HARTFORD, Conn. (December 7, 2019) ­– The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team got season-high point totals from both junior Christina Li and sophomore Meghan Douglas as they fell 80-62 against Trinity University (Conn.) Saturday at Oosting Gymnasium.

Li went a perfect 4 for 4 from the 3-point range to score a team-high 18 points while Douglas scored in double figures for the first time in her career and added five steals and three rebounds.

Trinity was led by Peace Kabari who produced a game-high 21 points to go along with eight boards as the Bantams have now won eight straight contests. They did a ton of damage in the win under the basket, out-rebounding Stevens 41-25 while also holding a 52-18 edge in points in the paint.

The Ducks were able to jump out to an early lead after scoring seven of the first nine points of the game and took a 17-13 edge into the second quarter.

After grabbing a 29-26 edge halfway through the second, the Bantams scored the final 12 points of the stanza to take a 41-26 lead into the break.

Trailing by 17 early in the third, Stevens was able to rattle off six straight points of their own highlighted by four points from freshman Danielle Cornetta to make the score 45-34.

After the Bantams responded with an 8-2 run of their own to re-extend the lead to 17, the Ducks closed the quarter on a 9-2 flurry of their own to cut the deficit to 58-48 heading into the fourth.

Trinity started the final stanza with a bang and ultimately put the contest away with a 12-0 run to gain their largest lead of the contest at 72-50 with 5:10 remaining and cruised the rest of the way to the 18-point win.

Turning Point

• Leading by three heading into the second quarter, the Bantams were able to use their advantage on the glass in a big way as they produced 12 second chance points in the quarter en route to swelling the lead to as many as 15.
• With 3:32 remaining in the stanza, Li hit a jumper to cut the deficit to 29-26. It was all Trinity for the remainder of the quarter, however, as they scored 12 straight points highlighted by a 3-pointer with three seconds left in the half to take a 15-point edge into the locker room.

Inside the Numbers

• In addition to their rebounding and points in the paint advantages, Trinity also held a 24-5 edge in second chance points in the contest.
• In addition to being perfect from 3-point range, Li was also 7 of 9 from the floor overall while pulling down three boards and dishing out a pair of assists.
• Douglas finished with 11 points and a team-high five steals in the loss as she went 4 for 6 from the floor and 3 for 4 from the free throw line.
• Jess Broad led the way on the glass for the Ducks with six rebounds.
• Vanessa Elliott, Danielle Cornetta and Allie Moss were all tied for third on the team with eight points apiece.
• Stevens shot 40 percent from the floor in the contest and 53.3 percent from downtown in the loss.
• The four made 3-pointers were the most for Li in a game since she set a school record with seven made shots from beyond the arc in a victory over Alfred on Feb. 9, 2018.

Unsung Hero

• Cornetta filled up the stat sheet in this one with eight points, three boards and a team-high four assists while also drilling a pair of 3-pointers.

From the Sidelines (Head Coach Meghan Haughey)

• "We are working to put a full 40 minutes together. I thought today we showed huge spurts of offensive growth and battled hard regardless of the score. We all have to work to be offensive threats and find the chemistry of our team while remaining focused on improving on the boards."

Next Up

• The Ducks will take a couple of weeks off for the holiday break and will return to action in the Stevens Holiday Classic in Hoboken, N.J. Dec. 28-29 with contests against The College of New Jersey and Christopher Newport University.
• Stevens and TCNJ have split each of the last six matchups between the two teams with the Lions taking home a 64-59 win last time out on Jan. 11, 2016.
• Live stats and video for the entire tournament will be available on StevensDucks.com.

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