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NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Senior G Erica Rate scored a team-high 17 points, and senior G Ally Daniels netted 12 points as the Norwich University women's basketball team downed Albertus Magnus College, 79-60, in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener for both schools Saturday afternoon at Andrews Hall.

Rate, who connected on 5-of-10 three-pointers, added a game-high six steals as well. Junior F Christine Daniels, sophomore F Tara Stevenson and freshman G Jessalyn Sweeney each chipped in 10 points apiece to help spur the balanced Norwich attack. Senior F Jess Jaggars posted eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds for Norwich (9-3, 1-0 GNAC).

The game see-sawed back and forth over the first five minutes, and the score was tied at 10-10 at the 15:20 mark. Six straight points by Norwich helped the Cadets take a 16-10 lead moments later, but a 6-2 spurt by Albertus Magnus made it 18-16 at the 12:19 mark. NU used a 14-6 run to grab a 32-22 advantage with 6:33 to play before halftime, and the Cadets built a 45-28 lead at the intermission.

Norwich began the second half by outscoring Albertus Magnus, 17-4, to build its largest lead of the game at 62-32 at the 11:24 mark. The Falcons were unable to get any closer than 18 points the rest of the way as the Cadets rolled to the win.

Albertus Magnus (2-9, 0-1 GNAC) was led by Shanilya Bush, who scored a game-high 18 points. Kendrae Walker posted a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Elizabeth Williams added 12 points and four steals.

Norwich will continue its GNAC slate on Tuesday, Jan. 12, when the Cadets travel to West Hartford, Conn., to take on St. Joseph (Conn.).