CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (November 17, 2018)  – Freshman Jess Broad recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team topped Penn State-Lehigh Valley 57-50 Saturday afternoon at Biller Hall Gymnasium. 

After trading baskets in the first few minutes of the game, the Ducks took a lead they would never give up after a layup by Broad. Stevens improved to 3-0 to start the year for the first time since the 2012-13 season. 

Freshman Meghan Douglas was the second-highest rebounder for the Ducks, pulling down a career-high 11 boards. Graduate student Anna Toke chipped in eight rebounds, while sophomore Annetta Panayides recorded seven. 

Penn State was led by Kion Andrews with a game-high 20 points, followed by Ebony Sanders with 17. The Nittany Lions fell to 2-1 on the year. 

Turning Point

• The Ducks held Penn State to nine points in both the second and third quarters, allowing Stevens to distance themselves and secure the lead. 

Inside the Numbers

• The Stevens bench contributed 39 points. 
• The Ducks only allowed four second chance points for the Nittany Lions. 
• Stevens went 12-14 at the free throw line. 
• Toke and Broad each tallied four assists. 
• Panayides registered four blocks for the second game in a row. 
• Junior Emily Nunez hit two from behind the arc.  
• Douglas and Broad each recorded five offensive rebounds. 
• The Ducks outrebounded Penn State, 56-32.

Up Next

• The Ducks take on DeSales University in the championship game of the Morgan Stanley Tip-Off Tournament tomorrow, Nov. 18, at 4 P.M.
• Live stats and video links on StevensDucks.com.

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