HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 12, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team continues its Empire 8 Conference schedule this weekend with tilts against Elmira College and Ithaca College on Friday and Saturday respectively.
The Ducks (18-2, 11-1) have won seven in a row.
SECOND TIME AROUND The Ducks are 1-1 this season against this weekend's competition with a 58-41
win over Elmira (8-12) and a 75-68
loss to Ithaca (17-4). Stevens has won its last five in a row against Elmira.
CONFERENCE STANDING Stevens and Ithaca enter the weekend in a
tie atop the Empire 8 Conference at 11-1 with four games to play. Elmira enters play in sixth place at 4-7.
ROAD WARRIORS Stevens is undefeated in true road games this season, winning by an average of 12.6 points per game.
COACHING MILESTONE With Saturday's
60-27 win over Hartwick College, Stevens head coach
Megan Haughey became the third coach in program history to reach 50 wins.
AWESOME ASTEL Junior
Kaitlyn Astel has scored in double-figures in 18 of 20 games this season including the last 16 in a row. The Staten Island native currently leads the Ducks in scoring (17 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg), and is the leading scorer in the E8.
DUCKS DEFENSE Stevens' defense allowed a season-low 27 points Tuesday in a win against Hartwick College after allowing just five points in the first half. The Ducks currently lead the E8 in scoring defense.
BENCH CONTRIBUTIONS Coming off the bench, sophomore
Brittany Washington, sophomore
Daphne Ginn, freshman
Megan Brown, and junior
Megan Petuskey combined are contributing 21 points and 15.4 rebounds per game. Each has played every game this season.
EMPIRE LEADERS The Ducks enter play this weekend as the
conference leaders in field goal percentage (44 percent), field goal percentage defense (32 percent), defensive rebounding average (29.5), blocks (89), and assists per game (15.3).
MAKING A POINT Sophomore point guard
Erica Guketlov's 3.2 assists per game is the fourth best mark in the conference, while her 1.4 assists to turnover ratio is second.
HOW TO WATCHLive stats, video and audio will be available for both games on stevensducks.com
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