NEWTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team put together a dominating performance on Saturday afternoon inside the Lasell Athletic Center, soaring past Great Northeast Conference (GNAC) foe the Lasers of Lasell University by a final score of 102-83. 

Graduate forward Terry Dawkins (Bronx, N.Y.) led the Falcons with 24 points and became a part of the Falcon's storied history when he became the 19th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career. Freshman point guard Tazhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) also had a great game for the Falcons, tying his season-high with 18 points to go along with three rebounds, five assists, and three steals. 

Junior Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) helped spark the Falcons' offense with a 15-point performance, while senior center Justice Washington (Hamden, Conn.) tallied his fifth double-double of the season (11 PT, 13 REB.)     

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 102 | Lasell 83  
Records: Albertus Magnus (7-7, 6-2 GNAC) | Lasell (5-8, 2-4 GNAC) 
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dawkins started with the hot hand for the visitors as the graduate student forward scored the first seven points, putting the Falcons ahead 7-0 just two minutes in. 
• On his first basket of the game, Dawkins became the 19th player in program history to join the 1,000-point club. 
• Back-to-back baskets from EJ Day and Almando Marinez brought the hosts to within three, 7-4, but a 3-0 spurt pushed the Falcons ahead by six, 10-4.
• A 5-0 run by the Lasers brought the hosts' to within one, 10-9, until a Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) jumper ignited a 7-3 run that gave the Falcons the 17-12 lead. 
• The Lasers retaliated with an 8-2 push that gave the host's the one-point lead, 20-19, with 12:23 remaining in the first half. 
• A made jumper from Crawford at the 11:54 mark sparked a 6-0 Falcons' run that extended the visitors' lead to five, 25-20, before the Lasers roared back to take the lead once more, 29-25, following a 9-0 run, with 7:43 left in the half. 
• Shortly after, Daniels swished a pair of free throws before Bonilla unleashed a scoring spree of his own, netting the next six points on a traditional three-point play and a made three-pointer, extending the Falcons' lead to four, 35-31. 
• The Lasers countered with a lay-up from Day before Bonilla struck paydirt again, swooshing his second straight three-pointer to give the Falcons the 38-33 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the half.
• From there, the teams traded baskets to close out the half, with the Falcons taking a 44-37 lead into the halftime break.
• The teams opened up the first minute of the second half, trading shots before a Lasell trey cut the deficit to five, 49-44. 
• A lay-up from Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.) at the 18:44 mark sparked a 7-0 Falcon run that extended the visitor's lead to 12, 56-44. 
• Lasell's Day put together a 5-2 run of his own to smother the Falcon's run and cut the host's deficit to nine, 58-49, with 15:55 left on the clock.
• The Falcons roared right back with a 10-2 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes to take a 68-51 lead. Washington and Dawkins each scored four points, while Crawford put in a powerful slam dunk.     
• The teams traded baskets from there, with the Falcons taking a 77-61 lead into the final nine minutes of regulation. 
• AMC continued to pressure the Laser's defense, cobbling together a 10-2 run on a layup and a pair of made free throws from Saikwon Williams (Norwalk, Conn.), a trio of made free throws from Jacqual Gertrude (Jersey City, N.J.), a free from Xavier Edwards (Jersey City, N.J.), and a lay-up from Daniels to take a commanding 87-63 lead.  
• Lasell continued to chip away at the Falcons' double-digit lead with a 17-6 run, cutting the deficit to 93-80.
• AMC rallied with a 7-3 push to take a 100-83 lead into the final minute of regulation. 
• A slam dunk from Gertrude extended the Falcon's lead to 102-83 before Daniels finished the game with a steal, giving the Falcon's the 102-83 conference victory.

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 55.2% FG | 23.5% 3PT | 64.9% FT
Lasell: 47.8% FG | 28.6% 3PT | 61.1% FT 

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus:
Terry Dawkins - 24 points (10-11 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-5 FT) | 6 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
Tazhon Daniels - 18 points (6-13 FG, 1-6 3PT, 5-5 FT) | 3 rebounds | 5 assists | 3 steals 
Antonio Bonilla - 15 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT, 3-3 FT) | 2 rebounds | 2 steals | 1 block  
Justice Washington - 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-3 FT) | 13 rebounds | 1 assist | 2 blocks  

Lasell:
EJ Day - 31 points (13-27 FG, 1-6 3PT, 4-9 FT) | 3 rebounds | 12 assists | 4 steals
Conan McCusker - 19 points (6-11 FG, 6-11 3PT, 1-1 FT) | 2 rebounds | 1 steal 
Quinton Partee Jr. - 19 points (7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-5 FT) | 5 rebounds | 1 assist | 3 steals  

NOTEWORTHY

• The Falcons are 27-7 all-time against the Lasers following today's victory and are 13-1 in the last 14 contests. 
• Dawkins became the 19th player in Albertus men's basketball history to reach the 1000-point milestone on his first basket of the game. 
• Bonilla recorded his seventh straight game of 10+ points. 
• Daniels tied his season-high with 18 points. 
• Washington recorded his fifth double-double of the season.   
• With today's win, Coach Mitch Oliver is just three wins shy of recording his 300th career win. 

UP NEXT
The men's basketball team continues GNAC play on Tuesday. Jan 17, as the Falcons head to Providence, R.I. to play Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University. The opening tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Wildcat Center.