NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Five Falcons scored double digits on Senior Day in the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team's 78-61 victory over the visiting Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Regis College Pride on Saturday.

Jayquan Kirkland (Stratford, Conn.) lead all scorers with 17 points, while Malcolm Duncanson (West Haven, Conn.) and Ta'zhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) each recorded a dozen points. Duncanson also posted seven rebounds, a trio of steals and an assist and Daniels had four assists, a pair of rebounds and a steal.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 78 | Regis 61

RECORDS: Albertus (14-10, 10-3 GNAC) | Regis (8-15, 3-9 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pride controlled the pace early, holding a narrow 21-20 lead midway through the first half. However, the Falcons responded with an 14-0 run, surging ahead 34-21. Kirkland's mid-range jumper kickstarted the scoring stretch, followed by points from Duncanson and Lennox Serrano (Waterbury, Conn.) gave the home team the lead. Serrano capped off the run with a deep shot from behind the arc at 6:29 in the opening half.
• A series of three-pointers and jump shots extended Albertus Magnus' advantage, pushing their lead to 52-32 at halftime as Kirkland commanded the court with a pair of threes and a dunk through traffic. Daniels hit a buzzer beater jumpshot to close out the first half.
• Regis came out strong in the second half, scoring the first four baskets to cut the deficit to 14, but a tip-in layup by Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck, Conn.) disruppted the visitors' rally for a 54-38 game at 17:35.
• Daniels took charge with a 6-2 run for the Falcons, followed by a layup by Kevin Crawford (Bridgeport, Conn.) for the 62-42 edge. Daniels recieved the ball from Serrano who pulled down the defensive board for Crawford's two-poiner.
• The Pride continued to chip away, coming within 11 points after a free throw from Jamir Harvey. However, consistent free throws from Albertus helped the Falcons rebuild a 20-point lead with under three minutes remaining.

TEAM STATS

Albertus

32.4 FG% | 40.0 3PT% | 74.3 FT% 

Regis

39.1 FG% | 30.8 3PT% | 60.0 FT%

LEADERS

Albertus

Jayquan Kirkland 17 Points | 1 Rebound | 1 Assist

Malcolm Duncanson 12 Points | 7 Rebounds | 3 Steals | 1 Block

Ta'zhon Daniels 12 Points | 4 Assists | 2 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 2-3 FT | 2-4 3PT

Regis

Russell Rau 19 Points | 5 Rebounds | 1 Assist | 5-8 FG | 2-3 3PT | 7-9 FT

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus is second in the conference in steals with 10.3 per game as Daniels is fourth in the league with 2.1 in the league and 48 total this season.

UP NEXT

The Falcons hit the road for their final regular season game at New England College on Saturday, February 22 at 3:30 p.m.