NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College women's basketball team lost a 98-57 game to Cal State Lutheran on Sunday afternoon in the Tyler Tip-Off at Smith College.

Ariellys Velez (Watertown, Conn.) led all scorers with 25 points and was named to the All-Tournament Team. She went 9-for-18 from the field, and grabbed four rebounds. Isabella Fiorillo (West Haven, Conn.) scored 12 points to go with five rebounds and three assists.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Cal Lutheran 98 | Albertus 57

RECORDS: Albertus (0-2) | Cal Lutheran (2-0)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Regals jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first half as they hit two three-pointers early. The Falcons cut the deficit to 19-12 as Velez had a traditional three-point play while Fiorillo hit three free throws of her own. Over the final 1:56 of the first quarter, the Regals finished on an 11-4 run to take a 30-16 lead as Janna Holley, Alana Brackett and Kaiya Mack each hit a three.
• Cal Luthern extended its lead to 42-17 at the 6:28 mark after a layup from Mack before back-to-back threes from Adriana DeBernardo (Stratford, Conn.) and Velez made it a 42-23 game with 5:35 left in the first half. Brooklyn Gonzalez (Shelton, Conn.) hit a three for the Falcons in the second quarter, but Albertus trailed 60-28 heading into halftime.
• Velez had six points in the third quarter and Fiorillo, four, but the Falcons trailed 76-38 heading into the fourth. Albertus did not get any closer than 34 points the rest of the way as the Regals held on for the win.

TEAM STATS

Albertus

32.3 FG% | 18.8 3PT% | 56.0 FT%

Cal Lutheran

41.9 FG% | 30.8 3PT% | 64.3 FT%

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus

Ariellys Velez 25 PTS | 9-18 FG | 4 REBS

Isabella Fiorillo 12 PTS | 8-10 FT | 5 REBS

Ava Johnson 6 PTS | 5 REBS

Cal Lutheran

Janna Holley 11 PTS | 4 REBS

Sydney Heyn 10 PTS | 14 REBS

Natalie Villamor 11 PTS | 2-5 3PT

UP NEXT

The Falcons open up their home schedule on Tuesday as they host Mount Saint Vincent at 5 p.m. in The Nest