NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team extended its winning streak to six straight, defeating the Lasers of Lasell University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) clash by a final score of 73-65 on Tuesday night inside "The Nest."

Freshman Jakara Murray-Leach (Norwalk, Conn.) led all players with a 27-point effort, while Katherine Raposo (Warwick, R.I.) lit up the scoreboard with a 13-point effort. Freshman Diamond White (Hamden, Conn.) and sophomore Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.) rounded out the double-digit scorers as the duo tallied 12 points and 11 points, respectively.          

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 73 | Lasell 65   
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (10-8, 9-2 GNAC) | Lasell (7-9, 5-5 GNAC)  
BOX SCORE

KEY GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Falcons' largest lead of the game came in the third quarter as the hosts led by 14. 
• Lasell's largest lead was only three points just three minutes into regulation.
• This game saw four ties and eight lead changes. 
• Albertus outscored the Lasell in three of the four quarters. 

TEAM STATS

• Albertus: 43.3% FG | 31.6% 3PT | 83.3% FT
• Lasell: 41.0% FG | 27.6% 3PT | 77.8% FT 

KEY PERFORMERS
Albertus:

• Jakara Murray-Leach -  27 points (10-17 FG, 3-5 3PT, 4-6 FT) | 6 rebounds | 2 assists | 2 steals
• Katherine Raposo - 13 points (5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 3 rebounds | 3 assists | 5 steals 
• Diamond White - 12 points (6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT) | 1 rebound | 2 assists | 3 steals 
• Caitlyn Scott -  11 points (1-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 9-10 FT) | 6 rebounds | 5 assists | 3 steals 

Lasell:

• Jasmine DePina -  14 points (5-5 FG, 1-1 3PT, 3-3 FT) |  11 rebounds |  2 assists | 2 steals 
• Meg Carroll -  10 points (5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-2 FT) | 6 rebounds | 1 steal 
• Juju Nealy -  10 points (3-10 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-2 FT) | 1 rebound |  3 assists |  1 steal

NOTEWORTHY

• This is the second meeting this season between the Falcons and the Lasers. The Falcons also took the first match-up with a 101-58 victory. 
• Albertus holds the advantage with a 13-3 mark in the all-time series against Lasell.
• Murray-Leach's 27 points extend her streak of 10+ points to 12 straight games. 
• White has scored 10+ in 12 games this season. 
• Murray-Leach's two steals tonight give her a team-high 46 for the season. 
• Sophomore Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) tallied the Falcons' lone block of the game. 
• Raposo's five steals were a season-high for the senior guard.
• Albertus' tied its season-high in steals with 18. 

UP NEXT
The women's basketball team will travel to West Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, Feb. 5th to take on the Blue Jays of Saint Joseph's (CT). Tip-off is set for 1 PM inside the O'Connell Athletic Center.