HOBOKEN, N.J. – Five Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball players finished with at least nine points while the team shot a season-high 50.8 percent from the court in an 82-67 win over Hunter on Tuesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens (5-1) hit five of its first six from the floor, taking a 12-0 lead less than three minutes after the opening tip – Olivia Schubiger hit a jumper, Dorothy Loffredo hit her first three of the year and added a layup, Audrey Kehoe added another layup, and Isabella Duval capped the run with a three. Layups from Kehoe and Loffredo, a pull-up from Castro, and a Duval three-pointer kept the Ducks up double digits, 21-10, at the 4:09 mark, but the Hawks closed to 26-22 at the end of the quarter. The Ducks finished the opening 10 minutes 11-for-15 from the field and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc.

Three Schubiger baskets and a Duval three-pointer put the Ducks up a baker's dozen, 35-22, early in the second quarter, the margin holding above 10 until two Hunter free throws pulled things within eight, 38-30, at the 2:40 mark. Two Schubiger free throws pushed things back to 10, but the Hawks cut that margin in half, 40-35, heading to the locker room.

The third quarter played out much like the first two, Stevens taking a double-digit lead and the Hawks clawing their way back in. What was a 47-35 Stevens lead at the 7:45 mark became 55-52 at the 2:29 mark, but the Ducks responded with a 10-3 spurt to close the quarter, re-taking a 10-point lead, 65-55, heading to the fourth. Four Ducks had at least four points in the third – Loffredo (seven), CeeJay Thomas (five), Schubiger and Maya Abramson (four each)

The Hawks knocked down a three to open the fourth, but two Kehoe layups and a Loffredo pull-up left the Ducks up 13, 71-58 with 6:45 left. The Hawks pulled back to 10, 75-65, with 4:55 left and nine, 76-67, with 2:16 left, but the Ducks closed with six unanswered, with the final score standing as their largest lead of the game.

Alexa Charles finished with a 37-point, 10-rebound, 10-steal triple double for Hunter (4-2).

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Multiple Ducks had stat sheet-stuffing performances
  • Schubiger had a team-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists
  • Castro had five points, seven rebounds, a season-high10 assists, and two steals
  • Kehoe was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor to go with seven rebounds and a game-high four blocks in just 22 minutes
• Loffredo tied Schubiger with a team-high 18 points, adding six rebounds
• Abramson posted an 11-point, seven-rebound line in just 21 minutes
• As a team, the Ducks finished with 25 assists, their third 25+ assist effort of the season, matching their total from the previous four seasons combined

UP NEXT
The Ducks play their first of three straight on the road on Monday, December 1, at 7 PM, against Scranton.
 
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