RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Felician women's basketball hosted #7 Jefferson University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference cross-over contest Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Falcons posted a 15-10 lead after the opening minutes of regulation to give up 31 to the Rams as they dropped 48-68 overall.

Here's What Happened:

• The first quarter displayed a promising performance for Felician when they ended the quarter with the 15-10 lead from points by Ane Valle (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain), Katie Ritchie (Mentone, Victoria, Australia), Adriana Perez (Galapagar, Madrid, Spain), Mar Vidal (Tona, Spain), and Uzor Uchidiuno (Toronto, Canada).
• By the second, the green-and-gold surrendered 31 points to the Rams while the squad was held to a slim eight points for the 23-41 halftime score.
• The first points of the second half weren't recorded until the six-minute mark when Vidal bucketed a shot in the paint, 25-41. With a 10-9 outing for both teams, and Felician in front for the third, the Golden Falcons were determined to chip away at the Rams lead.  But any effort by the squad was upended by the nationally ranked Rams.
• The largest lead of the contest was 29 for Jefferson, 39-68, with about two minutes remaining in the game. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the Golden Falcons cut it to 20 as they were toppled, 48-68, for the CACC loss.

Box Score Insights:

• Valle led all Golden Falcon scorers with 10 points, five steals, and four assists. Ritchie finished with eight points and two blocks, and Vidal had seven points.
• Aisha Traore (Bronx, N.Y.) – who tied the all-time rebound record in a game with 22 against Caldwell on Jan. 31 – snagged 14 rebounds in the afternoon.
• Jefferson went into the game with Felician averaging 11 turnovers per game, today, the green-and-gold forced 15 Ram turnovers.
• Golden Falcons outrebounded the squad 38-37.

Women's Basketball (7-13 / 7-4 CACC) will be back in action at home on Tuesday, Feb. 6, to host Bloomfield College at 5:30pm.