NEWBERG, ORE. (November 12, 2023) - Sophomore Dorothy Loffredo scored a team-high 16 points and added a career-high 18 rebounds, while junior Lucy Alberici added 15 points, as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team defeated George Fox 57-52 Sunday night.

The Ducks (3-0) have won their first three games of the season for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign, when the Ducks also took three-straight to open the season. It was the season opener for George Fox, who fell to 0-1. Stevens is now 2-0 all-time against the Bruins after defeating them today and in last year's Stevens Women's Basketball Holiday Classic.

In a low scoring affair, George Fox led for the first two minutes before Alberici scored a fastbreak layup to put the Ducks up 7-6. It took another two minutes for her to find the bottom of the basket again, which put her team up three. Stevens would maintain their lead for the rest of the quarter as they led 15-12. Alberici continued to keep things rolling in the second, as she made a three for the Ducks while sophomore Leyla Castro made a jumper in the first few minutes to give the Ducks a five point advantage. The Bruins went on a run the rest of the quarter to take a 28-25 lead, but down the stretch, the Ducks regained their advantage. First-year Kay Decker made a jumper with 1:23 to go to cut the deficit down to one. Loffredo then scored a layup on the next Duck possession. As the buzzer sounded to end the half, Castro hit a step-back three to give Stevens a 32-28 advantage at the break.

The Bruins tied up at the score at 36 with 6:30 on the clock in the third, but on the very next possession, Loffredo drained a bucket from deep to re-establish the Duck lead. The two teams would continue to tussle as the lead only got as big as four points in the quarter for the Ducks. Castro made a jumper at the end of the quarter to give Stevens a 46-43 lead heading to the fourth quarter. Loffredo kicked off the scoring in the fourth, making a jumper at the 8:52 mark to give Stevens a five point advantage. Neither team would score again until 5:49, when Loffredo converted another bucket. The rest of the way, Stevens scored five of their final seven points from the free-throw line, along with another Loffredo bucket, to hold off George Fox and get their third-straight victory to open the season.

Top Performers

• Loffredo scored 16 points and added 18 rebounds for her first career double-double.
• Alberici scored 15 points and added four steals.
• Castro tallied 14 points and added two blocks.
• Senior Elissa Nsenkyire recorded five steals.
• Stevens shot 30.0 percent (18-60) from the field and 40.0 percent (4-10) from three. The Ducks also shot 68.0 percent (17-25) from the line.

The Opponent

• Erin Yoshitake had a team-high 11 points and had two steals.
• Jaela Eggers had nine rebounds.
• Ella Roberts recorded 10 points and added six rebounds.
• George Fox shot 29.3 percent (17-58) from the field and 31.0 percent (9-29) from three. They also went 9-10 from the free throw line (90.0%).

Around the MAC Freedom

• Misericordia 73, Clarks Summit 39 F/SAT
• Messiah 70, Delaware Valley 47 F/SAT
• Arcadia 79, Rutgers-Camden 43 F/SAT
• Centenary 53, King's 58 F/SAT
• Penn State Hazleton 24, Lebanon Valley 82 F/SAT
• Saint Vincent 63, Lebanon Valley 68

Up Next: The Ducks return to New Jersey and will face TCNJ on the road on Wednesday night. The game is set for 6 p.m. The Ducks are 6-4 all-time against TCNJ, winning last year's matchup 63-56. Elissa Nsenkyire scored 17 points in the contest, while Leyla Castro added 12. Links for live stats and video are posted to stevensducks.com