NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 2-seeded Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team saw its 13-game win streak come to a close on Saturday afternoon in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Semifinals, as the 3-seeded Monks of Saint Joseph's College of Maine secured a 78-62 win at "The Nest".

Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.), Diamond White (Hamden, Conn.), and Natasha Rivera (Ansonia, Conn.) led the Falcons attack, with 20 points, 13 points, and 12 points, respectively. Scott also tallied five rebounds, five assists, and two steals for the Falcons.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Saint Joseph's Maine 78 | Albertus Magnus 62
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (17-9, 15-2 GNAC) | Saint Joseph's Maine (22-4, 14-2 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
First Half:

• The Falcons took control of the game early, opening up the first quarter with an 8-2 run.
• The Monks stormed back to tie the game at 10-all before putting together a 9-4 run to close out the first quarter with a 19-14 lead.
• Albertus and Saint Joseph's traded baskets to start the second quarter, with the Falcons tying the game at 25-all on a made free throw from Katherine Raposo (Warwick, R.I.).
• The teams continued to battle back-and-forth for the remainder of the half, with neither team securing a lead larger than five points.
• AMC and SJC transitioned into the halftime break, with the Falcons holding a three-point advantage, 37-34.
• White led the Falcons offensively in the first half, with 11 points.

Second Half:

• The teams battled hard through the third quarter before the Monks pulled away in the final three minutes to take a seven-point lead, 56-49, into the last quarter.
• Rivera led the Falcons in the third stanza, sinking six points and grabbing four rebounds.
• The Monks opened the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run to take the 64-49 advantage with 7:46 left to play in the contest.
• The teams traded free throws for a few minutes in the fourth before the Monks gradually pulled away again in the final few minutes to secure a 78-62 victory.

TEAM STATS
Albertus – 36.2% FG | 4.3% 3PT | 76.0% FT
Saint Joseph's Maine – 47.6% FG | 20.0% 3PT | 72.7% FT

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:
Caitlyn Scott - 20 points (5-11 FG, 0-5 3PT, 10-14 FT) | 5 rebounds | 5 assists | 2 steals
Diamond White - 13 points (5-17 FG, 1-6 3PT, 2-3 FT) | 4 rebounds | 3 assists | 2 steals
Natasha Rivera - 12 points (6-9 FG, 0-2 3PT) | 6 rebounds | 2 blocks

Saint Joseph's College of Maine:
Hanna Talon - 15 points (5-7 FG, 5-8 FT) | 4 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
Jayne Howe - 14 points (6-14 FG, 0-3 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 8 rebounds | 3 assists | 1 steal | 1 block
Grace Phillipon - 13 points (5-5 FG, 3-3 FT) | 3 rebounds | 1 steal
Angelica Hurley - 11 points (4-12 FG, 3-4 FT) | 12 rebounds | 2 assists

NOTEWORTHY

• The Falcons are now 13-20 all-time in postseason play following today's loss to the Monks.
• Albertus' 13-game win streak was the longest under head coach JR Fredette. 
• AMC made the GNAC Semifinals for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign. 
• Scott had 20+ points for the fifth time this season.
• Rivera had double-digit points for the eighth time this season.
• White hit the double-digit point mark for the 15th time this season.