JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team lost a 79-52 game to New Jersey City University on Saturday afternoon in a non-conference game.

Adriana DeBernardo (Stratford, Conn.) had a double-double with a team-high 16 points and 11 rebounds. Isabella Fiorillo (West Haven, Conn.) scored 11 points and Dejahlee Dogans (Bloomfield, Conn.) scored 10 points.

THE BASICS

FINAL: NJCU 79 | Albertus 52

RECORDS: Albertus (1-12) | NJCU (5-4)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons jumped out to an 8-4 lead at the 7:09 mark of the first quarter, which included three-pointers from Fiorillo and Dogans. After NJCU took a 10-8, lead the Falcons rattled off the next eight points, taking a 16-10 as four different Falcons scored during the run. Over the final 2:52 of the quarter, NJCU went on a 14-2 run to take a 24-18 lead heading into the second. Bailey Castle scored four points for NJCU in the run and Isabel Gidado and Meghan Gentile each hit a three.
• Gabriella Gaetano (East Haven, Conn.) hit an early three-pointer for the Falcons in the first minute of the second quarter, cutting the NJCU lead to 26-21. She added a second one later in the quarter, but NJCU took a 38-29 lead into the half. Autumn John scored seven points in the quarter to pace NJCU.
• After DeBernardo scored the first basket of the third quarter, NJCU scored the next 17 points to take a 55-31 lead behind two threes from Gentile and one from John. Fiorillo added a three in the quarter, but the Gothic Knights took a 66-41 lead into the fourth.
• NJCU extended its lead to as much as 30 points in the fourth as the Falcons did not get any closer than 25 points the rest of the way.

TEAM STATS

Albertus

33.9 FG% | 24.0 3PT% | 36.4 FT%

NJCU

38.0 FG% | 34.3 3PT% | 70.0 FT%

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus

Adriana DeBernardo 16 PTS | 11 REBS | 4 ASTS | 2 STLS

Isabella Fiorillo 11 PTS | 3 STLS

Dejahlee Dogans 10 PTS | 9 REBS | 4 ASTS

NJCU

Meghan Gentile 28 PTS | 10-20 FG | 7-12 3PT | 6 REBS

Autumn John 23 PTS | 10-17 FG | 16 REBS | 3 STLS

Bailey Cassell 10 PTS | 7 REBS | 4 STLS

UP NEXT

The Falcons open up Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play as they head to Regis on Saturday, January 10th at 1 p.m.