SCORE: UAlbany 71, NJIT 54
 
LOCATION: Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center - Newark, N.J.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 12-9, 2-6 America East | NJIT 13-8, 4-4 America East
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany never trailed and shot over 50 percent from the field, using balanced scoring and strong execution to earn a decisive America East road victory, Thursday night.
 
KEY STATS

• Sophomore Delanie Hill led all scorers with 22 points on 9-14 shooting, including three from beyond the arc, while adding four assists.
• Sophomore Martina Borrellas tallied 16 points on 7-10 from the field with five rebounds and two steals.
• Graduate student Júlia Palomo Vicente finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, going a perfect 2-2 from three and adding a game-high four steals.
• Senior Gabriela Falcão recorded 10 assists to guide a UAlbany offense that assisted on 23 made baskets.
• UAlbany shot 53.8 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three, and outscored NJIT 38-30 in the paint.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany established control early with an efficient offense as Delanie Hill and Martina Borrellas combined for multiple paint finishes to spark a quick run.
• Lara Langermann added a pull-up jumper before Hill knocked down a three off a turnover and converted a fast-break layup to extend the lead.
• The Great Danes shot 55.6 percent in the quarter and built a strong 22-11 advantage after one.
• NJIT trimmed the deficit with a short burst to open the second, but Hill responded with a layup and later converted an and-one opportunity.
• Borrellas scored off a turnover, and Júlia Palomo Vicente added a free throw before Gabriela Falcão finished inside to steady the lead.
• UAlbany held firm defensively and entered halftime ahead 34-26.
• Coming out of the break, Borrellas scored on back-to-back possessions and completed a three-point play to push the margin further.
• Palomo Vicente drained a transition three, and Falcão capitalized on a turnover with a layup as the Great Danes controlled the tempo.
• UAlbany outscored NJIT 20-12 in the third to take a commanding 54-38 lead into the fourth.
• Amaya Stewart opened the final frame with a fast-break layup before Palomo Vicente connected from deep to answer on the next trip.
• Hill buried two fourth-quarter threes, helping the Great Danes stretch the lead to as many as 19 with under two minutes remaining.
• UAlbany closed the night with perfect free-throw shooting in the final minute to secure the 71-54 road win.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue their southern road trip at UMBC on Saturday (Jan. 31).
 
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