HOUGHTON, N.Y. (February 11, 2017)  – Five players scored in double figures as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team scored 11 straight points to take control of the game in the opening quarter en route to a 81-46 victory over Houghton College Saturday afternoon at the Nielsen Center.

Freshman guard Zoe Hahn matched a career-high with 17 points to lead the Ducks. Graduate student Kaitlyn Astel added 15 points and junior Anna Toke added six points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals as Stevens improved to 13-9 on the season and 12-2 in conference play.

Brittany Lenart and Cori Beck each reached double digits for Houghton, who fell to 11-12 overall and 5-9 in E8 play.

Stevens remains in a three-way tie with Hartwick and Ithaca at 12-2 atop the Empire 8 standings.

Turning Point

• Laurie Call sank her only three-point basket of the game to pull Houghton to within three at 11-8.
• A quick basket by Astel returned the Stevens lead to five.
• Lenart answered the Astel jumper with a mid-range basket of her to own to again pull Houghton to within a basket.
• Stevens would hold Houghton scoreless over the next 3:13 to take command of the game.
• Astel sparked an 11-0 run as Stevens forced seven straight Highlander misses.
• Hahn and sophomores Elena Sanchez and Megan Anderson combined for three consecutive three-pointers to extend the Stevens lead to 24-12, forcing a Houghton timeout.

Inside the Numbers

• Hahn previously scored 17 points against Houghton on January 17 en route to her second Empire 8 Rookie of the Week Award.
• Junior Megan Brown notched her 17th double-digit scoring game of the season, using 8-of-9 shooting at the free throw line to tally 10 points.
• Junior Brooke Stoddard grabbed a season-high nine rebounds as the Ducks held a 49-41 edge on the glass.
• Anderson matched a career-high with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
• As a team, the Ducks shot 12-for-26 (46.2%) from three-point range, 
• Freshman Kathleen Donovan also notched a career-high with 10 points in just seven minutes, The Frisco, Texas native made all three of her three-point attempts and added a second-half free throw.
• The Ducks held the edge in bench points, points in the paint, second-chance points and points off turnovers.
• Sanchez dished out a career-high five assists. Stevens tallied 20 assists on 27 baskets.
• The Ducks have won every matchup with the Highlanders in Coach Haughey's tenure with the program.

Unsung Hero

• Stoddard recorded three blocked shots for the third time this season and second time in the last three games.
• Senior Daphne Ginn led the team in minutes played for the second consecutive game, grabbing four rebounds.

Haughey's Thoughts

• "Our bench again was a huge spark."
• "We played great team basketball and were able to get contributions from everyone, which allowed us to thrive on the defensive end of the floor."

Up Next

• The Ducks close out the 2016-17 regular season with back-to-back home games against St. John Fisher and Nazareth.
• Stevens owns victories against both teams this season, with the Ducks downing the Cardinals, 81-68 on Jan. 21, and defeating Nazareth, 75-66 on Jan. 20. 
• Live stats and video links are available at StevensDucks.com.

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