visiting Mammoths of Amherst College, 67-64, on Saturday afternoon in non-conference play inside "The Nest." 

Dawkins paced the Falcons' attack with his first double-double of the season with a 15-point, 10-rebound game, while Bonilla collected 11 points.

Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) served as the Falcons' defensive threat posting a career-high seven blocks with nine rebounds, one assist, one steal, and six points. 

THE BASICS
Final: Amherst 67 | Albertus Magnus 64
Records: Albertus Magnus (0-1) | Amherst (1-0) 
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons raced out to an early 4-1 lead, as Dawkins and Washington each put in lay-ups to kick off the first half. 
• The Mammoths answered with a 6-0 spurt to take a 7-4 lead before Bonilla cashed in with a lay-up to make it a one-point game, 7-6. 
• Amherst responded with a 5-1 push increasing its lead to five, 12-7, but a Robby Simmons (Hartford, Conn.) 3-pointer and a Bryan Assie (Stamford, Conn.) lay-up knotted the score at 12-all with 11:30 to play in the first stanza. 

• The teams continued trading baskets until the 6:13 mark when Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) nailed a jumper to re-tie the contest at 23-23. 

• The teams played tight defense for the next few minutes before five straight points from the Falcons pushed their advantage to five, 28-23, with 2:38 remaining in the half. 
• The Mammoths retaliated with an 8-0 run to take a 31-28 lead, but Tyler Douglas (New Haven, Conn.) sent the teams into the halftime break with a made lay-up and the Falcons trailing by one, 31-30. 
• Out of the break, Amherst knotted the score at 37-all before the Falcons stormed back with an 8-0 push behind a Dawkins' fadeaway, an Assie free throw, and a jumper and trey from Bonilla, giving the hosts its largest lead, 45-37.

• The Mammoths rallied over the next few minutes of play and managed to cut the deficit to within two, 45-43, before Washington put in a lay-up to make it 47-43 with 12:47 left in regulation. 
• The teams continued to battle offensively as the visitors tied the game at 50-50 with just over 10 minutes to play in regulation. 
• The back-and-forth battle continued until the 6:36 mark when Amherst went on a 6-0 run to take a 61-56 lead. 
• With Albertus trailing 63-58, Washington made a valiant effort and blocked a Canin Reynolds lay-up attempt to preserve the five-point deficit. 

• The Falcons' offense responded as a jumper from Bonilla made it a one-point game, 65-64, with just under a minute to play in the game.
• However, a pair of last-made free throws in the final seconds sealed the 67-64 victory for the Mammoths.         

TEAM STATS
Albertus:  39.3% FG | 25.0% 3PT| 48.0% FT
Amherst: 44.6% FG | 38.9% 3PT| 55.6% FT

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
Albertus:
Terry Dawkins- 15 points (5-12 FG, 5-10 FT) | 10 rebounds | 1 assist
Antonio Bonilla- 11 points (5-11FG, 1-5 3PT) | 4 rebounds | 1 block
Justice Washington - 6 points (3-6 FG, 0-1 FT) | 9  rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal | 7 blocks

Amherst:
Bobby Sommers- 20 points (5-6 FG, 3-3 3PT, 2-4 FT) | 1 rebound | 1 assist | 1 steal | 1 block
Will Scherer- 7 points (3-6 FG, 1-2 FT) | 8 rebounds | 1 block
C.J. Mitchell- 5 points (2-7 FG, 1-5 3PT) | 4 rebounds | 4 assist | 1 steal

NOTEWORTHY

• Today marked the first-ever meeting between Albertus and Amherst. 
• This game saw nine ties and 11 lead changes. 
• Twelve of the Falcons' 64 points were scored off turnovers.
• Bonilla started his Falcon career with his first double-digit game. 
• Washington set a career-high with seven blocks. 
• Dawkins tallied his ninth career double-double. 

UP NEXT
Albertus will next battle local Division I foe Quinnipiac University on Friday, Nov. 18. The Falcons and Bobcats will square off at 4 p.m. at the M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn.