ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 19, 2016) – Trailing by a point entering the fourth quarter, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team outscored Nazareth College 23-12 over the final 10 minutes to secure a 75-65 win Friday night.

The Ducks moved to 19-5 and 15-0 in the Empire 8 Conference. Naz fell to 17-7, 10-5 in conference. The Ducks can clinch the Empire 8 regular season title with a win over St. John Fisher College tomorrow at 4 p.m.

Stevens rolled to a 7-2 lead early, before Naz would counter with 10 of the 13 to grab a lead. A three-pointer by Veronica Peck of Naz gave the hosts their biggest edge of the evening, a seven point lead, forcing Stevens into a timeout. The timeout worked, as the Ducks scored seven straight, but a Peck trey gave Naz a three point lead heading into the second quarter.

The Golden Flyers kept the Ducks at bay until a layup by sophomore Megan Brown knotted the contest at 24. The game remainder a single possession affair for the rest of the frame, but junior Erica Guketlov hit from behind the arc to put the Ducks ahead going into the halftime break.

The Ducks would pull in front by five with 4:25 left in the third, as senior Kaitlyn Astel converted a jumper assisted by sophomore Brooke Stoddard. After Astel hit another jumper to go up six, Naz closed out on a 6-0 run to end the third up a point.

The Golden Flyers had upset on the mind, as Julia Brew hit a three with 4:44 left in the game to give the hosts a seven point lead. Guketlov would score five points in a row cutting the gap to two, but Sam Sorge nailed a jumper to put Naz back up 65-61 with just three and a half to play. That would be all the scoring Naz would do, as Stevens closed out on a 14-0 run, with senior Miranda Ripken sinking four free throws down the stretch to ice the game.

Astel led all scorers with 21 points, and Ripken chipped in 19 and five rebounds. Guketlov had one of her better games of the year, scoring 13 points and connected on all three from behind the arc. Brown had 11 points off the bench with four boards.

Sorge had 20 points and 12 boards for Naz, who also got a double-double of 17 points and 10 boards from Lindsey Kelly.

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