MIDDLETOWN, Conn.- The Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team closed out the Courtyard by Marriott Tournament, hosted by Wesleyan University, with a 64-50 loss to the Hawks of Hartwick College on Saturday afternoon inside the Silloway Gymnasium. 

Sophomore Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.)  led the Falcons' attack with 15 points, while senior Katherine Raposo (Warwick, R.I.) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 14 points. 

THE BASICS 
Final: Hartwick 64 | Albertus Magnus 50   
Records: Albertus Magnus (0-3) | Hartwick (4-2)  
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hawks opened the game on a 6-2 run behind a trio of lay-ups from three different scorers. During the Hawks' run, Scott got the Falcons on the board in the first minute of the first quarter on an easy jumper. A pair of Diamond White (Hamden, Conn.) free throws cut the deficit to two, 6-4, but the Hawks responded with another lay-up to push the score to 8-4 with 5:20 left on the clock. Hartwick then exploded for a 9-1 run to push their lead to 12, 17-5, with less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter. A pair of Raposo free throws cut the deficit to ten, 17-7, to end the first stanza.   

The Hawks carried their run into the second quarter pushing their lead to 23-9 with just over six minutes remaining. Shortly after, the Falcons went on a quick 4-0 push to trim the hosts' lead to 10, 23-13, behind a Scott free throw and lay-up. Hartwick retaliated by extending its lead to 14, 27-13, with 3:44 left to play in the frame. The teams traded baskets for the remainder of the quarter, with Hartwick leading by 14, 33-19, heading into the halftime break.  

Albertus came out of the locker room hot as a Scott layup sparked a 5-2 run that brought the Falcons to within 11, 35-24. Hartwick responded shortly after with a 7-2 run that pushed the score to 16, 42-26, heading into a Hawk timeout at the 4:03 mark. The Falcons continued to chip away at the double-digit deficit and continued to trail the Hawks, 45-30, heading into the final 10 minutes of play. 

The Hawks opened the fourth quarter with a 5-2 run, as Angelina Maselli hit a long trey to push the hosts' lead to 18, 50-32. A Raposo steal and lay-up pushed the visitors to 34 points before the Hawks went on a 6-0 run to increase their advantage to 56-34, with just under seven minutes remaining in regulation. The Falcons responded with their own 6-0 stretch to make it 56-40, as Sharaya Keele (Adams, Mass.) swooshed a jumper, Scott sank a lay-up, and Raposo nailed both of her shots from the charity stripe.   

The teams would trade baskets for the remainder of the quarter, with Raposo netting four points on a pair of made jumpers. Jakara Murray-Leach (Norwalk, Conn.) added a trey of her own, while Scott added three points on a free throw and a made lay-up. The 10-point run wasn't enough to overcome the Hawks, however, and the Falcons fell 64-50 in the second game of the Courtyard by Marriott Tournament. 

TEAM STATS

• Albertus: 30.2% FG | 12.5% 3PT | 68% FT
• Hartwick: 38.6% FG | 25% 3PT | 45.5% FT

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:

• Caitlyn Scott - 15  points (5-12 FG, 0-2 3pt, 5-8 FT) | 2 rebounds | 2 assists | 4 steals
• Katherine Raposo - 14 points (5-15 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-4 FT) | 9 rebounds | 3 steals
• Jakara Murray-Leach - 7 points (3-6 FG, 1-1 3PT) | 2 rebounds | 2 assists | 1 steal 

Hartwick: 

• Mikayla Mitchell - 12 points (4-8 FG, 3-3 3PT, 1-3 FT) | 9 rebounds | 1 assist | 4 steals
• Giuliana Pritchard - 15 points (7-9 FG, 0-1 3pt, 1-2 FT) | 6 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal | 2 blocks 
• Bree Fargnoli - 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-2 3pt, 2-2 FT) | 4 rebounds | 1 assist

NOTEWORTHY 

• This is the second all-time meeting between the two programs. 
• Hartwick leads the series 2-0. 
• Scott has scored 10+ points in three straight games. 
• Scott had a career-best four steals in today's contest. 
• Raposo set a season-high with 14 points and nine rebounds. 
• Carsyn Langhorn (Norwalk, Conn.) scored her first career points in the contest.

UP NEXT 
The Falcons return to the court on Tuesday, November 23 with a road non-conference showdown against John Jay. Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM.