Women's Basketball: Cadets Beat Albertus Magnus, 69-46

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Tara Stevenson led all scorers with a game-high 15 points, and Erica Rate added 13 points as the Norwich University women's basketball team defeated Albertus Magnus, 69-46, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game Saturday afternoon.

Kayleigh Shappy chipped in 10 points and a game-high four assists for the Cadets, who improve to 10-4 (3-0 GNAC).

For the third straight game, Norwich raced out to a huge lead within the first 10 minutes. Today, the Cadets outscored the Falcons, 26-2, over the first 7:38 and never looked back. The NU lead swelled to as many as 33 points in the first half, and the Cadets settled for a 45-17 advantage at halftime.

Norwich's lead stayed in excess of 24 points throughout the entire second half, as the Cadets coasted to the victory.

Norwich shot 42.1 percent from the floor for the game, while Albertus Magnus hit only 30.8 percent of its field goals. The Cadets held a 48-41 edge in rebounding.

Albertus Magnus (5-7, 0-3 GNAC) was led by Collete Dubose, who scored a team-high nine points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Norwich returns to action on Monday, Jan. 19, when the Cadets host GNAC foe Pine Manor College at Andrews Hall. Tip-off for the conference game is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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