Lucy
52
Fitchburg St. FITCHBUR 3-10
76
Winner Stevens STEVENS 4-5
Fitchburg St. FITCHBUR
3-10
52
Final
76
Stevens STEVENS
4-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fitchburg St. FITCHBUR 11 10 16 15 52
Stevens STEVENS 26 13 17 20 76

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Alberici, Castro Key Wire-To-Wire Win for Women's Basketball

Backcourt duo combined for 41 points

Daytona Beach, Fla. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team never trailed as they snapped a three-game losing skid with a 76-52 triumph over Fitchburg State University on Sunday.

The Ducks (4-5) were paced by a game-high 21 from Leyla Castro, while Fitchburg (3-10) were led by 17 from Stephanie Hart.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The two sides traded the first eight points of the contest before Dorothy Loffredo snapped a 4-4 tie with a layup. The layup sparked an 11-2 spurt for Stevens over nearly four minutes, with Castro tallying six points and Lucy Alberici and Olivia Schubiger converting baskets. Stevens limited Fitchburg to one field goal over the final 3:33 of the opening frame and grabbed a 26-11 edge after one, with Katherine Bogutsky converting the last four points for the Ducks.

Stevens continued to control the contest, pushing the gap to 19 1:30 into the second stanza on consecutive layups by Loffredo. A 7-0 run from the Falcons whittled the margin to 12 as Stevens was held scoreless for over four minutes. Alberici halted the run with a jumper in the paint, with the Ducks closing out the first half with nine of the final 12 markers.

The Ducks defense clamped down in the second period, limiting the Falcons to 3-of-15 shooting from the floor.

Isabella Duval knocked down a three-pointer 4:31 into the third to stretch the margin to 20 before a Castro trey kickstarted a 9-0 run. Duval drained a second three during the run, and Stevens took a 19-point edge into the fourth. A Hart layup got Fitchburg within 16 early in the fourth, but the Falcons could not get any closer. The Ducks limited FSU to two points over the last 4:45, cementing their victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Castro put up her fourth 20+ point outing of the season and hauled in a season-high eight boards.
  • Alberici repeated her 20-point performance from yesterday and snared a season-best eight rebounds. The senior shot 9-of-17 from the floor and was 2-of-3 from the charity stripe.
  • Duval led the reserves, matching her career-high with 10 points off the bench. The Stevens bench contributed 21 points on the afternoon.
  • Loffredo narrowly missed a double-double, going for eight points and 12 boards.
  • Stevens held a 59-48 advantage in rebounds while grabbing 20 on the offensive glass.
  • The 11 turnovers marked the second-fewest in a game this season.
UP NEXT
The Ducks return home for the first in 2025 as they host St. Joseph 's-Brooklyn in a non-conference tilt at 3 pm on Friday inside Canavan Arena.
 
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