UNION, N.J. (February 28, 2024) - Junior Emily Smart set the program record for assists, while sophomore Stefanie Sellitto scored a career-high nine goals, as the No. 17 Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team defeated Kean 19-9 in a non-conference contest Wednesday afternoon.

Smart broke the single-game assist record by recording nine tonight. The record was previously held by Mariel Haubrich '17, who provided eight assists in a 21-0 win at Alfred back on April 2, 2017. Sellitto's goal tally fell one short of the single-game program record set by Kyra Bednarski '20 back in 2019, as she scored 10 in a 22-16 defeat against Rhodes on March 19.  The Ducks start the year 3-0 for the third-straight season. The victory was the first on the road for Stevens this year. Stevens is now 12-0 all-time against Kean, including 6-0 at Kean. Kean drops to 2-1 with the loss.

Sellitto and Smart connected at the 9:49 mark to put the Ducks up 1-0. The Cougars answered just over a minute later to tie the game at one. Sellitto was able to put the Ducks back up with 6:31 remaining as she scored unassisted. She would record her hat trick on an assist from Smart at 4:48, completing the hat trick in under 11 minutes. 47 seconds later, senior Emily Leiby scored with a player advantage, with the assist again coming from the stick of Smart. First-year Tory Seaton scored her first career goal to close the quarter, as Smart found her for the goal. The Ducks led 5-1 after one. Stevens pushed their lead to seven quickly in the second as the Ducks scored the first three goals of the quarter. Junior Rebecca Guerra and graduate student Zoe Cook each tallied unassisted goals, with Cook's coming from a free-position. Sellitto and Smart hooked up for the other goal. Kean added the next two scores to make the score 8-3 with 4:47 left in the half. Sellitto scored again at the 3:34 mark, this time with sophomore Maddie Hogan assisting. Kean would add another goal in the quarter while junior Alison Lax scored with five seconds remaining on an assist from Seaton as the Ducks led 10-4 at the break.

Less than a minute into the third, Smart switched from provider to scorer as she tallied her first on an assist from Zoe Cook. Sellitto scored less than a minute later on a feed from Smart. Zoe Cook scored 29 seconds after that goal with Smart assisting as the Ducks' lead quickly ballooned to nine. With 10:19 left, Sellitto fired in another goal, this time Hogan assisting, as the Ducks took a 14-4 lead. The Cougars fought back though, as they scored four of the final five goals in the third to trim the deficit. In the fourth, Stevens closed the door early by continuing to build the lead. Sellitto tallied her ninth with 13:34 to go, with a player advantage, as Smart assisted another goal. Zoe Cook would score her second goal of the game unassisted to go take a 17-8 lead. The clock would read 7:50 when the ball crossed the line off the stick of first-year Kamryn Kramer, who scored her first career goal off a free-position attempt. Smart would then record her 11th point of the game with a goal late in the fourth, as the Ducks cruised to a 19-9 win.

Top Performers

• Smart's 11 points was a career-high.
• Sellitto's nine points was a career-high.
• Zoe Cook totaled three goals and one assist.
• Seaton recorded her first career goal and assist, while Kramer's tally was the first of her career.
• Lax led the team with three ground balls.
• Three Ducks caused a turnover.
• Leiby had nine draw controls.
• Sophomore Felicity Heilferty (3-0) made three saves. Sophomore Emma Guzowski made three saves in 15 minutes. First-year Kailyn Vautour made her first two career saves in 15 minutes of action.

The Opponent

• Kylie Giordano scored five goals and had two assists.
• Savannah Olsson scored two goals and added an assist. She also picked up five ground balls.
• Nicole Peters made seven saves.

Around the MAC Freedom

• Lebanon Valley 14, Marywood 13 F/TUE
• Misericordia 11, Muhlenberg 12
• Ursinus 18, Arcadia 2
• Delaware Valley 1, Stockton 20

Up Next: The Ducks are back in action on Saturday as they host Rowan. The game will be an Alumni Appreciation game The game is set for 12:00 p.m. The Ducks are 13-7 all-time against the Profs, including winning 12-11 last season. Emily Smart scored twice in that game. Links for live stats and video are posted to stevensducks.com