TROY, N.Y. (February 14, 2019)  – Freshman Jess Broad registered 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team earned their fourth straight Empire 8 Conference victory with a 65-51 win over The Sage Colleges Thursday evening at Kahl Gym.

Graduate student Anna Toke added 10 point for the Ducks while junior Emily Nunez finished 3-for-3 from three-point range, ending the night with a career-high nine points. Stevens improved to 17-7 on the year and 12-3 in E8 play.

The Gators were led by Megan Flynn with a game-high 17 points. Emily Parslow chipped in 15 points as Sage fell to 12-12 this season and 7-7 in the conference. 

The first quarter started with the teams trading baskets. Stevens then went on a 10-0 run that was sparked by three straight buckets from sophomore Sam Winter. Freshman Allie Moss continued the streak with a good layup, followed by free throws from sophomores Maddi Hahn and Lily Taeuber to give the Ducks an eight point lead heading into the second quarter. 

Inside the Numbers

• The Ducks finished the contest with a season-best 52% field goal percentage.
• Madasyn Bush grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
• Moss led Stevens with four steals. 
• Broad and classmate Meghan Douglas each dished out four assists.
• Moss, Winter and Hahn each tallied eight points.
• Broad led the Ducks on the boards with seven. 
• Toke finished 4-for-4 from the charity stripe. 
• The Gators outscored Stevens in the fourth quarter, 21-11.
• Sage scored 14 second-chance points, while the Ducks only totaled four. 

From the Court

• "I was proud of the chemistry we played with on offense tonight," said head coach Megan Haughey. "Ball movement, extra passes, and crashing made the offense fun to watch tonight."

Up Next

• The Ducks welcome Hartwick to Canavan Arena on Saturday, Feb. 16 for a 2 P.M. tip-off. 
• Stevens fell to the Hawks 90-74 in Oneonta, New York on Jan. 8.
• Live stats and video links on StevensDucks.com.

 
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