NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Behind a dominant defensive performance, the Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team won its 11th consecutive game with a 78-45 home win over the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales (RI) University in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action on Sunday afternoon. 

On the offensive end of the court, freshman Jakara Murray-Leach (Norwalk, Conn.) paced all players with 22 points. Sophomore Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.) also had a stellar day with 14 points, while Carsyn Langhorn (Norwalk, Conn.) poured in 12 points off the bench.

Prior to tip-off, the women's basketball team honored its lone senior - Katherine Raposo (Warwick, R.I.) - for her hard work and dedication to the program over her two-year stint with the Falcons.  

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 78 | Johnson & Wales 45
Records: Albertus Magnus (15-8, 14-2) | JWU (2-18, 2-12)
Box Score

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
First Half:

• The Wildcats trailed by as little as three midway through the first quarter. 
• Albertus held the Wildcats to only nine points in the first, 17-9. 
• The largest lead of the first half came with 52 seconds remaining in the second quarter as the Falcons led by 19, 37-18, following a layup from Natasha Rivera (Ansonia, Conn.). 
• Albertus led the Wildcats by 16, 37-21, at the half.
• Murray-Leach scored 20 of the Falcons' 37 points in the first half.

Second Half:

• The Falcons opened the first 4:22 of the third quarter with a 9-1 run.
• Albertus outscored the Wildcats in the third quarter, 20-5, taking a 31-point lead, 57-26, heading into the final 10 minutes of play. 
• Langhorn scored 10 of her 12 points in the fourth quarter. 
• The Falcons piled on the pressure in the fourth quarter and never looked back to secure the home victory, 78-45.

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 44.9 % FG | 34.5 % 3PT | 66.7 % FT
JWU: 27.3 % FG | 16.7 % 3PT | 50.0 % FT

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:

• Jakara Murray-Leach - 22 points (8-18 FG, 4-11 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 2 rebounds | 1 assist | 2 steals | 1 block  
• Caitlyn Scott - 14 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 5 rebounds | 5 assists | 2 steals   
• Carsyn Langhorn - 12 points (6-7 FG) | 4 rebounds | 1  assist | 1 steal  

JWU:

• Peyton Oliver - 13 points (6-15 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT) | 10 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 block 
• Rose Hockman - 11 points (4-9 FG, 2-5 3PT, 1-4 FT) | 8 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 steal  

NOTEWORTHY

• This is the 28th all-time meeting between the Wildcats and Falcons.
• Albertus has a 16-12 advantage in the all-time series against JWU. 
• Murray-Leach has recorded 17 straight games with at least 10+ points. 
• Murray-Leach has scored 20+ points in her last three games. 
• Murray-Leach's 22 points tonight give her an even 400 for the season. 
• Raposo has tallied multiple assists in three straight games. 
• This is Langhorn's third game of the season with 10+ points. 
• The 11-game winning streak is the longest in Coach Fredette's tenure as the head coach of Albertus Magnus women's basketball.   
• The Falcons set a season-high in defensive rebounds with 38.

UP NEXT
The women's basketball team closes out the regular season on Tuesday, February 15, with a road GNAC tilt against the Bulldogs of Dean College. Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM.