HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's basketball team got contributions from players up and down the lineup in an 87-46 victory in their 2025-26 season opener Saturday afternoon from Canavan Arena.
Five Ducks scored at least seven points, seven grabbed at least four rebounds, and four handed out at least three assists as the team shot over 50 percent from the floor and 60 percent from three, recording assists on more than 74 percent of their made field goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Down 4-0 early, the Ducks went on a 9-0 run capped by back-to-back
Isabella Duval three-pointers, forcing a Kean timeout. The Cougars worked their way back to a 9-9 tie, but another Duval three kick-started a 15-6 spurt over the final six minutes of the quarter –
Fiona O'Boyle and
Olivia Schubiger each had four during the extended run.
The Ducks got baskets from four different players in the first 3:30 of the second quarter –
Dorothy Loffredo,
Audrey Kehoe, Duval, and Schubiger – with Loffredo and Schubiger adding a second bucket each as the lead quickly reached 20 just past the midway point of the period.
Maya Abramson added a pair of layups and CeeJay Thomas knocked down two last second free throws as the Ducks carried a 43-23 lead to the locker room.
The teams combined for just eight points in the first 4:45 of the third quarter, but totaled 30 over the final 5:15. Abramson led all Ducks with seven during that stretch while
Leyla Castro knocked down a pair from beyond the arc as the Ducks lead reached 30, 67-37, heading to the fourth.
The start of the fourth quarter belonged to Schubiger as the senior had the Ducks' first eight points. In the final three minutes,
Katherine Bogutsky and
Grace Love each knocked down a three,
Maja Skopic had two layups, and
Morgan Gentilucci had the Ducks final points of the day with another layup.
Schubiger led all scorers with 20, Duval had 15 (all via three-pointers), Abramson had 13 and six rebounds in just 18 minutes; Castro stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, nine rebounds, and six assists; Kehoe had seven points, six rebounds, and four steals; Loffredo had four points, four rebounds, and tied Castro with a game-high six assists; O'Boyle grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds in just 16 minutes, adding three blocks;
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The 41-point margin of victory was the team's largest in a game since a 53-point win over FDU-Florham on December 7, 2022 against FDU-Florham, which was also the last time the team scored more than 87 points in a game (88-35), and handed out more than 25 assists (30)
- The Ducks shot 50.7 from the floor, just the third time eclipsing 50 percent in a game since the start of the 2023-24 season
- Stevens grabbed 53 rebounds, its most in a game since pulling down 59 against Fitchburg State last December 29
- Abramson, Skopic, Thomas, Love, Gentilucci, Isabella Curanovic, and Emily Marinelli all made their Ducks' debuts
UP NEXT
The Ducks remain home for a 4:00 tip-off on Wednesday, November 12, against Ramapo.
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