Albany, N.Y. -- Jordon Lewis had a game-high 16 points, but first place UAlbany hit a tie-breaking layup with 0.8 seconds remaining to defeat the visiting UMBC Women's Basketball team, 58-56, on Saturday night in New York

The Retrievers had led by 11 early in the third, eventually taking a seven point lead into the fourth. UAlbany, however, would hold UMBC scoreless for nearly 7 minutes and use a 14-0 run to take a 53-48 lead with under five minutes remaining. 

Anna Blount would hit a layup to end the run, and then would follow a Great Danes layup with another of her own before fouling out.

It was 56-52 with under a minute to go when Trinity Palacio stole the ball and found Jaliena Sanchez on the fastbreak for a layup to cut the deficit to two. UAlbany would miss a pair of free throws with 29 seconds left, and UMBC would get the rebound and call timeout.

Sanchez made a driving layup with 17.7 seconds to go to tie the game, but UAlbany would wind the clock down and hit a contested layup with 0.8 to go for the win.

Carmen Yánez tallied 11 points and three assists, while Jaden Walker added five points and a team-high eight rebounds. 

Walker also added three steals and two assists, and Lewis grabbed six boards.

Sanchez added 10 points off the bench for UMBC.

The Retrievers begin a three game home stand to close the regular season when they host Maine, who is tied for first with UAlbany, on Thursday at 7 p.m.