HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 5, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team returns to Canavan Arena Saturday for a 2 p.m. Empire 8 Conference game against Hartwick College.
 
The Ducks (17-2, 10-1) have won 17 of their last 18 games, and are currently riding a six game win streak.
 
#ALLRISE
 
Saturday's matchup will be the first game of an, "ALLRISE Day" doubleheader, and free t-shirts will be given out while supplies last.
 
HOME COOKIN'
 
The Ducks are 7-1 at home going into Saturday with six of those wins coming by double-digits. Stevens is 15-3 at Canavan in the last two seasons.
 
SCOUTING HARTWICK
 
The Hawks bring a 5-14 record into the weekend, and have lost seven of eight. Junior Taylor Vonasek leads Hartwick in points (12.9 ppg) and rebounds (5.9 rpg) while sophomore Emily Stone is averaging 2.5 assists per game.
 
Stevens has won its last two in a row against the Hawks including a 66-60 road victory on Jan. 23.
 
IN GOOD STANDING
 
Stevens enters the weekend tied for first in the Empire 8 with Ithaca College at 10-1. That's the best start to a conference season since the Ducks went 11-0 during the 2007-08 campaign.
 
COACHING MILESTONE
 
A win on Saturday would give head coach Megan Haughey 50 for her collegiate coaching career. Only two other coaches in program history have reached that milestone.
 
ASTEL AWARENESS
 
Junior Kaitlyn Astel has scored in double-figures in 17 of 19 games this season including the last 15 in a row. The Staten Island native currently leads the Ducks in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg).
 
ROOKIE RECOGNITION
 
After scoring a career-high 20 points last Saturday against Alfred University, freshman Sydney Darby was rewarded with the conference's rookie of the week award. In 17 games this season, Darby is averaging 6.4 ppg.
 
WINDOW WASHERS
 
Astel, sophomore Brittany Washington, junior Dylan Krause, and freshman Megan Brown make up the Ducks quartet of players averaging at least five rebounds per game. The Ducks are one of just two teams in the E8 that can stake that claim.
 
LEADING THE EMPIRE
 
Stevens enters play this weekend as the E8 leader in scoring margin (12.8), scoring defense (56 ppg), field goal percentage (44 percent), defensive rebounds (29.3 rpg), assists per game (15.4), and blocks (84).
 
CAN'T MAKE IT?
 
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