AMHERST, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team lost a 72-31 game to No. 15 Amherst College on Wednesday evening in non-conference action.
Ava Johnson (North Haven, Conn.) led the scoring for the Falcons with seven points to go with six rebounds.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Amherst 72 | Albertus Magnus 31
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-8) | Amherst (4-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With 1:24 in the game, the Mammoths got the scoring started courtesy of a made jump shot by Chase Anderson. The Mammoths, however, continued to score, courtesy of six points from Anderson as they took a 17-8 lead after the first quarter. The Falcons went 6-for-8 from the free-throw line in the quarter as Adriana DeBernardo (Stratford, Conn.) led Albertus with five points in the opening ten minutes.
- Ariellys Velez (Watertown, Conn.), Johnson and Keira Reynolds (Guilford, Conn.) each scored baskets in the second quarter, but the Mammoths took a 28-14 into halftime as five different players scored for them.
- Amherst started the second half on a 9-0 run, eventually taking a 54-19 lead into the fourth.
- Six different players scored for the Falcons in the fourth, including a three from Gabriella Gaetano (East Haven, Conn.). The Mammoths, however, shot 72.7% from the field in the fourth to take home the win.
TEAM STATS
Albertus
20.0 FG% | 11.1 3PT% | 55.6 FT%
Amherst
52.5 FG% | 7.7 3PT% | 60.0 FT%
TOP PERFORMERS
Albertus
Ava Johnson 7 PTS | 6 REB | 5-8 FT
Ariellys Velez 5 PTS | 4 REBS
Adriana DeBernardo 5 PTS | 6 REB | 3-4 FT
Amherst
Olivia Soenens 11 PTS | 4-6 FG
Sylvia Liddle 11 PTS | 5 BLK
Chase Anderson 10 PTS | 9 REB
NOTEWORTHY
Dejahlee Dogans (Bloomfield, Conn.) had a career-high two steals.
Gaetano made her first career three pointer.
UP NEXT
The Falcons finish their three-game road stretch on Thursday, December 11 at Coast Guard. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
