DALLAS, Pa. (November 22, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never let go, cruising to an 82-56 win over Baptist Bible in the 23rd Annua McCarthy Tire Laurel Line Tournament hosted by Misericordia Saturday afternoon.
 
With the win, the Ducks improve to 2-2 on the year. Baptist Bible falls to 0-5 in defeat.
 
The Ducks dominated from the opening tip, surging out to a 25-0 lead. Sophomore guard Patrick Barron staked the Ducks to a 2-0 edge and sophomore forward Otis Osman followed suit. Senior forward Kenny Gan turned a Barron steal into two more as the Ducks went on top 6-0. A Barron steal and layup put the Ducks into double figures, and a triple from junior guard Kevin Zychowski made it 17-0 Stevens before five minutes had elapsed. Sophomore forward Michael Signer got in on the action, netting two to make it 21-0, with an eventual three-pointer from Zychowski accounting for points 23, 24 and 25 in the amazing start for the Ducks.
 
Baptist Bible found its way onto the scoreboard with 12:50 remaining, but it was far too little too late as the Ducks continued to cruise, eventually winning by 26 points.
 
On several occasions, Stevens allowed Baptist Bible to get within 17 points, but the Ducks never allowed things to get uneasy and were able to go ahead by as many as 29 in the first, eventually settling on a 44-20 halftime margin.
 
A jumper from junior forward Alex Lorenz gave the Ducks their largest lead  to that point (30) with 15:21 remaining in the second half and Stevens cruised the rest of the way for the win. The Ducks' largest lead of the game ended up being 32.
 
Stevens shot 48.6 percent from the field (34-for-70) and 7-for-16 (43.8 percent) from deep. The Ducks were plus-16 on the glass (48-32) and notched 40 points in the paint. The Stevens bench was marvelous, scoring 55 points and getting a team-high 14 points from Lorenz who also grabbed a team-high nine caroms.
 
Senior forward Patrick Sabatino added 11 points, four rebounds and two steals, while junior guard Brendan Gallagher poured in 10 points on seven shots (three three-pointers). Gan had six points and five boards, as did Osman. Sophomore guard Thomas Ahern dished out a team-best four helpers and tied for team lead in steals with two. Head Coach Bobby Hurley was able to use 19 players in the win.
 
The Ducks' D held Baptist Bible to 33.3 percent shooting from the field and 25 percent from deep, also forcing 19 turnovers.
 
Stevens will return to the hardwood at FDU-Florham on November 25 before hosting Rutgers-Newark on Sunday, November 30.
 
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