HOUGHTON, N.Y. (February 9, 2019)  – Freshman Jess Broad tallied a game-high 18 points along with six assists and six steals as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team defeated Houghton 63-48 for their third-straight Empire 8 Conference win Saturday afternoon at the Nielson Center.

Sophomore Maddi Hahn added 14 points and graduate student Anna Toke chipped in 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds. The Ducks improved to 16-7 this season and 11-3 in conference action. 

Madison Detwiler led the Highlanders with 17 points and Leslie Moose pulled down a game-high 11 boards. Houghton fell to 11-11 on the year and 4-9 in the E8. 

Amber Edwards opened the scoring with a three-pointer 14 seconds into the game. Houghton had a 7-4 lead before Stevens scored 13 unanswered points over the span of five and a half minutes. The Highlanders did not score until Moose knocked down a jumper with 1:09 remaining in the first quarter. The Ducks would maintain the lead for the rest of the game. 

Inside the Numbers

• Junior Emily Nunez knocked down the Ducks only two shots from behind the arc. 
• Sophomore Christina Li added four assists while Hahn and freshman Allie Moss each registered three. 
• Stevens shot a season-best 46% from the floor.
• Toke and Hahn each delivered two blocks. 
• Houghton held the edge in second-chance points, 11-7, while the Ducks led in points off turnovers (13-11), points in the paint (38-22) and fastbreak points (14-0). 

From the Court

• "Today I thought our offense was so unselfish, as we collected 20 assists, ran the floor well and played great team basketball." - head coach Megan Haughey

Up Next

• The Ducks travel to The Sage Colleges on Thursday, Feb. 14 for a 6 P.M. tip-off. 
• Stevens defeated the Gators 72-62 in Hoboken on Jan. 15.
• Live stats and video links on StevensDucks.com.

 
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