Posted: Jan 21, 2017

Women's Basketball Falls to Falcons, 83-72

Albertus Magnus

(11-7, 6-3)

Anna Maria

(2-14, 0-9)

Final

Albertus Magnus (11-7, 6-3)

Anna Maria (2-14, 0-9)

Game Leaders

Albertus Magnus

Pts: Olivia Bolden - 26

Reb: Olivia Bolden - 12

Ast: Liz Falcigno - 5

Anna Maria

Pts: Kristina Russo - 17

Reb: Shannon Hofmiller - 6

Ast: Deja Taitt - 9

Team Stats

Albertus Magnus

Anna Maria

Field Goals

(25-64)

(27-57)

Field Goal %

39.1%

47.4%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

PAXTON, Mass. – The Anna Maria College women's basketball team fell to the visiting Falcons of Albertus Magnus College by a final score of 83-72 on Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) showdown.

The AMCATS drop to 2-14 on the season and 0-9 in the conference while the Falcons improve to 11-7 overall and 6-3 in the GNAC.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The AMCATS were led by junior Kristina Russo (South Windsor, Conn.) who posted 17 points on the day. Senior guards, Deja Taitt (Cambia Heights, N.Y.) and Nicole Mareiro (Acushnet, Mass.) also added double-digit figures with 16 and 14 points respectively.

Four falcons posted double-digit performances and Olivia Bolden led all scoring with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Liz Falcigno and Jill Johnson both notched 16 points while Angelina Piccirillo added 15 points in the victory.

Anna Maria outrebounded the visitors by a 37-35 margin, but was outscored 22-9 in second change points. Albertus forced 18 Anna Maria turnovers and scored 21 of their 83 points off those errors. The game saw seven ties and 11 lead changes.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Albertus Magnus came out hot opening the game with a 4-0 run before extending its lead to six, 11-5, following a three from Piccirillo at the 7:13 mark. Shortly after, Anna Maria rattled off six-straight points to tie the game at 11-11, but the Falcons would hold a 16-15 lead entering the second quarter.

Over the next seven minutes of play, Albertus and Anna Maria exchanged leads and went through two ties before the hosts went up four, 30-26, with 2:19 remaining on the clock. Albertus would end the half tying Anna Maria at 34-34 after back-to-back free throws from Johnson.

Up by eight, 49-41, just three minutes into the third, Albertus Magnus saw its lead start to dwindle away as the hosts regained the lead, 57-55, after a three from Nicole Mareiro, with 3:49 left in the quarter. Despite tying the hosts at 57-57, the Falcons would trail the AMCATS by two, 63-61, heading into the final 10 minutes of play.

Anna Maria's closest attempt to regain the lead came at the 3:20 mark as two made free throws brought the score to within five, 75-70, but Albertus Magnus would go on to win the game 83-72.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Anna Maria hosts GNAC rival Mount Ida on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fuller Activities Center. The Falcons return to action on the same day against Emmanuel (Mass.) at 7:00 p.m.