Women’s Basketball Ends Semester with Loss to Albertus

NEW HAVEN, CT: The Rivier women's basketball team ended the fall semester this afternoon with a GNAC loss to Albertus Magnus by a score of 84-67.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 12/11/2021

- Score: Albertus 87, Rivier 67

- Records: Albertus (2-6, 2-1 GNAC), Rivier (4-5, 0-2 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-  The Falcons took an early lead against the Raiders and never surrendered it. After a two-point first quarter, Albertus took over from there with a 21 point second compared to Rivier's 11.

- After seeing a deficit of 12 to start the second half, the Raiders would win the third quarter 22 to 18 but not a big enough margin to see that deficit shrink. The Falcons would make up for the laps in the third by dropping 25 in the fourth quarter compared to Rivier's 16.  

- Jakara Murray-Leach was the top scorer this afternoon with 28 points and seven rebounds. Just behind her was Katherine Raposo, who added another 17 points.

- For the Raiders, Lyric Grumblatt (Manchester, NH) had another 20+ point game with 27 and 12 rebounds. Alexa Dufries (Leicester, MA) added 17 points of her own, along with five rebounds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Shooting %: Albertus 45.8%, Rivier 38.7%

-  3 PT %: Albertus 36.8%, Rivier 29.2%

-  FT %: Albertus 78.6%, Rivier 63.2%

UP NEXT:

- Rivier women's basketball will be back on the court in 2022 with their first game back at Regis College at 5 PM.  

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