HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 22, 2022)  – Junior Elissa Nsenkyire led four players in double figures with 16 points to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team to an 83-48 victory over Hunter College Tuesday in a non-conference contest at Canavan Arena.

Sophomore Lucy Alberici came off the bench with 15 points and graduate student Jess Broad added 14 points and five rebounds for the Ducks, who won their fourth straight to improve to 5-1. 

Alexa Charles had a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Hunter, who dropped to 4-3. The Ducks have won each of the last four meetings. 

Stevens used a 12-0 run in the third quarter to break the game open after Hunter had trimmed the Ducks' lead down to just five points. Broad got the run started, hitting a long jumper off a cross-court feed from Alberici. Graduate student Amber Porrett went 1 for 2 from the line and Broad hit another jumper to push the lead back to double digits. First-year Leyla Castro stripped Kimberly Lau leading to an easy basket for Porrett. An offensive foul returned the ball to the home team and Broad made it three baskets in three possessions with another jumper. Alberici capped the run with a long three to push the lead to 17.

Despite the final margin, it was Hunter that got off to a fast start, scoring on four of its first five possessions to take a 9-2 lead after Kennedy DeRuy's short jumper. The Ducks began to climb back in the game after Nsenkyire forced a turnover and found senior Danielle Cornetta for a fast-break basket. Castro would feed Cornetta for another layup three minutes later to put the Ducks in front for good. Nsenkyire converted a three-point play in the final seconds of the opening quarter to send Stevens into the first break with a 21-16 lead.

First-year Sammy Shea scored the first points of her collegiate career in the fourth quarter with a nifty driving layup. 

Inside the Numbers

• Stevens hit exactly half of its attempts from the floor, connecting on 34 of 68 shots. The number was extremely impressive in the second half, where the Ducks made 17 of their 28 shots (60.1%). 
• The Ducks held Hunter to 8 of 26 from the floor in the second half, including 2 of 9 from behind the arc. 
• Each side finished with four threes.
• The Ducks won the battle of the boards 35-30, including 14-9 on the offensive glass. The rebounding edge helped Stevens score more second-chance points than Hunter.
• Stevens turned 36 Hunter turnovers into 40 points. 10 different players had at least one steal, with Nsenkyire leading the efforts with four.
• Broad, Alberici and junior Anika Damera each blocked a shot.
• Broad and Cornetta each dished out five assists. 
• Alberici finished a game-high +33.

Up Next

• Women's basketball opens MAC Freedom play on Nov. 30 with a road tilt at Delaware Valley. 
• The Ducks are 3-0 all-time against the Aggies, with an additional forfeit victory last season.
• A link for live video is posted to StevensDucks.com.

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