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Women's Basketball Extends Winning Streak to Six with Road Win over Dean

Photo Credit: Michael Kobylanski
Photo Credit: Michael Kobylanski

FRANKLIN, Mass. -  The Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team kept its winning streak rolling with a 75-46 road victory over the Bulldogs of Dean College on Wednesday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play. 

The Falcons had four players - Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.), Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.), Jakara Murray-Leach (Norwalk, Conn.), and Adrianna Faienza (New Britain, Conn.) score in double-digits. At the same time, Murray-Leach recorded her fourth double-double of the season behind a 15-point, 10-rebound performance. 

THE BASICS
Final: Albertus Magnus 75 | Dean 46
Records: Albertus Magnus (6-0, 2-0 GNAC) | Dean (0-6, 0-2 GNAC)
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Falcons erupted out of the gate over the first two minutes of play, putting together an 11-0 run as every starter for AMC found the net, forcing Dean to call a time-out at the 7:38 mark of the first quarter.  
  • The Falcons continued their offensive eruption out of the break, putting together a 4-0 push to take a 15-0 lead with just over three minutes left in the stanza.
  • The Falcons continued to press their advantage, going on an 11-4 run to close out the first quarter with the 26-4 lead, as Diamond White (Hamden, Conn.) netted seven points and Zdru and Faienza each connected for two points. 
  • Scott opened the second quarter for the Falcons with a deep three to extend the blue-and-white's lead to 25, 29-4.   
  • From there, the teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half, with the Falcons heading into the halftime break holding the 43-16 lead. 
  • During the final Falcon run of the half, Murray-Leach and Scott each poured in four points, while Faizena, Jamily Carter (New Britain, Conn.), and White each chipped in with two points. 
  • Albertus kicked off the second half with a 9-3 run, highlighted by back-to-back layups from Murray-Leach, to increase its lead to 52-19 heading into a Bulldog timeout. 
  • Albertus wasted no time out of the break, as Scott struck again, 55-19, netting her 16th point of the game on a deep three before Dean and Albertus countered each made basket. 
  • The Bulldogs put together a quick 6-2 push to cut the deficit to 57-25 with 3:56 left to play in the third stanza. 
  • AMC countered with a 5-2 run to make it a 62-27 game, heading into the final minute of the third. A Dean jumper at the buzzer cut the deficit to 62-29 and sent the teams into the fourth and final quarter. 
  • Murray-Leach opened the fourth stanza with a traditional three-point play, which sparked AMC's 5-2 run to push the score to 67-31. 
  • The Bulldogs went on a 10-5 run to cut their deficit down to 72-41 with 4:44 remaining in regulation. 
  • Despite a 5-3 push by the Bulldogs in the final minutes, the Falcons' lead was too great to overcome, and AMC walked away with the 75-46 victory and their six-game winning streak intact. 

TEAM STATS
Albertus: 44.8 % FG | 20.0 % 3PT| 58.8 % FT
Dean: 31.1 % FG | 31.3 % 3PT| 27.3 % FT

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
Albertus:

Caitlyn Scott - 19 points (7-14 FG, 4-9 3PT, 1-2 FT) | 4 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
Jakara Murray-Leach - 15 points (5-11 FG, 1-5 3PT, 4-5 FT) | 10 rebounds | 2 assists
Diamond White - 13 points (6-12 FG, 0-5 3PT, 1-1 FT) | 2 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
Adrianna Faienza  - 11 points (5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT) | 6 rebounds | 2 assists | 4 steals | 1 block

Dean:
Tori Viau - 17 points (6-16 FG, 3-10 3PT, 2-4 FT) | 3 rebounds | 1 assist
Sitaara Muhammad - 12 points (5-13 FG, 2-5 3PT) | 3 rebounds | 1 steal
Tori Andrewski - 12 points (6-8 FG, 0-1 FT) | 12 rebounds | 1 block

NOTEWORTHY

  • The Falcons are now 4-0 all-time against the Bulldogs.
  • Albertus set a season-high in blocks with six. 
  • Scott recorded her 500th career point in tonight's contest.  
  • Jaelynn Mitchell (West Haven, Conn.) collected a season-high five rebounds. 
  • Scott tied her season-high in rebounds with four. 
  • Faizena had a season-high in both points and steals. 
  • Rivera tied her season-high with three blocks. 
  • White has scored 10+ points on three occasions. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the court on Saturday, December 10th, for an away conference clash with the Cadets of Norwich University. Tip-off is set for 1 PM inside Andrews Hall in Northfield, Vermont.

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