HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 17, 2015) – Juniors Kaitlyn Astel, Miranda Ripken and Dylan Krause each scored in double-figures Tuesday to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team to a 71-60 win over Muhlenberg College.
 
The win moved Stevens' record to 20-3, giving it its first 20-win season since the 2010-11 campaign. The loss snapped a four game win streak for Muhlenberg and dropped it to 16-7. 
 
Astel led the Ducks with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Krause and Ripken chipped-in with 13 and 12 points respectively. Freshman Anna Toke pulled-down a career high nine rebounds in 19 minutes.
 
As a team the Ducks shot 42.6 percent from the field and forced 11 Muhlenberg turnovers.
 
After playing to a 9-9 tie through the first five minutes, Muhlenberg rattled-off a 6-0 run to go up 15-9 with just over 13 minutes remaining. Stevens answered with points on back-to-back possessions, but the Mules extended the lead back to five off a three on the ensuing possession.
 
The Ducks came back to tie the score at 18 midway through the half, and continued the momentum with a 7-0 run capped by a jumper from Ripken. The Mules responded with a 5-0 run to tie the game, but Stevens answered with a 10-0 run to go up 10 with three minutes to go.
 
Stevens maintained its double-digit lead until a layup from the Mules in the closing minute cut the deficit to nine going into the break.
 
The Ducks kept a comfortable lead through the first 10 minutes of the second half before points on back-to-back possessions brought the Mules to within four. Stevens answered once again though, first with a jumper from Astel and followed by a pair of free throws from Toke. 
 
The Mules never got closer than nine the rest of the night as Astel and Ripken iced the game with two points each in the final minute.  
 
The Ducks will wrap up the regular season at home this weekend with a Friday night game against Nazareth College, followed by a Saturday afternoon game with St. John Fisher College.
 
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