WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (January 13, 2024) - Sophomore Dorothy Loffredo recorded her third-career double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, while senior Anika Damera scored a career-high 14 points, as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team defeated King's 78-61 in MAC Freedom play Saturday afternoon.

The Ducks (7-8, 2-2 MAC Freedom) get back into the win column and have won two of their last three games. Both victories came on the road and this game ends a three game road trip. Stevens has now won seven-straight games in the series. With the loss, King's fell to 3-12 and 0-4 in conference play, extending their losing streak to seven. Stevens remains in sixth place in the conference standings while King's remains in last.

Stevens scored four points in the first minute as junior Lucy Alberici and sophomore Leyla Castro each made a bucket to give the Ducks an early lead. Later up 10-7, Castro buried a triple that put the Ducks up six. First-year Kay Decker made a layup with 2:42 left in the first as the Ducks went up nine. Loffredo made a layup as time expired in the frame that put Stevens up 24-13. The Ducks scored the first five points of the second quarter that extended the teams run to eight. Damera got into the scoresheet as she made a bucket from long range that put Stevens up 18 with just over seven minutes to play. She would double her triple total by draining another one at the 4:08 mark. Loffredo made the only other Duck field goal in the frame as the visitors led 45-27 at the half.

Damera remained hot to kick off the second half as she made another three-pointer 42 seconds in to put Stevens up 21. Both teams struggled to score, as the next Duck basket didn't come till the 4:18 point via Alberici. Alberici and sophomore Olivia Schubiger each converted field goals to conclude the third as Stevens led 58-47 going into the fourth. King's went on a 10-0 run that spanned from 24 seconds in the third till 7:22 in the fourth as the Monarchs got within five. Stevens responded with six-straight points as Alberici made two free-throws, followed by buckets from Decker and Loffredo. After a King's basket, Damera scored five-straight, making a three and a layup, to put the Ducks back up 14. The Ducks closed the game on a 14-6 run as they jumped back into the win column, defeating King's 78-61.

Top Performers

• Loffredo also had three assists and two steals.
• Alberici scored 17 points, tallied five assists, and stole the ball six times.
• Damera scored a career-high 14 points and made four threes.
• Decker scored 13 rebounds and had nine rebounds.
• Schubiger also added seven points.
• Stevens shot 37.5 percent (24-64) from the field and 41.7 percent (6-23) from three. The Ducks also shot 73.5 percent (25-34) from the line.

The Opponent

• Cadie Lewis scored 16 points and tallied six assists.
• Lauren Casey recorded 13 points and grabbed nine boards.
• Gianna Dickson also added seven points.
• King's shot 40.0 percent (22-55) from the field and 26.1 percent (7-19) from three. They also went 11-17 from the free throw line (64.7%).

Around the MAC Freedom

• Delaware Valley 58, Arcadia 70
• Lebanon Valley 37, DeSales 53
• Misericordia 50, FDU-Florham 59

Up Next: Women's basketball continues conference play at home Wednesday as they host No. 20/20 DeSales. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Ducks are 3-10 all-time against the Bulldogs and lost the last two, including last year's MAC Freedom Championship game. In last year's home contest against DeSales, Leyla Castro scored 14 points, four assists, four rebounds, and four steals to help lead Stevens to a 49-48 victory. Links for live stats and video are posted to stevensducks.com