NEW HAVEN, Conn. - #13 Albertus Magnus College (11-1, 6-0 GNAC) defeated Saint Joseph's College (5-6, 3-2 GNAC), 101-88, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday afternoon. Senior forward Zach Blodgett (Glenburn, Maine) scored a career-high 25 points in the losing effort.

For the Falcons, the victory extended their home-court winning streak to 47 games - the longest in current home-court winning streak in NCAA men's basketball (all levels).

The Falcons' 101 points also marks the 30th game in program history that Albertus has registered 100 points or more.

Senior transfer Tavon Sledge (Spring Valley, N.Y.) led the Falcons with 24 points, while Victor Ljuljdjuraj (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) added 13 in just 24 minutes of work.  Eian Davis (Brooklyn, N.Y.) recorded his second double-double of the year with 19 points and 16 assists. His 16-assist tally was also a career-high.

Sledge finished the contest shooting 9-of-10 from floor and was 5-of-6 from behind the arc. He shot 8-of-8 in first half, while the Falcons shot 58.1% in first frame, while hitting nine of their 16 attempts from three-point land.

The Falcons finished the day shooting 53.2%, while the Monks shot 54.4% led by Blodgett's 8-16 effort from the floor. Senior guard Steve Simonds (Steep Falls, Maine) added 22 points and eight rebounds. The Monks also hit 10 of their 23 three-point field goal attempts.

Albertus finished the day impressive from behind the arc, hitting 12 of their 22 attempts, for a 54.5% showing.

Lemar Larsen (Waterbury, Conn.) added 10 points for Albertus, while James Jennings (Bridgeport, Conn.) tallied 17. Julian Sanders (Trumbull, Conn.) contributed with 12 points off the bench for the Falcons.

After going into the break with a 55-39 lead, the Monks opened the second half with a 13-4 run to cut the Albertus lead to seven.  The Monks were able to cut the lead to six before a 6-0 run by the Falcons put the lead back into double figures.  That run was sparked by a three-pointer by Sledge.

The Falcons extended their lead in the final minutes of play and secured the victory with a field goal with 23 seconds left on the clock.

Both teams face GNAC foes on the road on Wednesday when the Monks play at Rivier University (7:00 PM) and the Falcons travel to Emmanuel College (7:30 PM).

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.