DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women's basketball team fell to Albion College in non-conference action, 78-58, on Saturday. Leading the way for the Lady Jackets was sophomore Erica King with 14 points.

The Britons took the early momentum with a 16-6 run over the first five minutes of the game behind eight points from Brett deBear. The Lady Jackets struggled to find a groove offensively, as Albion went into the locker rooms with a 38-21 advantage.

After the break, the Purple and Gold came out determined to get back into the game. The Jackets cut the Briton lead to eight points, 43-35, with 14:26 remaining after hitting four three pointers to open the half. Junior guard Rachel Ciminillo connected on a long-range shot at the start of the half, and King buried three straight shots from behind the arc. Albion answered with an 8-0 run, which effectively ended the comeback.

Despite only cutting the lead to eight points, Defiance connected on 55.6% of their shots from the floor in second half and hit seven-of-11 shots from distance.

Albion was led by 20 points and four assists from Nicole Dennis.

The Lady Jackets will return to action on the road on Monday, December 19 against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Anderson. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.