“I thought we were working a lot together,” said Benicia junior guard Amelie Issier about her team’s 19-3 third quarter. Albany (12-7) closed to 17-14 with 1:20 left after a layup from Darya Loughridge before Lum hit back-to-back long balls. The Panthers left the first quarter with a 23-16 lead. Albany sophomore Jaylin Liu had 19 of her team-high 22 points in the first half to keep her team afloat. Albany was as close as 39-31 with 4:48 left in the quarter before Benicia scored 15 straight points.