NASHUA, N.H. - Four players scored in double figures for the Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team as it defeated Rivier University 76-64 on Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game.

Caitlyn Scott (White Plains, N.Y.) led all Falcons with 22 points, while grabbing four rebounds to go with seven assists. Diamond White (Hamden, Conn.) scored 18 points to go with two steals. Jakara Murray-Leach (Norwalk, Conn.) scoed 17 points with five rebounds and Ava Johnson (North Haven, Conn.) scored 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting while grabbing six rebounds.

Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) scored seven points with six rebounds.

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THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 76 | Rivier University 64

RECORDS: Albertus (10-8, 5-2 GNAC) | Rivier (9-9, 5-2 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons imposed their will early in the first quarter. After trailing 4-2 in the opening moments of the game, White and Scott made consecutive baskets to go up, 6-4. After a layup by Rivier's Gianna Donato, the Falcons hit three consecutive threes to go up, 15-6. The first came from White, followed by a three in transition from Murray-Leach. After a miss on the other end by the Raiders, Zdru buried a three off an assist from Scott to give Albertus the nine-point advantage. Johnson scored the last four points for Albertus in the first quarter as it took a 21-14 lead heading into the second.
• Rivier cut its deficit to 23-19 under two minutes into the second quarter after a three from Jessica Carrier. On the ensuing possession, Scott made a circus reverse layup and was fouled. She made the free throw to put Albertus back up, 26-19. After a miss from Carrier on the other end, Scott answered with a three and then hit a jumper after a Rivier turnover to put the Falcons up, 31-19.
• With Albertus up, 31-21, Scott once again made a reverse layup to make it a 12-point lead. After a miss by Rivier's Alexa Dufries, Murray-Leach hit a jumper to put Albertus ahead 35-21. The Falcons took a 40-29 lead into halftime.
• Scott scored the first three points in the second half and Murray-Leach and White made baskets early on as Albertus upped its lead to 47-34 with 7:31 left. 
• A layup from Scott gave Albertus its biggest lead of the game at 49-34, but a 9-2 run from Rivier made it a 51-43 Albertus lead. Lyric Grumblatt, who recently became the GNAC's all-time leading scorer, scored five points during the run.
• Albertus got baskets from Scott and Zdru in the final 90 seconds as the Falcons took a 57-43 lead into the final quarter.
• White hit a three and Johnson made a layup to maintain the large 62-47 lead for the Falcons early in the fourth.
• Rivier finally got the game within single digits, albeit briefly after a layup from Grumblatt made it a 70-62 game with 1:25 left, but a layup from Murray-Leach effectively put the game away.

TEAM STATS

Albertus

49.2 FG% | 29.4 3PT% | 78.6 FT%

Rivier

36.1 FG% | 15.2 3PT% | 87.5 FT%

LEADERS

Albertus

Caitlyn Scott 22 Points | 4 Rebounds | 7 Assists

Diamond White 18 Points | 2 Steals

Jakara Murray-Leach 17 Points | 5 Rebounds | 2 Steals

Ava Jonson 10 Points | 5-6 FG | 6 Rebounds

Rivier

Lyric Grumblatt 27 Points | 10-19 FG | 13 Rebounds

Hannah Michemore 13 Points | 6 Assists

UP NEXT

The Falcons host Elms at 5:30 p.m. in GNAC play on Wednesday.