HOBOKEN, N.J. (DECEMBER 11, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's team basketball looks for its fifth straight win Saturday, as it closes the 2015 portion of the schedule with a game against No. 11/13 Montclair State University.
GAME INFOThe Ducks will host the Red Hawks at 1 p.m. in Canavan Arena. The Athletic Department is sponsoring a toy drive with new, unwrapped toys being collected and donated to the Jubilee Center of Hoboken.
LAST TIME OUTSenior
Kaitlyn Astel scored a career-best 27 points to lead the Ducks to a
64-53 win over DeSales University Wednesday. Sophomore
Megan Brown recorded a double-double off the bench, finishing with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
RED HAWK RIVALRYThis meeting will be the eighth between the Route 3 rivals, as the Red Hawks hold a 5-2 series edge after winning the last four matchups. The Ducks haven't topped Montclair since a 83-79 overtime win on November 29, 2008.
SCOUTING MONTCLAIRMontclair comes in with a 7-1 overall mark, and a 5-0 record in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The Red Hawks advanced to the Final Four last season, and senior Kayla Ceballos leads the club with 14.0 points per game. Sophomore Katie Sire is averaging 12.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
CLEAN THE GLASSThe Ducks are outrebounding their opponents 235-210 this year, and Brown has recorded eight rebounds or more in five of the six games to open the season.
BLOCKADEStevens comes into the game averaging over four blocked shots per game, led by sophomore
Anna Toke who has 13.
DEEP THREATJunior
Erica Guketlov leads the Ducks with 12 three pointers, and is a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line thus far. Guketlov is also tops on the team with
18 assists.
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