Hoboken, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team started hot but dropped a non-conference contest to No. 3 Scranton, 73-30, Monday night at Canavan Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Kay Decker answered an early Scranton (6-0) layup with a tough turnaround and a free throw, sparking an 8-0 run for the Ducks, with
Dorothy Loffredo adding four courtesy of a reverse layup and jumper from the left wing.
After going scoreless for more than five minutes, Scranton scored on three straight possessions, but a
Leyla Castro layup and three-pointer kept Stevens (3-3) in front, 13-8. Two more Scranton layups worked the score back to 13-12 at the end of the quarter.
With the score tied at 17 ninety seconds into the second quarter, both teams went cold, going nearly three minutes without scoring a point. Back-to-back Royals' threes ended the drought and gave the visitors their largest lead of the night.
Lucy Alberici ended a four-and-a-half minute scoring drought for the Ducks with her first points since the season opener, but Scranton ended the half on a 14-4 run, carrying a 31-21 lead into the locker room.
Scranton put the game away in the second half, outscoring the Ducks 42-9.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Alberici returned to the lineup after missing the last four games to injury, finishing with five points and seven boards.
UP NEXT
The Ducks head to the Nutmeg State Saturday, December 7, for a 3 pm tip against Trinity from Hartford, Conn.
