CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (February 12, 2020) – Junior Emily Nunez set a new career-high with 12 points while sophomore Amber Porrett pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team fell 70-50 against No. 25 DeSales Wednesday night at Billera Hall Gymnasium.

The Ducks held a 32-31 lead at the half but could not hold it as the Bulldogs outscored Stevens 39-18 in the second half to remain in first place in the MAC Freedom with a 10-1 conference record.

DeSales got production from a few different areas as three different players scored in double figures including Rylie Rittenhouse who had a game-high 17 points to go along with nine boards off the bench.

The Bulldogs went 15 for 34 from the floor in the second half while holding the Ducks to just 7 for 39 shooting.

Sophomore Jess Broad joined Nunez in double figures with 12 points to go along with 10 board for her third consecutive double-double. Additionally, all 11 Stevens players who played in the contest scored at least two points.

It was all DeSales early, as the Bulldogs scored 13 of the first 17 points of the contest to race out to a nine-point lead with 2:26 remaining in the first.

Stevens responded, however, with a 10-3 run capped off by a 3-point bucket from Nunez to cut the deficit to two at 16-14.

Nunez took over for the Ducks from that point on as she knocked down three consecutive shots from beyond the arc to give Stevens its first lead of the game at 24-23 as well as a 32-31 edge heading into the locker room.

Coming out of the break, the Ducks pushed their lead to three points thanks to a layup from Porrett to go up 36-33 with 7:58 left in the third quarter.

DeSales answered the bell by knocking down five straight shots as a part of an 11-0 run to re-take the lead they would not give back.

With 8:48 remaining in the contest, Stevens cut the deficit back to single digits at 53-44 but did not get any closer as the Bulldogs went on a 15-4 run over the next 7:36 of game action to put the contest away.

Turning Point

• Traling 36-33, DeSales' guard Megan Bealer took the game over as she knocked down three shots on back-to-back-to-back possessions, one of which was a 3-pointer, to give the Bulldogs the edge once again.
• The Ducks went 0 for 5 from the floor in the 3:08 of game action and also committed a pair of turnovers.

Inside the Numbers

• Of Porrett's 11 rebounds, six came on the offensive glass as she helped Stevens out-rebounds DeSales 50-49.
• The Bulldogs were able to use a high pace to their advantage as they held a 12-2 edge in fast break points.
• The bench for DeSales was also big in the victory, scoring 23 points compared to just 12 for the Ducks.
• The lead changed hands six total times in the game and was also tied twice.
• It was the first time this season that multiple players produced double-digit rebounds in the same game for the Ducks.
• Junior Allie Moss finished the game with three assists and just one turnover and she now sits just 12 assists away from becoming the 11th player in program history to have 100 assists in a single season.
• Nunez went 4 for 7 from 3-point-range in the loss while the rest of the team shot just 1 for 22 from beyond the arc.

Next Up

• The Ducks looks to remain in the hunt for the fourth and final spot in the MAC Freedom tournament as they take on Eastern University Saturday at 3:00 p.m. inside Canavan Arena.
• With a victory, Stevens would be just one game back of the Eagles for the #4 seed in the tournament.
• Eastern defeated the Ducks 70-58 in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, earlier this season.
• Live stats and video will be available on StevensDucks.com.

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