HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 19, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team will look to secure the No. 2 seed in the Empire 8 Conference championship this weekend with home games against Nazareth College and St. John Fisher College.
 
The Ducks (20-3, 12-2) enter Friday in sole possession of second place.
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
 
Friday's game against Nazareth will tip-off at 6 p.m. while Saturday's matchup with Fisher starts at 3 p.m. Both will take place at Canavan Arena.
 
CONFERENCE SCENARIOS
 
Stevens will clinch the second seed with two wins, or if Fisher loses to Hartwick College Friday night and the Ducks beat Nazareth. If Stevens and Fisher win on Friday, the winner of Saturday's matchup will determine the second seed.
 
Ithaca College clinched the top seed last weekend.
 
SECOND TIME AROUND
 
The Ducks beat Fisher on Jan. 9, 70-61 before beating Nazareth 69-52 the next day. Stevens is 4-1 in its last five games against both opponents.
 
HOME COOKIN'
 
With a win on Tuesday against Muhlenberg College, the Ducks pushed their home record to 9-1 on the season. In the last two seasons, Stevens is 17-3 at Canavan Arena.
 
20-20
 
With Tuesday's win, the Ducks picked up their 20^th win of the season for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign. In the program's 18-year history, only seven teams have reached the 20-win mark.
 
JUNIOR LEAD
 
Junior Kaitlyn Astel, Miranda Ripken and Dylan Krause each scored in double-figures Tuesday to lead the Ducks to a crucial non-conference win. The trio currently sits top-five on the team in points, minutes and rebounds.
 
RISING ROLE
 
Freshman forward Anna Toke pulled-down a career high nine rebounds Tuesday night in 19 minutes. Toke's 31 minutes the last two games is the most she's played in back-to-back games this season.
 
MAKING A POINT
 
Sophomore point guard Erica Guketlov has dished-out at least three assists in five of the last seven games. The junior enters the weekend ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game (3.1) and third in assist to turnover ratio (1.3).
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
 
Entering the weekend, Stevens leads the E8 in field goal percentage (42), field goal percentage defense (32), defensive rebounding (29.2), and blocks per game (4.3).
 
CAN'T MAKE IT?
 
Live stats and video will be available on stevensducks.com for both games. 

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