NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team continued its dominant run, extending its winning streak to five games with a commanding 94–59 victory over Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Norwich University.

Jayquan Kirkland (Stratford, Conn.) paced the Falcons with 18 points, while Ta'zhon Daniels (New Haven, Conn.) added 16 points and five rebounds. Ray Ford, Jr. (Jersey City, N.J.) rounded out the offensive effort with 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists in the win.

Isaiah Earl (Hamden, Conn.) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. 

With the victory, the Falcons remain unbeaten in GNAC play, improving to 5-0 on the season. 

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 94 | Norwich 59

RECORDS: Albertus (13-5, 5-0 GNAC) | Norwich (6-11, 1-3 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The early minutes of the first half showed back-and-forth scoring, as Norwich opened the game with a layup. Kirkland answered just fifteen seconds later with a three-pointer, putting the Falcons ahead. A free throw and layup from Michel Ndayishimiye put the Cadets ahead 5-3, but a three-pointer from Daniels and layup from Avery Hinnant (Naugatuck, Conn.) put the Falcons back in the lead. Norwich tied the game once more, but Daniels scored seven straight points, including a three and two layups to put the Falcons ahead, 15-8. 
• Albertus pushed their lead to 12 as DJ Victory (New York, N.Y.) stripped the ball from his defender and pushed it ahead to Nate Charlot (Monroe, Conn.), who threw down a dunk to make it 22-10 with 12:43 remaining in the first half. The Falcons found their largest lead of the half fueled by two made baskets from Tahijj Hunter (Mount Laurel, N.J) and a layup from Charlot to close the half at 50-26. 
• With two three-pointers from Kirkland and a layup from Daniels, the Falcons extended their lead to 30 points in the opening minutes of the second half. A three-pointer from Norwich's Joe Joe DuBrul and a layup by Ndayishimiye briefly cut the lead to 27 points twice, but the Falcons continued to charge ahead and were never threatened as an alley-oop from Victory to Rodrick Pearson (Hartford, Conn.) put the game at 87-53. 
• Two made free throws and a made layup from Angel Laboy-Rivera (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico), as well as a free throw from Peter Szpakowski (Ridgefield, Conn.) capped the win for the Falcons. 

TEAM STATS

Albertus

45.2 FG% | 40.0 3PT% | 75.0 FT%

Norwich

38.5 FG% | 31.0 3PT% | 90.9 FT%

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus

Jayquan Kirkland 18 PTS | 4-7 3PT | 2 STLS

Ta'zhon Daniels 16 PTS | 5 REBS

Ray Ford, Jr. 13 PTS | 5 REBS

Avery Hinnant 8 PTS | 4-6 FG | 6 REBS

Norwich

Joe Joe DuBrul 18 PTS | 4 REBS

Michel Ndayishimiye 9 PTS | 5 REBS

Mike Johnson-Correia 9 PTS | 2 REBS

Riley Severy 10 REBS

NOTEWORTHY

• The Falcons are now 32-12 all-time against Norwich
• Kirkland is shooting 41.2% from three, which puts him at third in the GNAC. 
• Daniels is averaging 19.8 points per game, making him third in the GNAC. 
• Daniels moved to 10th all-time in scoring at Albertus with 1,252 points in his career.
• The Falcons have won all five of their GNAC games by an average of 32.2 points and have won each game by double digits.

UP NEXT

The Falcons are on the road as they take on GNAC rival Saint Joseph's (Me.) for a 3 p.m. tip.