MADISON, N.J. (February 18, 2020) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team remained in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the MAC Freedom Tournament Tuesday with a 60-41 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus at Ferguson Recreation Center.

Sophomore Jess Broad led the way offensively for the Ducks, nearly producing her fourth double-double in her last five games with 18 points and eight rebounds while going 9 for 14 from the floor. Stevens also got nine points apiece from Allie Moss and Danielle Cornetta.

With the win, Stevens moved into a tie for fourth place in the conference with Eastern University. The Ducks can now clinch the fourth and final seed in the MAC Freedom Tournament with a win over King's College combined with an Eastern loss against MAC Freedom regular season champion DeSales University Saturday.

The Devils, meanwhile, got a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double from Helen Ishmael as well as 10 points from Cayla Staggers in the defeat.
Leading 7-6 early in the contest, Stevens bridged the first and second quarters with 15-2 run highlighted by five points from Cornetta, four by Broad and four more from Vanessa Elliott to extend the lead to 14 with 8:34 remaining until halftime.

Stevens was able to keep FDU-Florham at arms-length for the remainder of the half and headed into the break with a 31-17 edge.

The Devils made a run to begin the second half, rattling off eight straight points after falling behind by 16 to get the deficit back under 10 for the first time since the first quarter.

After trading buckets for the next 5:35 of game action, Stevens led 45-34 with 6:50 remaining in the contest after a layup by Ishmael.

Broad took over from there, knocking down the Ducks the next four field goals as a part of an 11-0 run to extend the lead to 22 and put the contest away.

The Ducks outrebounded FDU-Florham 45-33 and led wire-to-wire in the victory.

Turning Point

• After Christina Li kicked off the scoring in the 11-0 run with a free throw, Broad hit back-to-back baskets on two consecutive possessions to make the score 50-34.
• Annetta Panayides knocked down a pair of free throws on the Ducks next possession followed by two more made shots from Broad.

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens shot 43.1 percent from the floor while holding the Devils to just 23.7 percent and 0 for 14 from 3-point range.
• The Ducks set a new season-high as a team with nine made free throws on 12 attempts.
• Moss added three assists to her season ledger in the victory to put her at 99 assists this season. With one more, she will become the 11th player in program history to reach 100 assists in a single season.
• The Ducks bench was big in the victory, outscoring Florham's bench 23-5.
• Stevens held a 36-16 advantage in points in the paint as well as a 13-7 edge in fast break points.
• Li, Panayides and Cornetta all had six rebounds in the win to all finish tied for second on the team.
• After starting the year 2-4 in conference play, the Ducks are now 5-2 over their last seven contests to move above .500 in the MAC Freedom.
• Broad has now scored in double figures in 13 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 5. She ranks sixth in the MAC Freedom with 14.9 points per game and seventh with 7.9 boards per contest.

Unsung Hero

• Coming off the bench, Panayides made her presence felt in the post with six points and six rebounds while knocking down a pair of big free throws.

From the Sidelines (Head Coach Megan Haughey)

• "I thought we stay resilient through poor shooting stretches and focused on what we could do defensively and controlling the boards. We fought hard and had great effort from everyone."

Next Up

• The 2020 regular season for the Ducks concludes Saturday as Stevens welcomes King's College to Canavan Arena at 3:00 p.m.
• The Colonels defeated Stevens 89-76 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania the last time these two teams met on Jan. 15, 2020.
• Live stats and video will be available on StevensDucks.com.